Originally Posted by
anabolism
I'm not sure how long I've been using xONEx and xCIRxx products, maybe 12-15 years? It's always been the case that changes to date, time, carrier are permitted without incurring the $125 fee, which has only been charged when the route is changed. Changing the carrier requires a reissue, I believe. Likewise, if one tickets a flight in L on a DONEx, and later D opens up or one switches to a flight that has D, the $125 fee has never been charged even though a change to booking code requires a reissue. The "AFTER DEPARTURE CHARGE USD 125.00 FOR NO-SHOW/REISSUE" wording can be read in context to mean reissue after no-show. People who know more than I do have explained that "CHANGES ARE PERMITTED PROVIDED TICKETED POINTS REMAIN THE SAME" means that it is not required to charge the $125 fee for a reissue if ticketed points remain the same, especially since elsewhere it says that changes are permitted to the ticketed points with a $125 fee.
I think we all agree that in most cases airlines do not charge the 125USD fee when they re-issue without re-routing. The line "CHANGES ARE PERMITTED PROVIDED TICKETED POINTS REMAIN THE SAME" is under the "revalidation" paragraph and beneath "rebooking," not under the "re-issue" paragraph. Revalidation is certainly free. My point is that a free re-issue without re-routing is already somewhat in the grey area per fare rule (and hence TAs may not be able to do it), and one shouldn't use this leeway due to technical difficulties to further argue that a change in X/O should be free because "TICKETED POINTS REMAIN THE SAME."
"AFTER DEPARTURE CHARGE USD 125.00 FOR NO-SHOW/REISSUE" means 125USD is charged if at least one of the two following occurs: No-show or re-issue. In this context, it says clearly below that "NO SHOW REQUIRES REBOOKING AT A CHARGE OF USD125.00" because it is possible to not re-issue the ticket and put you on the next flight, but 125USD still needs to be charged. This is certainly an OR not an AND.