Originally Posted by
ironmanjt
Hopefully this is the right thread for this:
Looking to change 4 segments on my 34,000 biz RTW from HNL-CXI-NAN-MEL-ADL to HNL-SYD-xxx-xxx-ADL
Right now I'm thinking SYD-LDH-SYD-ADL mainly because LDH flights are outrageously expensive otherwise. The downside? Economy only. Which economy bucket would this book into? Y or lower?
I'm not looking to "max out" the experience because I'm pretty close to 34,000 and this routing would only leave me about 400 miles on the table. Other suggestions?
The answer is in the written rules.
5. RESERVATIONS AND TICKETING
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(b) Booking Codes
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NOTE: For flights where First or Business Class is not offered or available, passengers may travel in a
lower class, in the applicable booking code for that lower class.
Where the applicable booking class for the lower class is not available, passengers travelling on First
Class fares may book Y Class.
Passengers travelling on DONE* Business Class fares may book B Class (except AA) or H Class on AA.