Originally Posted by
Gardyloo
This is interesting. On another thread, the OP posted a PDF of the fare breakdown was sent by the Oneworld robot for a proposed DONE4 trip originating at OSL. It had a huge number for YQ, not traceable to carriers or flights, but on the fare sheet it said the trip was a DGLOB34, not a DONE4. Based on this and your failed attempt to price a DONEx but getting autopricing for a DGLOB34, it sounds like the Oneworld robots are doing the same thing - defaulting to the Global Explorer. I wonder what would happen if the proposed itinerary were to exceed 34K flown miles.
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/35398652-post8.html
I have provided the breakdown at
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/35413929-post13.html. Let me know if you have difficulties understanding the tax breakdown generated.
Originally Posted by
Gardyloo
I haven't used Sabre since the bad old days of EasySabre (ha ha, what a joke) and I'm wondering how one would go about finding a TA that is expert enough with the current platform to book an xONEx using it. Maybe this is a possible line of business for a travel consultant of some sort, charging an hourly fee for the service. Being able to plate on AA or AS (or QR, whatever) as opposed to relying on the lousy Oneworld online tool might be a godsend; hundreds, maybe thousands of dollars/pounds/Euros might be on the line.
I must confess I did not know what Eaasy Sabre is and had to search on Google. It was great to learn such thing existed. I believe we have a couple of US- and Canada-based TAs on FT before the pandemic? Not sure if they are still around.
https://nexion.com/ seems to be another option if someone in the US or Canada wants to have Sabre access themselves.