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Old Jun 25, 2006 | 4:24 pm
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Originally Posted by dan1431
I called NWA.com support and the very nice lady who anwsered checked and said that on her side the fare showed fully refundable and was curious as to why it said non-refundable on my side.
Probably because NW had managed to create an extremely convoluted Penalty clause:

[KVS Availability Tool 2.2.0/Platinum - DotRes: FLL-NW-SFO/B2PBF/1326 USD]
Code:
FLIGHTS: NO FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS APPLY.
MISC: NO ACCOMPANIED TRAVEL  NOTE - OPEN
   SEGMENTS/WAITLISTS ARE PERMITTED. NW SAME DAY TRAVEL
   OPTIONS - AVAILABLE WHEN CHECKING IN ON NWA.COM OR
   AIRPORT KIOSKS. APPLIES TO OUTBOUND/CONTINUING/RETURN
   FLIGHTS. 1. SAME DAY STANDBY PERMITTED FOR
   EARLIER/LATER FLIGHT FOR NO FEE WHEN TRAVEL IS
   BETWEEN THE SAME ORIGIN/DESTINATION AND CONNECTION
   ARPTS. CO-TERMINAL STANDBY IS NOT PERMITTED.
   PPL/STANDBY PROCESSING WILL OCCUR WITHIN 3HOURS OF A
   PASSENGERS DESIRED FLIGHT. 2. FLY NOW - CONFIRM A
   SEAT ON AN ALTERNATE FLIGHT FOR A FLY NOW FEE OF
   25.00USD FOR FLIGHTS DEPARTING WITHIN 3 HOURS OF
   CHECK-IN WHEN - A. THE SAME TICKETED INVENTORY CLASS
   IS AVAILABLE. B. TRAVEL IS BETWEEN THE   SAME ORIGIN
   CITY AND DESTINATION CITY. C. NEW FLIGHTS AND ROUTING
   ARE PERMITTED PER THE FARE RULE. D. ALL TRAVEL IS ON
   NW FLIGHTS 1-1999 AND/OR NW FLIGHTS OPERATED BY
   9E/XJ. 3. TO CONFIRM A SEAT ON A FLIGHT OUTSIDE OF
   THE FLY NOW FEE PERIOD THE RULES OUTLINED IN THE
   PENALTY SECTION WILL APPLY 4. CUSTOMERS STANDING BY
   FOR NW   FLIGHTS OPERATED BY A PARTNER MAY BE
   ASSESSED A FEE.
BLACKOUTS: FOR TRAVEL FROM FLL TO SFO TRAVEL IS NOT VALID 5-6FEB07.
OR
FOR TRAVEL FROM SFO TO FLL TRAVEL IS NOT VALID 1-3FEB07.
MAXIMUM: 
MINIMUM: 
PENALTIES: NOTE - 1RFD IN DGR APPLIES. CHANGES - TICKETS
   MUST BE REISSUED WHEN ANY VOLUNTARY CHANGE IS MADE.
   GDPR - GUARANTEED DAY OF PURCHASE RULE - DECREASE IN
   FARE AFTER TICKET PURCHASE. IF A DECREASE OCCURS
   AFTER A TICKET IS PURCHASED AND PRIOR TO ANY TRAVEL
   ON THE TICKET OR A NEW FARE FOR WHICH THE PASSENGER
   QUALIFIES BECOMES EFFECTIVE THE DIFFERENCE IN FARE
   MAY BE REFUNDED. FOR COMPLETE DETAILS SEE PARAGRAPH
   VI BELOW. I. PRIOR TO DEPARTURE - A. CHANGES TO
   DEPARTING FLIGHT ARE PERMITTED PROVIDED THE CHANGE IS
   MADE TO SAME ORIGIN/DESTINATION AND SAME TICKETED
   TRAVEL DATE AND SAME BOOKING CLASS. B. CHANGES TO
   DEPARTING FLIGHT   INVOLVING A CHANGE TO
   ORIGIN/DESTINATION OR DIFFERENT TICKETED TRAVEL DATE
   OR BOOKING CLASS ARE NOT PERMITTED - SEE
   CANCELLATIONS. II. PRIOR TO DEPARTURE - CHANGES TO
   CONTINUING/RETURN FLIGHTS WHEN THERE IS NO CHANGE TO
   ORIGIN/DESTINATION OR STOPOVERS. A. CONTINUING/RETURN
   FLIGHTS MAY BE CHANGED TO ANOTHER FLIGHT FOR THE SAME
    DATE OR TO A LATER DATE WITHOUT REGARD TO THE
   ADVANCE RSVN REQUIREMENTS PROVIDED THE CHANGE MEETS
   ALL OTHER FARE RULES. CONTINUING/RETURN FLIGHTS MAY
   BE CHANGED TO AN EARLIER DATE PROVIDED THE CHANGE
   MEETS ALL FARE RULES. THE ORIGINAL TICKET DATE MAY BE
   USED TO MEASURE THE ADVANCE PURCHASE REQUIREMENT. B.
   IF A CHANGE IS MADE THAT VIOLATES ANY OF THE ORIGINAL
   FARE RULES TRY THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS - B.1 REPRICE
   THE CONTINUING/RETURN PORTION OF THE ITINERARY USING
   FARES IN EFFECT ON THE DATE THE ORIGINAL TICKET WAS
   ISSUED. ANY DIFFERENCE IN FARES SHOULD BE COLLECTED.
   IF THE REPRICE RESULTS IN A LOWER FARE THE DIFFERENCE
   MAY BE   REFUNDED TO THE ORIGINAL FORM OF PAYMENT.
   B.2 THE ENTIRE TICKET SHOULD ALSO BE REPRICED WITH
   CURRENT FARES. ANY DIFFERENCE IN FARES SHOULD BE
   COLLECTED. IF THE TICKET PRICE IS LOWER THE
   DIFFERENCE IN FARES MAY BE REFUNDED TO THE ORIGINAL
   FORM OF PAYMENT. B.3 IF THE RESULTS OF B.1 - B.2
   ABOVE RESULT IN MULTIPLE PRICING  SOLUTIONS THE
   LOWEST SOLUTION WOULD APPLY. III. PRIOR TO DEPARTURE
   - CHANGES TO CONTINUING/RETURN FLIGHTS WHEN THERE IS
   A CHANGE TO ORIGIN/DESTINATION OR STOPOVERS. A.
   REPRICE THE ENTIRE ITINERARY WITH CURRENT FARES. ANY
   DIFFERENCE IN FARES SHOULD BE COLLECTED. IF THE
   REPRICE RESULTS IN A LOWER FARE THE DIFFERENCE IN
   FARES MAY BE REFUNDED TO THE ORIGINAL FORM OF
   PAYMENT. IV. AFTER DEPARTURE - CHANGES TO
   CONTINUING/RETURN FLIGHT WHEN THERE IS NO CHANGE TO
   ORIGIN/DESTINATION OR STOPOVERS. A. CONTINUING/RETURN
   FLIGHTS MAY BE CHANGED TO ANOTHER FLIGHT FOR THE SAME
   DATE OR TO A LATER DATE WITHOUT REGARD TO THE ADVANCE
   RSVN REQUIREMENTS PROVIDED THE   CHANGE MEETS ALL
   OTHER FARE RULES. CONTINUING/RETURN FLIGHTS MAY BE
   CHANGED TO AN EARLIER DATE PROVIDED THE CHANGE MEETS
   ALL FARE RULES. THE ORIGINAL TICKET DATE MAY BE USED
   TO MEASURE THE ADVANCE PURCHASE REQUIREMENT. B. IF A
   CHANGE IS MADE TO A DATE THAT VIOLATES ANY OF THE
   ORIGINAL FARE RULES TRY THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS - B.1  
   THE CONTINUING/RETURN PORTION OF THE ITINERARY SHOULD
   BE REPRICED WITH AN APPLICABLE FARE IN EFFECT ON THE
   DATE THE ORIGINAL TICKET WAS ISSUED. ANY DIFFERENCE
   IN FARES SHOULD BE COLLECTED. IF THE REPRICE RESULTS
   IN A LOWER FARE THE DIFFERENCE MAY BE REFUNDED TO THE
   ORIGINAL FORM OF PAYMENT. B.2 REPRICE THE
   CONTINUING/RETURN PORTION OF THE ITINERARY WITH
   CURRENT FARES. ANY DIFFERENCE IN FARES SHOULD BE
   COLLECTED. IF THE REPRICE RESULTS IN A LOWER FARE THE
   DIFFERENCE IN FARES MAY BE REFUNDED TO THE ORIGINAL
   FORM OF PAYMENT. B.3 IF THE RESULTS OF B.1 - B.2
   ABOVE RESULT IN MULTIPLE PRICING SOLUTIONS THE LOWEST
   SOLUTION WOULD APPLY. V. AFTER   DEPARTURE - CHANGES
   TO CONTINUING/RETURN FLIGHT WHEN THERE IS A CHANGE TO
   ORIGIN/DESTINATION OR STOPOVERS. A. REPRICE THE
   CONTINUING/RETURN PORTION WITH A CURRENT FARE. ANY
   DIFFERENCE IN FARES SHOULD BE COLLECTED. IF THE
   REPRICE RESULTS IN A LOWER FARE THE DIFFERENCE IN
   FARES MAY BE REFUNDED TO THE ORIGINAL FORM OF
   PAYMENT. VI.  GDPR - GUARANTEED DAY OF PURCHASE RULE
   - DOMESTIC PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION IS SUBJECT TO
   RULES/FARE/ROUTINGS AND CHARGES IN EFFECT ON THE
   DATE/TIME THE TICKET IS ISSUED/PTA PURCHASED UNLESS
   SPECIFIED IN THE FARE RULES. DECREASE IN FARE AFTER
   PURCHASE - IF A DECREASE OCCURS AFTER A TICKET IS
   PURCHASED AND PRIOR TO TRAVEL ON THE TICKET OR A NEW
   FARE FOR WHICH THE PASSENGER QUALIFIES BECOMES
   EFFECTIVE THE DIFFERENCE IN FARES WILL BE REFUNDED
   PROVIDED - 1. THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO
   ORIGIN/DESTINATION/STOPOVER POINTS/FLIGHTS/DATES. 2.
   ALL CONDITIONS OF THE NEW/REDUCED FARE MUST BE MET.
   THE ORIGINAL TICKET DATE OF ISSUE MAY NOT BE USED TO
   SATISFY   THE ADVANCE RESERVATION/TICKETING
   REQUIREMENTS. THE BOOKING CODE OF THE NEW/REDUCED
   FARE MAY DIFFER FROM THE BOOKING CODE ON THE ORIGINAL
   TICKET. CANCELLATIONS - A. CUSTOMERS FIRST POLICY. 1.
   FARES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND NOT GUARANTEED UNTIL
   A TICKET IS PURCHASED. CANCELLATIONS - CANCELLATIONS
   PERMITTED. A. CUSTOMERS FIRST  POLICY. 1. FARES ARE
        SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND NOT ARE GUARANTEED UNTIL A       
   TICKET IS PURCHASED. B. CANCELLATION FEE. 1. TICKETS
   WILL BECOME INVALID/EXPIRED ONE YEAR AFTER THE DATE
   OF THE FIRST DEPARTURE AND MAY NOT BE USED OR
   EXCHANGED FOR TRANSPORTATION AFTER THAT TIME AND
   DATE. 2. ONCE THIS TICKET BECOMES INVALID - THERE IS
   NO CREDIT FOR ANY AMOUNT PAID FOR THE TICKET DUE TO
   THE IMPOSITION OF A 100 PERCENT CANCELLATION FEE. -
   SEE GENERAL TARIFF RULE 105 -.
BKCODE: P
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SEASONS: NO SEASON RESTRICTIONS APPLY.
RESERVATION/TICKETING: 
TICKET RESTRICTIONS: NO SALES RESTRICTION APPLY.
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