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Old Oct 18, 2016 | 6:09 am
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Originally Posted by Pseudo Nim
Got a decent deal on a AONE6 ticket from Asia, so went ahead and booked it. I've read the change rules a few times, and I just wanted to confirm my understanding. If I want to change the ticket:

1) before departure, considering in my case it was slightly discounted, I must assume the fare in effect at the time will be higher - so I will have to pay the difference - even if I'm only changing dates, not routing?
2) after departure of first flight, I should be able to change anything, even the routing, for the $125 service fee? (as long as I am within the original ticket rules)

Thanks!
1. If you make no changes to the first flight coupon (the first flight), you pay the delta in any taxes, airport fees and airline surcharges, plus any increase in the fare. If you are changing the ticketed points or the first flight coupon, then in addition to that you pay the 125 USD fee.

2. After the first coupon is used, you can change the ticket within the original rules for 125 USD fee plus the delta in any taxes, airport fees and airline surcharges.

The relevant rules are---
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      CHANGES BEFORE DEPARTURE
          A/ CHANGES ARE PERMITTED PROVIDED TICKETED POINTS
          REMAIN THE SAME. IF THE FIRST FLIGHT COUPON IS
          BEING CHANGED AND THE FARE LEVEL HAS INCREASED
          SINCE THE TICKET ISSUANCE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
          THE OLD AND NEW FARE BE CHARGED. IF THE FARE
          LEVEL HAS DECREASED SINCE TICKET ISSUANCE NO
          REFUND WILL APPLY.
          -
          B/ CHANGES TO TICKETED POINTS ARE PERMITTED AT A
          CHARGE OF USD125.00 PER TRANSACTION. IF THE FARE
          LEVEL HAS INCREASED SINCE TICKET ISSUANCE THE
          DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE OLD AND THE NEW FARE WILL
          ALSO BE CHARGED. IF THE FARE LEVEL HAS DECREASED
          SINCE TICKET ISSUANCE NO REFUND WILL APPLY.
          ---
          CHANGES AFTER DEPARTURE
          A/ CHANGES ARE PERMITTED PROVIDED TICKETED POINTS
          REMAIN THE SAME.
          -
          B/ CHANGES TO TICKETED POINTS ARE PERMITTED AT A
          CHARGE OF USD125.00 PER TRANSACTION.
          -
          C/ NO SHOW REQUIRES REBOOKING AT CHARGE OF USD
          125.00.
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