Originally Posted by
Calchas
I agree that would be the selected validating carrier. But an agent can choose a different validating carrier from the selected one if they like, subject to the usual conditions. And moreover if you ticket directly with an airline sales desk, they always put it on their own stock.
This is all the oneworld product tickets I've taken to date, with the fare type, routing and ticketing carrier.
2006: LGLOB34 CBR-SYD-TYO-OSA-LHR-NYC-MCO-ORD-DFW/LAX-SYD-CBR QF
2007: LONE4 SYD-HKG-SIN-FRA/AMS-LHR-BOS-YYZ-JFK/IAD-DFW-SFO-SYD-CBR QF
2008: LONE4 CBR-SYD-JFK-BWI-ORD/SEA-LHR-MAD-FCO-LHR-SIN-KIX-TYO-SYD-MEL-CBR QF
above issued at Qantas Travel
2009: LONE4 CBR-SYD-LAX-PDX-DFW-BOS-MIA-ATL-LHR-SIN-KUL-NRT-KIX-SIN-MEL AA
issued via online booking tool - used AA coded CBR-SYD to trigger AA issue
all following DAS13 issued via local travel agent
2010: DAS13 CBR-SYD-NRT/HND-ITM-SIN-PER-MEL-CBR QF
DONE3 NRT-SIN-HKG-JFK-DFW-ORD-MCO-DFW-SEA-JFK-CDG-HEL-LHR-DXB-LHR-HKG-NRT QF
online tool, JL first flight - sent to QF (prior to JL/AA ATI, QF issued for JL via tool)
2011: DAS13 CBR-SYD-NRT-ITM-NRT-ICN-HKG-SIN-MEL QF
DONE3 ICN-NRT-DFW-ANC-DFW-ATL-ORD-SFO-JFK-FCO-MAD-LHR-DXB-LHR-SIN-HND-GMP AA
attempted to have ICN-HKG-ORD as first flights and CX issue. AA canned ORD-ANC flight during planning and changed plan to above. ICN-NRT AA codeshare
2012: DAS13 CBR-SYD-NRT-ITM-NRT-ICN-HKG-SIN-MEL QF
DONE3 ICN-HKG-JFK-MIA-SEA-ORD-LAX-IAH-ORD-AMM-MAD-LHR-DXB-LHR-SIN-HND-GMP AA
Issued via AA RTW desk and YYZ based travel agent while 'Canadian Exemption' still existed
2013: DAS13 CBR-SYD-TYO-OSA-TPE-HKG-KUL-SIN-BNE QF
DONE3 NRT-HKG-JFK-SFO-ORD-RDU-ORD-MIA-BCN-HEL-LHR-DXB-LHR-PVG-KUL-SIN-HND CX
2014: DAS13 CBR-SYD-TYO-ITM-HND-SIN-MEL-CBR QF
DONE3 HND-HKG-JFK-BOS-MIA-LAX-IAH-ORD-DOH-CDG-LHR-DXB-LHR-PEK-HKG-SIN-HND CX
2015: DAS13 CBR-SYD-HND-ITM-HND-SIN-MEL-CBR QF
DONE3 HND-HKG-BOS-DFW-LAX-MIA-JFK-MIA-ZRH-HEL-LHR-DXB-LHR-PVG-HKG-SIN-HND CX
DONE3s 2013-2015 issued over email with CX Japan
2016: DAS13 CBR-SYD-HND-ITM-HND-SIN-MEL-CBR QF
DONE3 NRT-JFK-DFW-PDX-LAX-DCA-DTW-DFW-DOH-OSL-LHR-DXB-LHR-ICN-HKG-SIN-HND QR
Issued via local travel agent now that 'country of sale vs country of origin' pricing rule removed. agent sent to QR automatically.
In almost all cases, I've selected which airline issued the tickets by either going to that airline or messing around with the tool to trigger issue by the selected airline.