Originally Posted by pandaperth

Back in March I tried to get American Airlines to ticket the itinerary I am just finishing (see post #935)

Back then AA refused to ticket my itinerary, because it was neither the first carrier nor the first “over water” carrier.

This time there was no mention of its being the first overwater carrier, the agent merely stipulated that AA must have an over water segment (if it’s not the first carrier that is)

The ticket I want is the Global Explorer. I had expected the agent to not be as knowledgeable of its fare rules as the (more common I imagine) Oneworld Explorer. But she knew all about it (and with my itinerary the important rules were a maximum of 34,000 miles and a maximum of four stopovers per continent.) But she surprised me in not knowing that AT (Royal Air Maroc) is a member of the alliance (it joined in 2020) and that the rules define Morocco (and the other North African countries) to be part of the continent of Europe/Middle East.

All went smoothly – the itinerary was set up by the agent, priced by the fares team, paid by me and then the ticket issued.

And my first flights are next Saturday (KHI-xDOH-NBO…)



So all’s well that ends well.