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Aug 2, 2005 | 12:11 am

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serfty

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Importance of Ticketing

I am in the process of purchasing a DONE4 in conjunction with CX in CMB.

I have been using e-mails and the process has been quite painless so far; it is just about complete, only awaiting ticketing and payment.

The most recent email I received has the follwing sentence: "If above details are all satisfactory, I can go ahead and put your mail on file. Let me know the date you want me to issue the ticket as well.". It also had a text attachment which I assume is screen capture of a PNR; abridged version is included below.

The first day of travel is mid October; I have already advised I wish to pay in mid September.

As I have not purchased one of these fares nor dealt in this detail with such a large/complex booking before, I have a couple of questions. The answers may be obvious, but some level of clarification would be appreciated.

•Does the attachment imply that seats have already been reserved?
•Does one normally need to ante up with the payment in full before the ticket is issued.
•What happens to the PNR when the ticket is issued?
•Should I pay now, or wait another six weeks?
•Do I risk losing some of the booked segments If I wait? (Any other risks in doing this?)

Thanks in anticipation for your responses.

Code:

 ..WEM     RCVD-CMB001
 HDQAA 9999 1223 26JUL /HDQRMAA 290423
   NM: 1.<serfty> MR
 2.SS:   CX710  D ••OCT  CMBHKG HK1   0100 1200
 3.SS:   CX500  D ••OCT  HKGNRT HK1   1505 2020    E
 4.SS:   CX505  D ••OCT  NRTHKG HK1   1830 2205    E
 5.SS:   CX107  D ••OCT  HKGAKL HK1   2035 1225+1  E
 6.SS:   QF134  D ••OCT  AKLMEL HK1   1715 1810    E  *QF*
 7.SS:   QF777  D ••OCT  MELPER HK1   1510 1710    E  *QF*
 8.SS:   QF1030 D ••OCT  PERCNS HK1   2245 0455+1  E  *QF*
 9.SS:   QF703  D ••OCT  CNSMEL HK1   1250 1710    E  *QF*
10.SS:   QF009  D ••MAR  MELLHR HL1   1710 0525+1  E
11.SS:   BA109  D ••MAR  LHRDXB HK1   2140 0825+1  E  *BA*
12.SS:   BA106  D ••MAR  DXBLHR HK1   0255 0635    E  *BA*
13.SS:   BA283  D ••MAR  LHRLAX HK1   1155 1455    E  *BA*
14.SS:   AA2442 A ••JUN  LAXDFW HK1   1143 1644    E  *AA*
15.SS:   AA1661 A ••JUN  DFWSEA HK1   1239 1446    E  *AA*
16.SS:   AA1900 A ••JUN  SEADFW HK1   0817 1407    E  *AA*
17.SS:   AAOPEN A ••JUN  DFWANC
18.SS:   AAOPEN A ••JUN  ANCDFW
19.SS:   AA1882 A ••JUN  DFWJFK HK1   1230 1652    E  *AA*
20.SS:   CX889  D ••JUN  JFKHKG HK1   2315 0800+2  E
21.CT: CMB/E/<email>
22.CT: CMB/E/<alt email>
23.OP: OP/••OCT05/CMB001 FM CMB001 PLS REBOOK AS FLT OUT OF BKG RANGE - CX703/
    ••OCT06/HKGCMB X TKS
24.TK: TL/1200/01OCT/CMB001
25.RK: RMK QF 134 D ••OCT AKLMEL *••••••*
26.RK: RMK QF 777 D ••OCT MELPER *••••••*
27.RK: RMK QF1030 D ••OCT PERCNS *••••••*
28.RK: RMK QF 703 D ••OCT CNSMEL *••••••*
29.RK: RMK QF 009 D ••MAR MELLHR *••••••*
30.RK: RMK BA 109 D ••MAR LHRDXB *••••••*
31.RK: RMK BA 106 D ••MAR DXBLHR *••••••*
32.RK: RMK BA 283 D ••MAR LHRLAX *••••••*
33.RK: RMK AA2442 A ••JUN LAXDFW *••••••*
34.RK: RMK AA1661 A ••JUN DFWSEA *••••••*
35.RK: RMK AA1900 A ••JUN SEADFW *••••••*
36.RK: RMK AA1882 A ••JUN DFWJFK *••••••*
37.RP: CMB001

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(The October sectors will elevate me to Emerald status.)

Last edited by serfty; Aug 2, 2005 at 5:03 am

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