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Old Feb 27, 2019, 9:22 pm
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Exec_Plat
 
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: California
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Originally Posted by digitaldilemma
From my travel agent:
lol

Id fire that travel agent.

Yes, they are following the rules and CYAing... feels like they work for AA and not you....

My TA could keep a return booking 'alive' for a week, no problem- he can always cancel a booked ticket within 24 hrs, so could just keep rolling it along. (Unless your one way has some unique advance purchase) Book, hold, if invetory is there, book again, cancel the old. Rinse and repeat.

My TA knows that if the fit hits the shan, and something rolls back onto his agency, I am good to cover it. Over the years I have never had to cover any issue. So we are both WAY ahead.

Finally, they left out the cost to change the ticket after you fly the outbound and just rebooking the return. As pointed out above, the $75 SDFC is possibly not accurate. They'd be toast in my book. "Let us know what you want to do"??? Right.

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