Originally Posted by
nielsdc
If you reissue a ticket before departure, it is essentially a new ticket. This means you are bound by the new rules and new prices.
I suspect it might be something like that. Just waiting for someone to chime in with the payment process, ie assuming prices are the same then - just pay for extra taxes vs pay for a brand new ticket while they take a million years to refund the old one.
edited to add - first intercontinental and preceding flights unchanged.