Originally Posted by
GetAA81Back2ARN
Of course they are creating badwill - and I would be mad as hell if I was affected by this. But according to the fare rules this is what is said about a Y fare on SK (YTRI) on ARN/CPH-BKK:
RULE - 004/ASK6 UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED LH/OS/SK/TG ECONOMY EXTRA FARE SCANDINAVIA - SOUTH EAST ASIA APPLICATION AREA THESE FARES APPLY FROM SCANDINAVIA TO AREA 3. CLASS OF SERVICE THESE FARES APPLY FOR ECONOMY CLASS SERVICE. TYPES OF TRANSPORTATION FARES GOVERNED BY THIS RULE CAN BE USED TO CREATE ROUND-TRIP/CIRCLE-TRIP/OPEN-JAW JOURNEYS. FARES ONLY APPLY IF PURCHASED BEFORE DEPARTURE. EXCEPTION- MAY BE USED FOR EN-ROUTE UPGRADING FROM A LOWER FARE PROVIDED ALL CONDITIONS OF THESE FARES ARE MET. OTHER CONDITIONS PASSENGER EXPENSES NOT PERMITTED WITHIN EUROPE SEATING IN ECONOMY CLASS. ---------------------------------- FOR TRAVEL PASS CORPORATE MAXIMUM STAY IS LIMITED ACCORDING TO INVOICING DAY.
I find it more strange that SK doesn't offer a full refund so that you can do whatever you want, including rebooking to another carrier.
So, a downgrade from Economy Extra to regular Economy on SK without compensation would also be within the rules?