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Jan 9, 2014 | 11:23 am

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sadiqhassan

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Quote:

Originally Posted by JTXC

I think when MMB tells you there is no availability, it means there is no availability for YOU based on your fare. I am not sure that EK feels it needs to place this in the fare rules, since the rules apply to a Y ticket. Upgrading falls outside the rubric of a ticket's rules.

All the tickets of this sort that I have bought recently have something in the fare rules and on the e-ticket stating the rule.

For example on a recently purchased Y YYZ-KHI fare

Code:

Endorsements

  THE ORIGINAL AND THE REISSUED TICKET MUST BE ANNOTATED -
  NON-END/SKYWARDS SAVER - AND - CHK-IN REWARD-UPGRADE - IN
  THE ENDORSEMENT BOX.

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