Originally Posted by
nort
This is a round trip. Outbound is booked in I and I want to change it to Z. Return is already booked in Z, no changes are needed. Return flight has no Z inventory now, but that's moot since I'm not trying to change my return, yes? The fares allow combining on a half round-trip basis.
I honestly forget - I want to say you either need to revalidate inventory all the way
up to the changed component or all the way
from it to the end of travel (I forget which). Regardless, this shouldn't impact your ability to price the outbound in Z, but if you get an intelligent agent and only a quoted price, you might want to check what is happening to the return. An experienced FTer might remember the rule.
I'm still betting change-in-place is the sticking point though.
Originally Posted by
nort
I'm not sure which Amex travel agents I'm getting. 4 out of 5 that I spoke to do not seem to understand fare rules and they talk to me in a patronizing way without even reading the fare rules. Only one of them looked at them and agreed that what I'm asking complies with the fare rules.
That might actually be the good ones - with Expedia you're lucky to get someone who can convince you they're sentient.
Originally Posted by
nort
Yes. The outbound segments have Z2 Z9 (two segments) availability now.
Can you explain what's dual inventory, please. I'm not familiar with this concept.
Most domestic First fares require inventory in both the prime and a (specific) Economy class in order to price. This should be a red herring for an international Delta One fare.
As
xliioper notes, however, you do need to validate inventory between fare break points, not segment-by-segments (not clear if you are doing this already; DL will return different inventory per-segment even if married).