Airline changed my award ticket schedule
Sep 7, 2015, 9:07 pm
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You could cite, if it exists, legal precedent saying that US-DOT regulations do not apply to a flight segment that starts and ends outside the US, regardless of whether the ticket containing that segment was issued by a US carrier.
You could also cite, if it exists, legal precedent saying that each flight segment within a ticket is judged separately as to US-DOT jurisdiction.
I suspect you can do neither. But surprise me.
You could also cite, if it exists, legal precedent saying that each flight segment within a ticket is judged separately as to US-DOT jurisdiction.
I suspect you can do neither. But surprise me.
Sep 8, 2015, 1:15 am
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I strongly suspect that the DOT regulations will not be applicable in this circumstance. By extension of the contrary logic, nearly every flight worldwide could be subject to the consumer protection offered under this.
But aside from the mental self-gratification of this, the practical application of the debate is pretty close to nil in this case; the thought that the OP will apply to the DOT to force some ticketing change on a CX-operated flight acquired with AA miles on a flight wholly outside the US, justified by an extended layover, is laughable.
But aside from the mental self-gratification of this, the practical application of the debate is pretty close to nil in this case; the thought that the OP will apply to the DOT to force some ticketing change on a CX-operated flight acquired with AA miles on a flight wholly outside the US, justified by an extended layover, is laughable.
Sep 8, 2015, 5:28 am
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You could cite, if it exists, legal precedent saying that US-DOT regulations do not apply to a flight segment that starts and ends outside the US, regardless of whether the ticket containing that segment was issued by a US carrier.
You could also cite, if it exists, legal precedent saying that each flight segment within a ticket is judged separately as to US-DOT jurisdiction.
I suspect you can do neither. But surprise me.
You could also cite, if it exists, legal precedent saying that each flight segment within a ticket is judged separately as to US-DOT jurisdiction.
I suspect you can do neither. But surprise me.
Moreover, my point was that Cathay, the nonticketing carrier, has no obligation here. You have not cited to any regulation or "legal precedent" that supports the proposition that a Cathay has an obligation to create award availability after a schedule change on a ticket issued by American Airlines.
Again, the burden is on the person that says a regulation applies to at least point to the regulation rather than forcing me to explain that you don't understand how the American regulatory system works or prove the nonexistence of the imaginary rule you have created.
Sep 8, 2015, 7:49 am
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I did just this this and was successful. I suggest the OP do the same.
Sep 8, 2015, 8:05 am
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I know it doesn't feel right, but unfortunately, those are the rules.
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Sep 8, 2015, 9:39 am
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Moreover, my point was that Cathay, the nonticketing carrier, has no obligation here. You have not cited to any regulation or "legal precedent" that supports the proposition that a Cathay has an obligation to create award availability after a schedule change on a ticket issued by American Airlines.
Again, the burden is on the person that says a regulation applies to at least point to the regulation rather than forcing me to explain that you don't understand how the American regulatory system works or prove the nonexistence of the imaginary rule you have created.
Again, the burden is on the person that says a regulation applies to at least point to the regulation rather than forcing me to explain that you don't understand how the American regulatory system works or prove the nonexistence of the imaginary rule you have created.
Sep 8, 2015, 11:19 am
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Moreover, my point was that Cathay, the nonticketing carrier, has no obligation here. You have not cited to any regulation or "legal precedent" that supports the proposition that a Cathay has an obligation to create award availability after a schedule change on a ticket issued by American Airlines.
Again, the burden is on the person that says a regulation applies to at least point to the regulation rather than forcing me to explain that you don't understand how the American regulatory system works or prove the nonexistence of the imaginary rule you have created.
Again, the burden is on the person that says a regulation applies to at least point to the regulation rather than forcing me to explain that you don't understand how the American regulatory system works or prove the nonexistence of the imaginary rule you have created.
Sep 10, 2015, 1:47 am
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