FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - ARCHIVE: Ticket or Award status: On Hold, On Request, Pending, Purchased and Ticketed
Old Oct 23, 2015 | 9:53 am
  #286  
RogerD408
FlyerTalk Evangelist
20 Years on Site
 
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: South Florida
Programs: AA LTG (EXP), Hilton Silver (Dia), Marriott LTP (PP), SPG LTG (P) > MPG LTPP
Posts: 11,329
Originally Posted by monvoyage
Over two weeks ago, I allegedly booked a revenue ticket for DFW-MAD-BCN and GRX-MAD-DFW for early March. The reservation still shows 'on request" and my card has not been charged. I have been on the phone with AA and have exchanged Twitter messages, but all they keep telling me is that it depends on how many tickets are ahead of mine in the ticketing queue. I've rarely had a ticket take two hours, let alone two weeks. Should I be concerned?

I am also haunted by the ever-present "fares are not guaranteed until ticketed." Although the fare is actually $50 lower than it was the day I "booked" my (alleged) ticket, they claim that I am price-protected if it goes UP in the time I am waiting for it.
Who have you been talking to on the phone? Many CSRs will make up rules to fit the situation so they do not have to do any research. If you haven't already, I'd suggest calling Web Services to see if they can see any issues. Although since that's been off-shored, it may take some escalating. Two weeks is way too long for a revenue ticket to flow through the system regardless how many partners are involved.
RogerD408 is offline