Changing a Open Jaw ticket
Jun 10, 2019 | 11:12 am
#16
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Jun 10, 2019 | 1:31 pm
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Jun 11, 2019 | 2:41 am
#18
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OP said he bought ILAURGB8 in March, so I used the historical fare on 31MAR. On 31MAR, ILAURGB8 (LON-SHA r. t.) was 1850GBP+tax, and ILAVRGB8 (LON-HKG r. t.) was 1655GBP+tax. Please refer to my earlier post with all the fare information. You are right that it comes with a 7-day min. stay restriction.
Jun 11, 2019 | 6:14 am
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Yes, long story short I don't need to go to Shanghai, I'm travelling into mainland china but not in PVG area anymore
What if there isn't I class available? Can I pay more for to make my HKG-LHR? leg higher fare class I don't mind let's saying pay 1000 or so to change but I would feel pretty sick having to pay double that. It's a business expense and it's my fault but the bean counters would be upset if I didn't make a honest attempt to save money.
for clarification I bought the ticket 28/03/19
What if there isn't I class available? Can I pay more for to make my HKG-LHR? leg higher fare class I don't mind let's saying pay 1000 or so to change but I would feel pretty sick having to pay double that. It's a business expense and it's my fault but the bean counters would be upset if I didn't make a honest attempt to save money.
for clarification I bought the ticket 28/03/19
Jul 22, 2019 | 4:56 am
#22
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For anybody who is interested in the outcome, it is exactly as many suggested, just the fare difference plus change fee.
I've been waiting because the fare kept changing a lot and I've been looking every couple of days, it was pretty high and I almost decided to knock it on the head, get the remains of a refund and pick a new itinerary with BA, however BA's price doubled and Cathay's came down to a fare change that was manageable.
So my advice is to others is to hold on and wait until you can because CX prices seem to change a lot more than some competition just on this routing for example.
I've been waiting because the fare kept changing a lot and I've been looking every couple of days, it was pretty high and I almost decided to knock it on the head, get the remains of a refund and pick a new itinerary with BA, however BA's price doubled and Cathay's came down to a fare change that was manageable.
So my advice is to others is to hold on and wait until you can because CX prices seem to change a lot more than some competition just on this routing for example.
Last edited by Leaping_Deere; Jul 22, 2019 at 5:04 am