Avoid Code Share Flight Ticketed in AA
Apr 23, 2022, 7:24 am
#16
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Hijacking thread with my own question on this topic 
Historically I found booking a code-share to normally be more pricey and not useful.....but I'm looking at a Finnair flight now that costs the exact same on AA. However, the cancel/ change policies are different........AA allows all flights to be cancelled and have travel credit for a year from booking.....whereas Finnair permits unlimited changes until 31 May and one single change after 31 May but the change must be a rebook (they don't give blanket credit).
In this case, I am really tempted to go AA for the additional flexibility in these COVID and regional war times.
Anyone had issues with getting AA credit for cancelling a code-share?
Historically I found booking a code-share to normally be more pricey and not useful.....but I'm looking at a Finnair flight now that costs the exact same on AA. However, the cancel/ change policies are different........AA allows all flights to be cancelled and have travel credit for a year from booking.....whereas Finnair permits unlimited changes until 31 May and one single change after 31 May but the change must be a rebook (they don't give blanket credit).
In this case, I am really tempted to go AA for the additional flexibility in these COVID and regional war times.
Anyone had issues with getting AA credit for cancelling a code-share?
Apr 23, 2022, 10:45 am
#17
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The ticket was sold by AA on their ticket stock. Myself and other passengers asked BA to sell us a new tickets for the same LIS-LHR flight but they refused saying the flight was full. We said sell us the same seats and they said “it doesn’t work that way” and refused. So our only choice was to buy a new ticket on another flight. I primarily think this is BA’s fault but expected AA to take responsibility since we paid them fir the round trip flight.
Before buying new tickets, did you contact AA and ask it to fix the issue?
Apr 23, 2022, 1:52 pm
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Hijacking thread with my own question on this topic
Historically I found booking a code-share to normally be more pricey and not useful.....but I'm looking at a Finnair flight now that costs the exact same on AA. However, the cancel/ change policies are different........AA allows all flights to be cancelled and have travel credit for a year from booking.....whereas Finnair permits unlimited changes until 31 May and one single change after 31 May but the change must be a rebook (they don't give blanket credit).
In this case, I am really tempted to go AA for the additional flexibility in these COVID and regional war times.
Anyone had issues with getting AA credit for cancelling a code-share?
Historically I found booking a code-share to normally be more pricey and not useful.....but I'm looking at a Finnair flight now that costs the exact same on AA. However, the cancel/ change policies are different........AA allows all flights to be cancelled and have travel credit for a year from booking.....whereas Finnair permits unlimited changes until 31 May and one single change after 31 May but the change must be a rebook (they don't give blanket credit).
In this case, I am really tempted to go AA for the additional flexibility in these COVID and regional war times.
Anyone had issues with getting AA credit for cancelling a code-share?
Apr 23, 2022, 3:25 pm
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Be careful if relying on travel insurance for that - my current plans both list "War (declared or undeclared) or acts of war" as general exclusions.
Apr 23, 2022, 5:23 pm
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Apr 23, 2022, 5:37 pm
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Certainly need more details. Which the OP has been asked for, but not given.
OP has not logged in since post 13. Doubt he/she will return
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OP has not logged in since post 13. Doubt he/she will return
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