I am trying to book a Z class fare AC ticket from YOW to DEL in March. The base fare, per the ac.com web site and also the Sabre site, is CAN $4580. Here are the fare routing rules (see below):
I have a few questions:
I tried to book a route through the AC reservations agent, confirming the rules with her. I booked YOW-YYZ-LHR (stopover), LHR-ZUR-DEL, DEL-ZUR (stopover), ZUR-LHR-YOW, using the allowable airlines (ie LX on LHR - ZUR, both directions).
Her computer generated a fare of $11,000+. Neither of us knew why it was not quoting a rate of $4580. She went to the rates department, who indicated that the fare rules state that one must go from the stopover to DEL (presuming there is not a second stopover between the first stopover and DEL) using the most direct routing and airline (in this case LHR-DEL using BA or VS). One can not, as I was trying do with the $4580 rate, go between DEL and LHR in both directions, via ZUR (using LX) as a transit point. Where in the routing rules displayed below, does it say that an indirect route between LHR and DEL, via an otherwise allowable city (eg ZUR) used for transit, can not be used? I presume if I stopped in both LHR and ZUR in both directions (>24 hr stopover), I could have gone between LHR and ZUR in both directions using LX?
I then asked her to change the itinerary: YOW to DEL via ZUR without stopping over, and DEL back to YOW with a stopover in ZUR. This time her computer quoted a rate of about $6500+. Z fare seats were available in all segments, according to her computer, and according to the KVS tool. She sent it back to the rates department again for review - we are awaiting their response. We could not figure out why the AC computer would not automatically price this itinerary at (a base rate of) $4580. Can you figure that one out?
[KVS Availability Tool 3.0.2/Platinum - WSpan: YOW-DEL/AC/Z0MSIND/4580 CAD]
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YOWDEL-AC 7MAR08 *RULE DISPLAY* TARIFF 0101 RULE 9421
* ADD APPLICABLE TAX * FED INSP FEES *
FARE BASIS CAD NUC PTC FT GI
Z0MSIND R 4580.00 4531.28 ADT NL AT
Z0MSIND/CH25 R 3435.00 3398.46 CNN NL AT
Z0MSIND/IN25 R 3435.00 3398.46 INS NL AT
Z0MSIND R 4580.00 4531.28 UNN NL AT
Z0MSIND/IN90 R 458.00 453.12 INF NL AT
BOOKING CODES Z
FIRST TRAVEL -25SEP07
SEASONS - NO RESTRICTION
PENALTIES - CANCEL-200.00 CAD
CHANGE-100.00 CAD
FOR ALL CONDITIONS SEE TEXT RULE
DAY/TIME - NO RESTRICTION
ADV RES/TKT - TKTG WITHIN 72 HOURS
AFTER RESERVATIONS ALL SEGMENTS
MUST BE CONFIRMED
MIN STAY - RETURN FIRST SUNDAY AFTER
DEPARTURE OUTBOUND TRANSATLANTIC SECTOR
MAX STAY - 12 MONTHS AFTER DEPARTURE FROM ORIGIN
BLACKOUTS - NO RESTRICTION
SURCHARGES - NONE
STOPOVERS - ORIG CANADA PERMITTED-UNLIMITED
ORIG INDIA
PERMITTED-2 1 FREE EUROPE ADDL 1 AT
4300 INR CANADA
TRANSFERS - UNLIMITED PERMITTED
FLT APPLIC - NO RESTRICTION
CHILD DISC - CNN 2-11 YRS 25 PCT ACCOMPANIED
INS UNDER 2 YRS 25 PCT WITH SEAT
UNN 5-11 YRS NO DISCOUNT UNACCOMPANIED
INF UNDER 2 YRS 90 PCT NO SEAT
OTHER DISC - NONE
COMBINABLTY - SEE TEXT RULE
ELIGIBILITY - NO RESTRICTION
ACCOM PSGR - NO RESTRICTION
TRVL RESTR - NO RESTRICTION
SALES RESTR - SEE TEXT RULE
NEGOTIATED - NO RESTRICTION
TKT ENDORSE - ORIGINAL TKT - VALID AC TRANSATLATIC ONLY
REISSUED TKT - NON-REF
MUST APPEAR IN ENDORSEMENT BOX
APPLICATION - SEE TEXT RULE
HIPS - SEE TEXT RULE
MISC TAGS - SEE TEXT RULE
MPM - AT 9480 VIA NORTH ATLANTIC
INDUSTRY FARE TYPE - BR - BUSINESS CLASS RESTRICTED
ROUTING 301 FROM-TO YOW-YMQ-YTO-YYT-ZRH/FRA/MUC/PAR/LON-
LX/AC/LH/AF/BA/VS-DEL*
FROM-TO YOW-YTO-YMQ-YYT-ZRH/FRA/MUC/PAR/LON-
LX/AC/LH/AF/BA/VS-DEL*
FROM-TO YOW-YTO-YMQ-YHZ-YYT-ZRH/FRA/MUC/PAR/
LON-LX/AC/LH/AF/BA/VS-DEL*
FROM-TO YOW-YYT-ZRH/FRA/MUC/PAR/LON-LX/AC/LH/
AF/BA/VS-DEL*