Originally Posted by
ricardojrsousa
Thanks for the feedback. This could make sense yes and be the answer. However, wouldn't this mean I'd still be able to get rebooked into Z? I? Or is my original O that is dictating those 7 days for example? I ask because I keep getting 'C' regardless of whatever else is available. But from the explanation of the last agent it seems tied to # of days until departure indeed.
Thanks for the input. I should make Platinum so hopefully I'll see a bit better service as every encounter has been worse than BA or TK, which is to say a lot lol
So… without having the exact dates it’s hard to say but… here’s the point.
I correct myself, it’s more complicated.
These are sorted by advance purchase req, and indeed there are only some Z and O fares that have no such requirement but they have a V in the min stay requirement which can be complicated.
One has the following:
MINIMUM STAY
TRAVEL FROM TURNAROUND MUST COMMENCE NO EARLIER THAN
THE FIRST SUN AFTER ARRIVAL AT THE TURNAROUND.
OR - TRAVEL FROM TURNAROUND MUST COMMENCE NO EARLIER
THAN 6 DAYS AFTER ARRIVAL AT THE TURNAROUND.
MAXIMUM STAY
TRAVEL FROM TURNAROUND MUST COMMENCE NO LATER THAN 1
MONTH AFTER ON THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL SECTOR. STOPOVERS
which means your trip should include at least 6 days or a sunday to get that specific O fare.
Otherwise, as you can see, the first fare with no such kind of restrictions is a C.
I’m just scratching the surface here, there can be more issues. For example, your original O fare may require that when you change the new fare must have the same restrictions as the original one, or more flexible, and you may end up having just C fares available.
Note that All other Zs, Is and Ds have at least 5 days advance purchase req.