Originally Posted by
jerry a. laska
Normally, yes. But there have been several posts in the recent past where some stations have tried to, or have, imposed a fee(albeit justified in at least one case where the booking code was changing), hence my use of "normally."
Yes, a year or so ago AA/LAX refused to sticker a LAX-LHR coupon to change carrier from BA to AA, and of course to change flight details. Agent claimed it was AA policy to never sticker a coupon. AA wanted the usual $125 for the - unnecessary - reissue.
It probably would be useful to collect anecdotes here, to draw a picture of which OW carriers are likely to charge travelers for nominally "free" services.