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Old Feb 22, 2026 | 3:08 pm
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Originally Posted by Tetrarch
I finally managed to get my DONE RTW ticket priced and paid at BA (AA RTW desk said that they couldn't even look at a dates beyond 330 Days

Now trying to effect date changes as the correct flights roll out has been extremely painful with BA's India-based change ticket team having to refer to the Pricing Team for any amendments and that process taking up to 72 hours
Currently I have 21 flight bookings in my 12 flight itinerary

This morning I rejoined ExpertFlyer and checked flight AA1080 from SJO-DFW on 16-Jan-27. The EF tool is showing 7 "D" seats available but when I finally got through 25 minutes of BA's "BlackAdder" hold music, they told me that there were no D class seats available
Is there any explanation for this and is there anything I can do?

PS I would post the EF output but all my image uploads hang at 90%
What is your final itinerary?
AA & AS flights use SABRE reservation system, Limit is 330 days out.
Originally Posted by izzik
Why are you booking with BA?
Second, even if you can't get flights that far out, I'm 99% certain that you will be able to get what you want later on. Just book the routing you want and do a free** date change later on.
**AA doesn't charge for date changes as long as the routing is the same.
AA RTW desk was suggested ~ recommended. Tetrarch is now suffering with BA 3rd world call centre. Some/many of whom may never have been on an aircraft.

The other thread of Tetrarch ---> https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/onew...l#post37585703
Better if everything for the same trip in one thread.

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