Originally Posted by
paul4471
Is there a written rule around cancelled routes? I get if it was before the date I had booked but this case was the route was cancelled for later date it just happened that in my itin the confirmed date was a placeholder only
In your case the $125 fee seems valid. The route does exist on the date you originally booked, just didn't exist anymore on the date you later changed it to. Surprised they did it without a re-price though before your first segment was flown. I'd chalk that up to luck and not do any more routing changes until after then.
I find it a real bummer that so few South America flights go from JFK and DFW anymore, they force you through MIA for the vast majority. What a hell hole of an airport to clear US immigration in, and it's also a sore spot in the network from Asia with no direct connections on JL, CX, or AA, you have to waste a segment just to get to MIA. I keep hoping that JL would open up a TYO-MIA route, but not holding my breath. I'd even be happy with a QF route, it might be too far from SYD, but from AKL is shorter than JFK.