Jul 5, 2017, 10:35 am
Last edit by: SQueeze
IF these are not canceled, Month of flight, routing, list your handle,and then any results/updates.
Jan 2018 CAI-ADD-HKG-AKL-HKG-ADD-CAI Coffee84 ( J/ cx I )
JAN 2018 CAI-ADD-SIN-AKL Oliverio (ET/SQ in D)
Feb 2018 CAI-ADD-SIN-AKL-SIN-ADD-CAI Zebranz (all D)
Mar 2018 CAI-ADD-SIN-AKL Coffee84 (J/ sq D)
May 2018 CAI-ADD-SIN-CHC-SIN-ADD-CAI Zebranz (all D)
May 2018 CAI-ADD-SIN-AKL-SIN-ADD-CAI. Trappy (ALL D CLASS)
May 2018 CAI-ADD-SIN-AKL Kiwifruit (ET/J;SQ/D)
Jan 2018 CAI-ADD-HKG-AKL-HKG-ADD-CAI Coffee84 ( J/ cx I )
JAN 2018 CAI-ADD-SIN-AKL Oliverio (ET/SQ in D)
Feb 2018 CAI-ADD-SIN-AKL-SIN-ADD-CAI Zebranz (all D)
Mar 2018 CAI-ADD-SIN-AKL Coffee84 (J/ sq D)
May 2018 CAI-ADD-SIN-CHC-SIN-ADD-CAI Zebranz (all D)
May 2018 CAI-ADD-SIN-AKL-SIN-ADD-CAI. Trappy (ALL D CLASS)
May 2018 CAI-ADD-SIN-AKL Kiwifruit (ET/J;SQ/D)
[PREM FARE GONE] ET: CAI-AKL o/w in J as low as US$440
Jul 5, 2017, 4:55 pm
#106
Join Date: May 2013
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Your suggestion is based on completely false information. They already know the fare basis codes. That's how they pulled the fare to begin with. It's the entire basis for the "mistake fare".
Jul 5, 2017, 4:58 pm
#107
Join Date: May 2004
Location: SFO sometimes
Programs: UA 1K, AA gold, A3 gold
Posts: 1,634
But hey, what do I know, I only worked for an OTA and worked with airline RM departments to file fares myself, as well as successfully challenging and getting one of the first "special saver" fares to be honored on SK OSL-PVG back in 2005.
Jul 5, 2017, 5:01 pm
#108
Join Date: May 2004
Location: SFO sometimes
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Best practice is to save these during the ticketing process. Next logical place to look is by pulling up your PNR on the airline website, which in ET's case shows the complete fare rules at the bottom of the page when you pull it up on their site.
Jul 5, 2017, 5:09 pm
#109
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Utah
Programs: AA EXP, AS G75K
Posts: 104
Has anybody ever considered something along these lines for any of the ET fares:
- assuming you are not contacted ahead of time, showing up at the airport.
- if they attempt to downgrade you or not fly, say you have a confirmed business class ticket to your destination. if they are sticking to their guns, have them run your credit card for the difference.
- dispute with credit card for the difference because merchant altered the amount for the service after purchase.
Risky but I bet if you have something written from ET that says "we don't feel like honoring this because we sold it to you at a price we no longer like" then there is a good chance the CC company will side with you
- assuming you are not contacted ahead of time, showing up at the airport.
- if they attempt to downgrade you or not fly, say you have a confirmed business class ticket to your destination. if they are sticking to their guns, have them run your credit card for the difference.
- dispute with credit card for the difference because merchant altered the amount for the service after purchase.
Risky but I bet if you have something written from ET that says "we don't feel like honoring this because we sold it to you at a price we no longer like" then there is a good chance the CC company will side with you
Jul 5, 2017, 5:13 pm
#110
Join Date: May 2004
Location: SFO sometimes
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Interesting to hear about the additional e-mail confirmation when adding your contact info directly on the website. I was debating about whether or not to provide them additional contact information there.
Jul 5, 2017, 6:09 pm
#111
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Utah
Programs: AA EXP, AS G75K
Posts: 104
If they decide to yank it - that's fine - no big deal. What i found interesting was on their website it shows the cx legs as "Economy" but on the tripcase doc and e-ticket it shows Business I confirmed. It also looks like a CX marketed and Operated flight which means I could credit to AS should this go through. With my status it's a crazy 1.93cpm and nearly 40k award miles .. HKG-AKL r/t
Jul 5, 2017, 6:11 pm
#112
Join Date: May 2013
Location: west coast best coast
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And yes, multiple fare basis codes were involved and all 3 of them were pulled.
Jul 5, 2017, 7:19 pm
#113
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: POZ
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Jul 5, 2017, 7:57 pm
#114
Join Date: May 2004
Location: SFO sometimes
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I'm not going to debate fare bases in an open forum as it is wait and see time.
Jul 6, 2017, 3:11 am
#116
Company Representative: MyFlights App
Join Date: Jun 2017
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Not trying to promote my app (as I know most of Flyertalk are already users), but to help with the constant checking for booking cancellations etc., you can use MyFlights for these bookings.
The Singapore code is Amadeus and the ET code is Sabre - both will work in MyFlights, but for the ET booking reference you will need to ensure you have an email address in your booking - once added on the ET site, you'll be able to add it to MyFlights
The Singapore code is Amadeus and the ET code is Sabre - both will work in MyFlights, but for the ET booking reference you will need to ensure you have an email address in your booking - once added on the ET site, you'll be able to add it to MyFlights
Jul 6, 2017, 3:11 am
#117
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: FRA
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Takes a while but it works (if you don't have incredibly ...... bank) and it allows you not to book on ...... OTAs.
Greetings
Jul 6, 2017, 7:58 am
#119
Join Date: Jul 2017
Programs: SPG*P50, M&B*G, LH*G, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 9
I am/was due to fly mid August 17 until a few moments ago everything was unchanged. Now my coupons on Sabre have changed form OK TO FLY to CONFIRMED and the ticket on Amadeus (pulled through the SQ leg-localizer) has vanished (just some fragments remain).
Ticket as such still exists and coupons have not (yet) been put to VOID or EXCHANGED.
Looks like they're putting an end to the party relatively quickly. See what happens next, booked through ebookers for a reason.
Ticket as such still exists and coupons have not (yet) been put to VOID or EXCHANGED.
Looks like they're putting an end to the party relatively quickly. See what happens next, booked through ebookers for a reason.
Jul 6, 2017, 8:03 am
#120
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