Originally Posted by JohnAx
That is Alice-in-Wonderland insane! If you reissue with AA, for a hypothetical, is their rate desk going to apply AA fuel surcharges to all the remaining segments, even those not operated by AA? If during the original issue you already paid a higher fuel surcharge, will you earn a refund during the reissue? If you now pay an AA surcharge for a QF leg, will the Qantas agent collect the difference when you check in? Or simply demand the full amount for that segment?
If you reissue a ticket with QF, they will reassess the fuel fines for the remaining segments and charge accordingly between the fuel fines paid and the current fuel fines that they charge.
In regards to the question of check in; if you have an AA issued ticket and check in for a Qantas flight , there is no problem at all. Remember fuel fines are not part of the fare.
If AA charges you $75 fine for a QF flight, they do not pass this on to QF, they do keep it themself. If QF charges AUD185 for a BA flight, they get to keep that $185 for themself
The best approach is just to get any tickets issued or reissued by airlines with low fines
Dave