Originally Posted by
etiene
[shrug] Seems reasonable that the use of a [very widely available] discount might change the fare conditions - though obviously they could make it easier to find out what the bottom line is. ExpertFlyer is not exactly a common resoursce, so it seems reasonable to not be doing a lot WRT being able to find the AARP fares on there.
Well yeah it was news to me that a designator could change the underlying rules. And it makes sense that EF doesn’t have access to these “private” fares (certainly in the case of a corporate discount.)
Really the issue is with BA.com which couldn’t provide the complete information up front.