Transiting LHR: several random questions
Apr 26, 2012, 1:28 pm
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Apr 26, 2012, 1:53 pm
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Before the section where the or is found it states
The or is part of the restrictions on the requirements for the conjunction to be accepted
From iata.org ( http://www.iata.org/worldwide/europe...ger_rights.pdf )
Unless it is sold as a single contract of carriage , then I cannot see any reason why the APD is not due. The reference to summary of flights is only relevent if it is a conjunction ticket
From iata.org ( http://www.iata.org/worldwide/europe...ger_rights.pdf )
Originally Posted by iata
CONJUNCTION TICKET” means a Ticket issued to you with relation to another Ticket which together constitute a single contract of carriage.
Apr 26, 2012, 2:16 pm
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Before the section where the or is found it states
The or is part of the restrictions on the requirements for the conjunction to be accepted
From iata.org ( http://www.iata.org/worldwide/europe...ger_rights.pdf )
Unless it is sold as a single contract of carriage , then I cannot see any reason why the APD is not due. The reference to summary of flights is only relevent if it is a conjunction ticket
The or is part of the restrictions on the requirements for the conjunction to be accepted
From iata.org ( http://www.iata.org/worldwide/europe...ger_rights.pdf )
Unless it is sold as a single contract of carriage , then I cannot see any reason why the APD is not due. The reference to summary of flights is only relevent if it is a conjunction ticket
For example, I booked JFK-LAX last week on the same ticket as LAX-LAS next week so that I could apply the same SWU to both (and LAS still hasn't cleared
). However the price was equal to booking each as a separate one-way and the fare bases are different for each leg.
Apr 26, 2012, 2:23 pm
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I once got a good deal CPH-LHR-DCA-LHR on AA when I needed to visit CPH before my US trip. I used a separate cheap LHR-CPH one way.
Apr 26, 2012, 2:27 pm
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Well CPH is still a very good value (about $1,200 o/w from ORD) but CDG not so much. And since I don't care if CDG is in Y I figured I'd go as cheap as possible. The return flight also doesn't originate at CDG (BOD, actually) and there wasn't a good way to include BOD-LGW as part of the same pricing unit.
Apr 26, 2012, 5:25 pm
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My interpretation of what hillrider said is that they would all have to be purchased through one organisation (in this case AA) in order to be on one itinerary. But that creates a problem: AA don't sell the cheap BA fares (take a look at what aa.com quotes for the extra flight!).
I'm not saying that in practice this will be easy or even possible for the OP. However, the rules strongly suggest that it should be.
As a great philosopher once said, "In theory, practice is just like theory. In practice, it ain't."
Apr 26, 2012, 5:56 pm
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The original two tickets were from a single TA. However, since AA had to reissue the ticket for an upgrade they, in effect, became a second TA in the mix and had to reapply the cross reference to the new ticket.
I'm not saying that in practice this will be easy or even possible for the OP. However, the rules strongly suggest that it should be.
I'm not saying that in practice this will be easy or even possible for the OP. However, the rules strongly suggest that it should be.
If the agent had issued as a single itinerary , then there would be eligability for the exemption
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Apr 27, 2012, 2:33 am
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Thanks. I think I can choose to have 1, 2 or 3 hours at LHR. The 1hr connection could be tight, but I'll just have carry-on luggage and my feeling is that the 2hr connection will be plenty of time, but not necessarily enough to shower and eat, so perhaps the 3hr is best in my case if the 1hr is a close call. These tickets are $100 each so after spending north of $3k on the J ticket to LHR it wouldn't be the end of the world if asked to pony up $100 for another ticket (assuming prices haven't gone up since).