Originally Posted by
WearyBizTrvlr
Just to be very clear on this point: the $125 re-issue fee applies only after you've flown the first segment of the ticket. If you make routing changes before you ever use the ticket, you will have to get a new ticket. In other words, your original ticket will be canceled, and a completely new one will be issued. This is different from a re-issue, which modifies an existing ticket. Note that if you originate in the US there is a 10% cancelation fee involved.
That will only happen if you make changes to the first intercontinental (or is it international??) and any preceding flights.
I rerouted the tail end of the ticket before departure and my ticket was simply reissued, ie not cancelled and replaced.
I did it that way because AA NRT would only issue etickets over the phone, and I wanted to save on the US$125 post-departure reroute fee.