Originally Posted by
Seattlite
All of that was provided in the original post. The entire point is that certain airlines have misunderstood the IATA guidance. That is evidenced by at least one airline (Fly SAFair) in my example citing IATA Table 2.3.A as their policy, yet completely misinterpreting it and being told directly by the IATA they they are misinterpreting it.
To answer the question in your original post.
No.
Perhaps a letter to the executive level of Virgin Atlantic might help open a chain of communication.
Not sure what you expect to accomplish here. I do note that you refer to the IATA guidelines as policy in the OP which is an inaccurate statement. If you can't get the airline to listen you certainly have the choice to use other carriers. If this is a lost cause then why not move on?