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Feb 14, 2016 | 2:06 am

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CrazyJ82

Join Date: Dec 2006

Location: LHR

Programs: BA Gold/owe, CX AsiaMiles (not even GR anymore!) missing my GO days

Posts: 1,583

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Originally Posted by DernierVirage

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Originally Posted by CrazyJ82

Might this be a case where it's better to go through a TA instead of self-service online? A good TA would be able to apprise you of the precise fare rules before booking and can make sure you have a fare that allows this stopover if necessary.

Thanks for the advice. Yes, I should have thought of this, but I do all travel stuff myself on-line and have lost the habit of using TAs! But it is a good idea to check with TA in advance, like you say.

I can sympathize with the DIY instinct! But I found TAs invaluable for anything complex on CX since the website is often useless and you have no idea how good any phone agent you get will be. Also I came to suspect that for more complex itineraries TAs are able to see better fares than appear on the website, although I have nothing other than a hunch to back that up and may be proven wrong.

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