Originally Posted by ReelChief
Yes, I expect to reissue 2 or 3 times and I agree that I'm not sure that I get full credit for surcharges on the dropped segments. I wonder whether anyone has ever received money back on a changed ticket- regardless of how much is eliminated. The offsetting concern is that fuel charges, etc. may increase after your original issue on segments that you are quite sure that you want. I'm also concerned about more restrictive conditions or interpretations being imposed. So if there is some questionable aspect and if I can get a "favorable" decision about it, I want to build it in at the start. If the interpretation of the issuing agent goes against me, I agree, I forget about it then and try it with someone else later.
The question of fuel surcharge increases (and other taxes/fees as well) is valid but "building something in" at the start is futile - each time a ticket is re-issued, that airline's rate desk reviews the whole thing (at least unflown segments) and is free to deny those built-in goodies. Afaik. My hope, when starting from a one-airline port like MRU, is that I can re-issue in a city with lots of OW choices. Armed with reports of various airlines' rule interpretations I know which one to approach.
(I used to think that the original issuing airline would have records in their computers and would be the easiest place to reissue. Since, I've learned that there is no more of a computer record of a paper ticket than of the paper check you write and send off to someone, until either is "spent" and makes it's way through the clearing house. None of them really want to do re-issues - there's more than $125 in labor involved - but know they have to play along.)
Question for the experts, unrelated to this thread: when an e-ticket is issued, do all OW airlines "see" it in its entirety, or am I now bound to the issuing airline for further changes?