Codeshare IRROPs question with separate tickets
Dec 14, 2015 | 9:31 am
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Codeshare IRROPs question with separate tickets
Hi All,
Thinking of booking the following- YYZ-JFK-MXP-AUH on an AA ticket, and AUH-KHI on a separate EY ticket (saves about $550) in January. I could book the entire flight cheaper on an EY ticket but I want the AA EQMs and RDMs.
The last segment on the AA ticket (MXP-AUH) is an EY codeshare, and is on EY metal.
In the event that MXP-AUH is delayed, would EY protect me for the AUH-KHI leg, given that the delay was on their own metal?
I'm considering booking the same itinerary (KHI-AUH-MXP-JFK) on the return so it applies both ways.
If it helps, I have both AA EXP and EY Gold.
Thinking of booking the following- YYZ-JFK-MXP-AUH on an AA ticket, and AUH-KHI on a separate EY ticket (saves about $550) in January. I could book the entire flight cheaper on an EY ticket but I want the AA EQMs and RDMs.
The last segment on the AA ticket (MXP-AUH) is an EY codeshare, and is on EY metal.
In the event that MXP-AUH is delayed, would EY protect me for the AUH-KHI leg, given that the delay was on their own metal?
I'm considering booking the same itinerary (KHI-AUH-MXP-JFK) on the return so it applies both ways.
If it helps, I have both AA EXP and EY Gold.
Dec 14, 2015 | 9:38 am
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This is probably a question better asked for EY, as it depends on EY's policies not AA's.
If this was all on AA metal (or connecting to/from a oneworld carrier), then yes AA would protect on the separate itineraries. But EY isn't a oneworld carrier so wouldn't be covered by that policy.
If this was all on AA metal (or connecting to/from a oneworld carrier), then yes AA would protect on the separate itineraries. But EY isn't a oneworld carrier so wouldn't be covered by that policy.
Dec 14, 2015 | 9:51 am
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This is probably a question better asked for EY, as it depends on EY's policies not AA's.
If this was all on AA metal (or connecting to/from a oneworld carrier), then yes AA would protect on the separate itineraries. But EY isn't a oneworld carrier so wouldn't be covered by that policy.
If this was all on AA metal (or connecting to/from a oneworld carrier), then yes AA would protect on the separate itineraries. But EY isn't a oneworld carrier so wouldn't be covered by that policy.
It's the combination of EY metal on AA ticket, to EY ticket, that has me wondering.
Dec 14, 2015 | 4:39 pm
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It is definitely a question for EY. Because it is on separate tickets and not a OW connection, you shouldn't expect AA to do anything for you. This applies in both directions - you are connecting to a non-OW flight on the way out, and from a non-OW flight on the return. They may do something in benevolence, but don't count on it.
Dec 14, 2015 | 4:44 pm
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The first leg would be a separate ticket but would be EY-EY, and the second leg would be EY-AA but on the same ticket.
Dec 14, 2015 | 4:53 pm
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Except where an airline has a listed policy ( e.g. AA in regards to OW connections ) , assume that you will be on your own and be liable for any change fees/no show fees/ buying a new ticket if unchangeable that become applicable
Dec 14, 2015 | 4:56 pm
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You should be aware that one solution for them is to fly you from AUH to North America directly. In that case (and I'd guess that is what happens most of the time), probably no AA codeshare and no EQM for you unless you try and get ORC, which would be an interesting exercise given there are no documented IRROPS on your AA ticket.
Last edited by jridge; Dec 14, 2015 at 6:57 pm Reason: grammar