Do BD redemption date changes allows require a new e-ticket number?
Sep 24, 2008 | 11:58 am
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Do BD redemption date changes allows require a new e-ticket number?
In my experience, the answer is allways is yes with the BD system. But BD says "no."
I changed the date on a redemption booking consisting of a single LX flight. Do I need a new ticket number?
I have been able to make date changes on other airlines without getting the ticket reissued. Does this ever happen with BD redemptions?
I changed the date on a redemption booking consisting of a single LX flight. Do I need a new ticket number?
I have been able to make date changes on other airlines without getting the ticket reissued. Does this ever happen with BD redemptions?
Sep 24, 2008 | 12:19 pm
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I changed the LHR-ZRH leg of a LHR-ZRH-JFK ticket this morning and checkmytrip shows the new flight details with the same ticket number.
I called LX to select seats and they too confirmed that the ticket number remains the same.
I have only had a new ticket number where there are major changes. A previous trip, LGA-BOS-(ZRH)-LHR was changed to JFK-(ZRH)-LHR and that triggered a new ticket number
I called LX to select seats and they too confirmed that the ticket number remains the same.
I have only had a new ticket number where there are major changes. A previous trip, LGA-BOS-(ZRH)-LHR was changed to JFK-(ZRH)-LHR and that triggered a new ticket number
Sep 24, 2008 | 12:32 pm
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In my experience, when BD did not issue a new ticket number when they needed to, checkmytrip.com showed the new flight changes as confirmed. Checkmytrip.com continued to show the old E-ticket number. About two days before the flight departure, the reservation was cancelled by the airline to be flown, due to lack of ticketing. This has happend to me more than once.
Has anyone flown tickets where they made date changes and checkmytrip never showed a second ticket number?
Has anyone flown tickets where they made date changes and checkmytrip never showed a second ticket number?
Sep 25, 2008 | 6:58 am
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Save perhaps in the case of changes to the first sector, date/time changes do not require a ticket re-issue. The e-ticket just needs to be revalidated.
Route changes require ticket re-issue.
checkmytrip will be no help in telling you whether the e-ticket has been revalidated properly, but usually that doesn't matter because a date/time change won't cause too many problems at the airport to get sorted. Re-routes do.
Route changes require ticket re-issue.
checkmytrip will be no help in telling you whether the e-ticket has been revalidated properly, but usually that doesn't matter because a date/time change won't cause too many problems at the airport to get sorted. Re-routes do.
Sep 25, 2008 | 7:03 am
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Even on changes that don't involve a change to the first coupon of the eticket/ticket and may even be just date changes, best practice is to call the operating airline and make sure it all looks good to them.
Sep 25, 2008 | 4:52 pm
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Save perhaps in the case of changes to the first sector, date/time changes do not require a ticket re-issue. The e-ticket just needs to be revalidated.
Route changes require ticket re-issue.
checkmytrip will be no help in telling you whether the e-ticket has been revalidated properly, but usually that doesn't matter because a date/time change won't cause too many problems at the airport to get sorted. Re-routes do.
Route changes require ticket re-issue.
checkmytrip will be no help in telling you whether the e-ticket has been revalidated properly, but usually that doesn't matter because a date/time change won't cause too many problems at the airport to get sorted. Re-routes do.
On two occasions ICC told me that new tickets were not required only for me to call back the following day to be told they were in the queue to be re-ticketed.
Sep 26, 2008 | 2:54 am
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Sep 26, 2008 | 3:47 am
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It was cabin's change (C-->F) : taxes were the same as fuel surcharge is always the same and as route's origine wasn't UK (APD tax). Only more miles and cash (and 20 change fee + 4 credit card fee).