Originally Posted by
calduffys
Hello all, apologize if this was asked previously. I am transiting DOH towards the end of the month from JNB enroute to OSL to finish up a DONE4. Has there been any history of allowing itinerary changes and waiving change fee? We will likely change regardless, but curious if there are any data points from previous conflict zone airspace closures.
FWIW I called the AA RTW desk a few hours ago to remove four QR flights from my upcoming trip and replace them with AY and MH flights. The agent I spoke with mentioned that American has a travel waiver for flights that touch AUH, AMM, BAH, DOH, DXB, and LCA. The waiver states that it applies for flights through March 15th. The agent mentioned that the waver has been incrementally extended since it was first issued, and that she expected it would be extended roughly week by week until the mid-east situation was resolved.
The waiver also mentions that it applies when you "Are traveling on an American Airlines flight" so I asked if it would apply to a QR flight number on QR metal (which is what my 4 segments are) and she said that it would because it is part of a RTW ticket issued by AA. The agent stated that they would waive the $125 change fee for changing dates, origins/destinations, and airlines so long as the flights fell within the waiver date limits.
I don't know if you booked through the AA RTW desk, but the waiver details are here:
https://www.aa.com/i18n/travel-info/travel-alerts.jsp