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Old Aug 3, 2006 | 1:55 am
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Originally Posted by dsf
Interesting. What happens if I book LHR-GIB open-dated now and the route is discontinued by the time I come to book it? Would the enforced change to SFO-LHR/LGW-GIB be free? Actually I guess the question could be applied to any segment...
The date of last service for LHR-GIB is 28 Oct. It's been pulled from the timetables now, so you can't actually book it past that date.

Perceived wisdom here is not to use open dated sectors; if in doubt simply make dated bookings towards the end of the 12 month ticket validity period. For OWE tickets, date changes are free, so once you know the real dates you can simply pull it forwards. Best not to use an open dated sector for a variety of reasons.

If you know you'll be wanting to do LON-GIB after the route is dropped from LHR, then you should probably ticket it as LGW-GIB in the first place.
Last edited by SLF; Aug 3, 2006 at 3:36 am Reason: I thought some more; completely changed my answer
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