Partial refund for an A->B->C->A trip where A->B cancelled
Jul 26, 2019, 5:57 pm
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And for those who want separate tickets and protection for journeys involving the US, bear in mind that AA -- unlike almost any other carrier -- protects across separate OW tickets. A worthwhile quirk which creates the functional equivalent of a <24-hour stopover.
Also, note that for domestic US segments, the break point is a convenient 4-hours (generally).
Also, note that for domestic US segments, the break point is a convenient 4-hours (generally).
Jul 26, 2019, 6:33 pm
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Thanks all. You learn something new every day.
I shall now avoid booking ZRH->LHR->JFK, (< 24 hour stop), JFK->MAD (<24 hour stop), MAD->ZRH. Apart from being exhausting, it seems I might get to LHR, find there are no flights to JFK for a while, and find myself rerouted straight to MAD with no other options or compensation!
I shall now avoid booking ZRH->LHR->JFK, (< 24 hour stop), JFK->MAD (<24 hour stop), MAD->ZRH. Apart from being exhausting, it seems I might get to LHR, find there are no flights to JFK for a while, and find myself rerouted straight to MAD with no other options or compensation!
Jul 26, 2019, 6:40 pm
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I don't think the 24 hours is an absolutely hard and fast rule in that if you're trying to book an "illegal" routing, it would be forced to break the fare rather than use a through fare, although some systems might just refuse to issue such a ticket. Also, my understanding is that a good agent (or real live human competent TA) should be able to force the issue by selling three separate one way tickets combined onto the same PNR, but of course this is likely to be expensive.
Jul 27, 2019, 12:00 am
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And for those who want separate tickets and protection for journeys involving the US, bear in mind that AA -- unlike almost any other carrier -- protects across separate OW tickets. A worthwhile quirk which creates the functional equivalent of a <24-hour stopover.
Also, note that for domestic US segments, the break point is a convenient 4-hours (generally).
Also, note that for domestic US segments, the break point is a convenient 4-hours (generally).