Originally Posted by
anabolism
Are you sure this applies to xONEx (as opposed to xCIRxx)? I recall that on Circle Pacific trips the number of stopovers is limited, and changing transit to stops has implications, but I thought that wasn't the case with xONEx, and I have switched transits to stops without penalty.
I have no first hand experience either way (changing a transit to a stopover and either being charged the change fee or not being charged it).
But it is my belief that the change fee is charged, because it requires a re-issue and is therefore considered a re-route.
Searching for evidence, I see a discussion on this in the
FAQ Thread around post 280, dated Dec-11 (some of the posts are by
jerry a.laska and therefore IMHO carry some authority
)
However, if you are sure you have changed Oneworld Explorer transits to stopovers without a change fee, then that is definitive evidence.