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Sep 25, 2015 | 5:52 pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by henkybaby

Sorry. My humour is too stupid. You could physically bend paper tickets.

I know. I know...

OH

Quote:

Originally Posted by paulwuk

How does that help
* people who travel at short notice or on busy flights

Recently I changed an "I" class return ticket on Europe-South America with less than 24 hours notice at a change fee of 300 EUR and a fare difference of negative 7 EUR: fortunately AA does not actively lock down "I" availability as BA does. True, had I insisted on the BA direct I would have had to upgrade to "C" class (which is not full flex but only semi flex). In any case, had I not, the ticket I bought was still flexible for upgrades at a fee of 300 EUR + fare difference. A full flex ticket would have cost me about 5000 EUR more than I paid and offered me nothing more than no change fee.

Quote:

Originally Posted by paulwuk

If you're happy with Economy you can get a ticket in the second highest "B" category on BA (£1132 return, £1052 on Virgin), although if you go out Monday back Tuesday night you're back in Y at £1689.

B is not full flex, it's semi flex.

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   CHANGES
   
     ANY TIME
       CHARGE GBP 100.00 FOR REISSUE/REVALIDATION.

Would you insist on buying Y even if B was available?

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