Originally Posted by
wingzing
Any idea how a pro-rated refund is calculated? Please let us know the outcome. Thanks.
I believe that different airlines have taken different approaches to applying the voluntary refund provisions.
FWIW, see these threads:
Oneworld flight cancelled during trip no refund.
Passenger rights when a xONEx segment is cancelled
I remain somewhat skeptical about being able to force an airline to issue a pro rata refund based upon mileage flown versus the mileage of the original xonex ticket when seeking a voluntary refund. The applicable rule states:
For partially used transportation the refund if any will be the difference between the fare paid and the fare for the transportation used less the fee specified in (1) above.
The fare paid was for a xonex ticket with significant restrictions and requirements. The fare for the transportation used would be a fare for a ticket that could not be issued under the rtw ticket rules; the only fares for the routing would probably be point to point fares. Of course, this all would depend upon the jurisdiction where the ticket is issued and how amenable certain airlines are to issuing a pro rata mileage based refund. I have heard of CX and QR issuing such refunds in the last year or two.