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May 29, 2020 | 12:39 am

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jsloan

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Quote:

Originally Posted by WineCountryUA

And you still have the issue of travel within 12 months of purchase. As tickets can only be booked 11 months in the future, this just provide 1 extension.

I don't think that's accurate.

Here's the applicable fare rule from the same AUS-STO fare I was reading earlier; this is the section for partially-used tickets:

Code:

RETURN RESERVATIONS MAYBE SCHEDULED
            ANYTIME WITHIN TICKET VALIDITY
          --
            TICKET VALIDITY OF A PARTIALLY USED TICKET /
            TRAVEL WILL BE VALID FOR TRANSPORTATION FOR
            ONE YEAR FROM THE DATE ON WHICH TRANSPORTATION
            COMMENCES AT THE POINT OF ORIGIN AS DESIGNATED
            ON THE ORIGINAL TICKET OR TICKET HAS NO VALUE

So, this means that if a passenger purchased a ticket on June 1, 2020, for travel from September 1, 2020 to April 1, 2021, then -- as I read it, anyway -- after flying the outbound, they could cancel the return at any time and rebook until June 1, 2021 (end of ticket validity) for travel through September 1, 2021 (one year from the date transportation commenced).

For wholly-unused tickets, the rule is that the travel must commence within 12 months of the purchase date.

I do understand that there may be some fares in the wild where these rules differ -- the guidelines on Jetstream are clear as mud -- so, again, I'd check the fare rules prior to purchase.

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