Originally Posted by
Dave Noble
That is an advance purchase rule.
Having to ticket at least 25 days before departure when reservation made > 25 days in advance is a rule requiring an advance purchase
A ticketing timelimit is a different thing and relates to how long an airline will allow a seat to be held without requiring that it be ticketed. This can be regardless of a AP rule in the fare
I would not call this an "advance purchase rule" because it is not a rule requiring any advance purchase for the fare to be valid. At any time that fare could be used to establish a valid price quote for a given itinerary with or without confirmed reservations on the sectors.
It simply says that if reservations are made and quoted under the fare, in advance, then a ticketing time limit will apply. Surely?
I did try to have a look for an official definition of "advance purchase", but the IATA Ticketing Handbook is silent on the defintion.