Originally Posted by christep
Not exactly on my reading - it doesn't matter whether the ticket has been issued - what matters is whether you are past the ticketing deadline - you can cancel a ticket issued in Area 1 without penalty before the ticketing deadline.
Doesn't matter whether deadline has passed or not, it is whether the ticket has been issued or not. See the last section of this quote from the fare rules, where red text is highlight by me.
Also note the text I have quoted in italics in the Rebooking/Rerouting section relating to changes less than 7 days for TC1 originated fares.
Code:
16. VOLUNTARY CHANGES/REROUTING/PENALTIES
(A) REBOOKING/REROUTING
(1) PRIOR TO DEPARTURE
(A) ORIGIN TC 1
(1) BEFORE TICKET ISSUANCE - PERMITTED WITHOUT PENALTY.
(2) AFTER TICKET ISSUANCE - CHANGES TO THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL
FLIGHT AND PRECEDING FLIGHTS ARE NOT PERMITTED LESS THAN
SEVEN DAYS PRIOR TO THE DATE OF THE FIRST TICKETED FLIGHT.
DATE/TIME CHANGES TO OTHER FLIGHTS PERMITTED AT NO CHARGE.
CHANGES OTHER THAN TO DATE/TIME PERMITTED FOR CHARGE
USD75.00 PER TRANSACTION.
(B) ORIGIN TC 2/3
UNLIMITED CHANGES PERMITTED WITHOUT CHARGE.
(2) AFTER DEPARTURE
(A) DATE/TIME CHANGES PERMITTED AT NO CHARGE. ROUTING CHANGES OTHER
THAN TO DATE/TIME PERMITTED AT A CHARGE OF USD75.00 PER
TRANSACTION. IF CURRENCY OF TICKET ORIGIN IS NOT SHOWN CONVERT THE
USD AMOUNT AT THE BSR.
(B) IF THE REROUTING RESULTS IN AN INCREASE TO THE NUMBER OF CONTINENTS
OR EXTRA FLIGHT SEGMENTS PREVIOUSLY CHARGED, THE TICKET SHALL BE
RECALCULATED. TICKETS MAY BE REISSUED TO A HIGHER FARE, E.G., FROM A
–ONE3 TYPE TO A -ONE4 TYPE FARE AND THE INCREASE IN FARE WILL BE
COLLECTED. WHEN FLIGHT SEGMENTS ARE ADDED ABOVE THE FREE
ALLOWANCE, THOSE CHARGES WILL BE COLLECTED. WHEN THE REROUTING
RESULTS IN A REDUCTION TO THE NUMBER OF CONTINENTS OR EXTRA FLIGHT
SEGMENTS PREVIOUSLY CHARGED, NO REFUND WILL APPLY.
(3) IN THE CASE OF CERTIFIED DEATH/ILLNESS OF THE PASSENGER OR PASSENGER’S
IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER OR ACCOMPANYING PASSENGER VOLUNTARY REROUTING
IS PERMITTED FREE.
(B) CANCELLATIONS AND REFUNDS
(1) PRIOR TO DEPARTURE
(A) ORIGIN TC 1
(1) BEFORE TICKET ISSUANCE - FULL REFUND
(2) AFTER TICKET ISSUANCE - 10 PERCENT OF TICKETED AMOUNT
(B) ORIGIN TC 2/3
NO PENALTY