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Old Mar 26, 2024 | 12:31 am
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Originally Posted by dvs7310
It's still issued on the stock of the ticketing airline (001 for AA), but (this was also new to me) they can use any OW carrier's fare basis. That's how AA was ticketing as they pulled their own ex-CAI fare a long time ago. Maybe one of the travel agents will chime in with more detail on the ins and outs of that.
Can an expert here clarify: why would AA do this? What’s in it for them? They pay for the agents and phone lines and what do they get? Maybe $500 from a super discount fare?
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