Originally Posted by
headinclouds
No luck for me at AA. I tried to book a AONE4, MPM-DOH-CDG-LHR-DXB-LHR-MIA-LAX-HKG-LHR-xACC and was told no flight segments between Europe/Middle East if starting in Africa. Did consult with the better agents per recommendation of our former favorite AA agent Sarah. AA said that the text in 4(h) that refers to 4(e) 3.1.3 or 3.2.3 is still valid. Of course there is no 4(e) 3.1.3 or 3.2.3 any more. The agents did say to try BA or QR. The oneworld website stated that the itinerary was valid, but hangs up when trying to price it. Thoughts???
I truly wish that somebody at Oneworld would write a set of rules that made sense, saving us from having to parse them like we're students of the Talmud. But for the time being it's not to be, and arguing with the AA RTW desk over phantom rules or zombie routing restrictions seems beyond frustrating. But more importantly, it seems risky given this comment from
pandaperth above -
Originally Posted by
pandaperth
And by the way everybody - the agent who did this said that QF commented on how cheap the fare was and that "something will have to be done about that".
It might be wise to purchase sooner rather than later
I think this is wise, and I would mentally commit to spending US$125 to argue the route in a re-issue
after I locked in a fare that might go away soon. Remember Mauritius.