Originally Posted by
pandaperth
but it is my understanding that electronic ticketing does not allow open-dated segments
Originally Posted by
wingzing
BTW, I changed my dummy dates to open dates before the first flight.
Perhaps I just had a good agent. YMMV.
Oh I forgot to say, I heard back from my contact at BA.
It is possible to do open tickets, but you have to use temporary ticketing mode in Amadeus (and the PNR somehow doesn't get stored after the ticket is issued), and the Amadeus manual devotes about 30 pages to how to do it. So I can see why they didn't want to bother.
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EXPLANATION
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THE TEMPORARY TICKETING FUNCTION ENABLES YOU TO PRICE AN
ITINERARY WITH OPEN SEGMENTS AND/OR SEGMENTS WITH FULL FLIGHT
DETAILS, CREATE A TICKET RECORD (TST) AND ISSUE A TICKET
WITHOUT CREATING A PNR. YOU CAN ALSO PRINT AN ITINERARY AND AN
INVOICE FROM TEMPORARY TICKETING MODE (TY MODE).
YOU STAY IN TY MODE UNTIL YOU ENTER IGNORE (IG). WHEN YOU ISSUE
A TICKET IN TY MODE:
- NO PNR IS CREATED
- NO INFORMATION IS STORED IN THE SYSTEM
- NO TELETYPE MESSAGES ARE SENT TO THE AIRLINE
THE TEMPORARY TICKETING FUNCTION IS CONTROLLED BY THE TPA FIELD
IN YOUR OFFICE PROFILE WHICH MUST BE SET TO YES.
HOW TO ENTER TEMPORARY TICKETING MODE
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BEFORE YOU CAN START TO CREATE THE TEMPORARY TICKETING RECORD
YOU MUST FIRST ENTER TEMPORARY TICKETING MODE. ENTER:
TY
SYSTEM RESPONSE: TEMPORARY TICKET MODE
*TY*
THE *TY* INDICATOR IS DISPLAYED ON THE LAST LINE UNTIL YOU
LEAVE TY MODE USING THE IG ENTRY. YOU CANNOT ENTER END OF
TRANSACTION IN TY MODE.
THE TY RECORD MUST CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
- PASSENGER NAME(S)
- ITINERARY WITH OPEN SEGMENTS AND/OR SEGMENTS WITH CONFIRMED
REQUESTED OR WAITLISTED STATUS
- FORM OF PAYMENT
- VALIDATING AIRLINE (TRAVEL AGENCIES ONLY)
WHEN YOU ENTER TTP TO ISSUE THE TICKET AN AMADEUS INTERFACE
RECORD (A.I.R.) IS CREATED AND SENT TO THE TICKET SERVER WHERE
IT IS VALIDATED. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON TICKET ISSUANCE,
SEE: HE TTP
(continues for a further 26 pages)