Originally Posted by
johnkennett
...They cam back and said yes, they would issue it, but not over the phone! I have to have it written(?) at the AA ticketing desk at NRT, on July 1, the day I depart on my CX flight. I asked if I could pay, and collect it at the airport, but they were adament that I had to pay and collect at the same time, on the day of departure....At least it saves putting the charge on the card for a month longer.... AA Japan told me that I need ot allow them at least 3 hours on July 1 to issue the ticket also.....The ticketing desk opens at 9am, and my flight to HKG departs at 3:50, so I'll have a long day at NRT!
Can you pare down the itinerary to 16 segments total including open jaws? If so it can be issued as an e-ticket in a fraction of the time. You'd need to do a re-issue later, but it might be a workable strategy. I paid for an e-ticket at NRT and the whole process took ~20 minutes.