Originally Posted by virtualtroy
...I'm assuming that your itin needs to be issued on paper because it includes carriers which aren't yet geared up for e-ticketing. In such circumstances [ie you don't have an alternative to paper] you should insist on the paper issue fee being waived.
They say it is an additonal 'service' fee, chargeable even for e-tickets. Today they told me 'all the travel agencies charge this fee so we've decided to charge it too'.
Anyhow, if I have to pay it I've decided to take 3 hour showers at each AC and drink myself to a stupor, both on the ground and in the air. Gotta get at least part of that fee back, even if it kills me.
