<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by PZ:
Does anyone know the rules for having a ticket endorsed?
My company travel people insist that they can only give me a NW ticket, even though NW offers only a lousy routing for this trip.
With NW I have to change planes and waste a whole lot of time. Meanwhile, Delta has a perfectly convenient direct flight to my final destination in Europe.
Any chance NW would endorse the ticket to Delta? Any tips on how to make this happen?
Thanks all</font>
Depending on the type of fare, an endorsement is not required for a US-flag carrier to another US-flag carrier. If it is a restrictive fare, the endorsement box in the upper-left portion of the ticket will state "non-end" or "non-endorsable" and possibly "non-reroutable" -- some even are restricted to rebooking on NW only if the flight were to cancel (although these are mainly bulk fares from Europe).
Best thing to do is to take it to a Delta agent and ask if they will accept it without endorsement...if not, good luck...without a good case to plead, it's unlikely NW will sign it over. It is very possible that your company has a corporate account set up with NW which gives the company a volume-based discount...basically they have promised to book X number of tickets or X amount of $ on NW they are given a % discount on each ticket they issue...you might check into the program a bit more before using the ticket on another carrier as to not jeapordize the contract.
