Chances this "mistake" holds up?
May 18, 2019, 4:08 pm
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Chances this "mistake" holds up?
So I booked a lengthy itinerary through a OW partner. Due to a schedule change, they had to adjust one of my AA legs. In rebooking me, they put me in F (I booked J) on the AA flight. I have selected my seat, meal, etc...How is this likely to play out?
May 18, 2019, 4:28 pm
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If this is a cash ticket, the question is whether AA accepts the payment tendered for the F ticket. If it does not, there will be an add/collect due from the ticketing carrier and you will be reseated in J if there is J availability at that point. Otherwise in Y.
May 18, 2019, 4:31 pm
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As long as you've actually been reticketed I'd say you're 99% or better.
If you haven't been reticketed then less than 10%.
If you haven't been reticketed then less than 10%.
May 18, 2019, 4:38 pm
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May 18, 2019, 5:27 pm
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If a new ticket has been issued, then I cannot see it likely that you will have any issues
No there won't ; the other airline is the travel agent and is the one that AA would go back to if there was money owing. The passenger is not its customer
No there won't ; the other airline is the travel agent and is the one that AA would go back to if there was money owing. The passenger is not its customer
May 19, 2019, 12:00 am
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This happened to me once a while back, albeit it was AA who erroneously rebooked me in F instead of J (this was a transcon with 3 classes of service). Based on my experience, I would say you have a good chance of sitting in F.
May 19, 2019, 7:48 am
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There actually is an F cabin on pretty much every TCON flight (in fact, all but the smallest aircraft). But, very few with both F & J. Entirely possible that OP is on a 2-class aircraft which was booked on a J fare basis but reflects as a seat in the single premium cabin, which is F.
Perhaps easiest is for OP to provide his routing, date, and flight numbers.
May 19, 2019, 8:17 am
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May 19, 2019, 10:48 am
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I think the point many are trying to make is that F on an AA domestic flight is rarely true F as on the 321T or 77W, but is called first nonetheless. Thus, OP may be seeing First on the screen, but has been moved to a 2-class aircraft which doesn't have a business cabin.
May 19, 2019, 1:01 pm
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I think the point many are trying to make is that F on an AA domestic flight is rarely true F as on the 321T or 77W, but is called first nonetheless. Thus, OP may be seeing First on the screen, but has been moved to a 2-class aircraft which doesn't have a business cabin.
May 19, 2019, 2:33 pm
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I think the point many are trying to make is that F on an AA domestic flight is rarely true F as on the 321T or 77W, but is called first nonetheless. Thus, OP may be seeing First on the screen, but has been moved to a 2-class aircraft which doesn't have a business cabin.
I guess he’s free to come back and clarify so folks can give him more precise advice.