Originally Posted by
AndyChesh
Thanks for the advice both - my only problem is that flights don't fit as neatly from some of the Eurozone countries. I'll keep looking into it!
On another note - if I can get all the schedule sorted then I'll hopefully book in the near future. Has anyone had experience of booking the ticket online? My biggest concern is whether I can change the first flight or not - I've read that you can but also that you can't so a bit confused...
Here are the rules for changes (copied from EF):
CHANGES BEFORE DEPARTURE
CHANGES ARE PERMITTED PROVIDED TICKETED POINTS
REMAIN THE SAME. IF THE FIRST FLIGHT COUPON IS
BEING CHANGED AND THE FARE LEVEL HAS INCREASED
SINCE THE TICKET ISSUANCE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
THE OLD AND NEW FARE BE CHARGED. IF THE FARE
LEVEL HAS DECREASED SINCE TICKET ISSUANCE NO
REFUND WILL APPLY.
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CHANGES TO TICKETED POINTS ARE PERMITTED AT A
CHARGE OF USD 125.00 PER TRANSACTION. IF THE FARE
LEVEL HAS INCREASED SINCE TICKET ISSUANCE THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE OLD AND THE NEW FARE WILL
ALSO BE CHARGED. IF THE FARE LEVEL HAS DECREASED
SINCE TICKET ISSUANCE NO REFUND WILL APPLY.
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CHANGES AFTER DEPARTURE
CHANGES ARE PERMITTED PROVIDED TICKETED POINTS
REMAIN THE SAME.
-
CHANGES TO TICKETED POINTS ARE PERMITTED AT A
CHARGE OF USD125.00 PER TRANSACTION.
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NO SHOW REQUIRES REBOOKING AT CHARGE OF USD 125.00
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IF REROUTING RESULTS IN AN INCREASE TO THE NUMBER
OF CONTINENTS OR EXTRA FLIGHT SEGMENTS PREVIOUSLY
CHARGED THE TICKET SHALL BE RECALCULATED.
TICKET MAY BE REISSUED TO ANY APPLICABLE EXPLORER
FARE VALIDATING ALL RULES OF THE NEW FAR EXCEPT
FOR RESTRICTIONS ON RETROACTIVE USE.
REROUTING FEE APPLIES WHEN THE RESULTING FARE
IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO THE ORIGINAL FARE. NO
REFUND APPLIES. SEE UPGRADING PROVISIONS WHEN
RECALCULATION RESULTS IN A NEW FARE BASIS AT A
HIGHER VALUE.