Originally Posted by
SDandi
I just double checked and it is an AA codeshare. Any other ideas? I thought this ticket should be around $6800, so just trying to figure out how it is almost $1000 more and what changes I can make.
It would be a lot more with a BA code. Hundreds and hundreds more.
Originally Posted by
JAXBA
SYD QF LON AA JNB is invalid. AA do not have the rights/freedoms to sell LHR-JNB without an incoming TATL AA coded flight. The AA codeshares on BA flights that don’t touch N. America are restricted to “online connecting/stopover traffic only.”
Well, it was ticketed by an agency that usually is on top of the codeshare rules. It was auto-priced and ticketed. Not sure what the implications are for being on an invalid ticket. I wouldn't mind if they changed me to the BA code as long as I didn't have to pay the extra carrier-imposed fees. At some point in the trip I will want to change dates, including the LHR-JNB flight.
Originally Posted by
SDandi
Carrier imposed fees (not broken down) are $455..
That's quite good on a full RTW. You might be able to shave some off by using other codes, but that's not at all bad. I typically have to pay $1500-2500 in taxes and fees.