Originally Posted by
skunker
The requirement was specifically for RTW tickets. I was told this requirement by two different RTW desk agents at two different times. If they are making it up they did a pretty good job spreading the lie.
There was an interesting observation made over at TB on AA's ability to do so.
http://travelingbetter.vbulletin.net...8195#post78195
In case you can't navigate to that site, here's what the poster said:
Once AA publishes a fare with ATPCO, is AA obliged to sell that fare to anyone who is ready to buy? Can AA add additional rules not in the tariff? This is the essence of what it means to be a common carrier -- must have a tariff, must follow the tariff, must sell to all buyers who comply with rules in the tariff. Now, I guess AA could add rules to the tariff re method of payment, but until they do, I believe it is your right to buy. Grounds for a DOT complaint if your travel is to, from, or via the US.
What I don't know is if RTW fares are published with ATPCO. I can't log in, but I found this note from 2013 on their website -
ATPCO requested feedback on its proposed solution to automate Round the World (RTW), Circle Trip (CT), and Airpass fares and announced it would host a webinar to review the proposal on 2 April.
So if they're proposing to automate these fares, I'm
guessing that means they have them on file, no?