[PREM FARE GONE] AA A/F Fare: CMN-MIA - $741/$1159
Sep 12, 2021, 11:24 am
#271
Join Date: Feb 2014
Programs: Star Alliance Gold, AS MVP
Posts: 990
AA is likely to honor these bookings as they are pretty aware that;
- IB wouldn't cancel their CMN-MAD & MAD-LHR services
- AA wouldn't cancel their LHR-JFK/MIA services
- Most people who have booked this fare is subject to the Presidential Proclamation and would end up with a AA voucher as they wouldn't have a cancellation or/and a schedule change more than 4 hours.
- IB wouldn't cancel their CMN-MAD & MAD-LHR services
- AA wouldn't cancel their LHR-JFK/MIA services
- Most people who have booked this fare is subject to the Presidential Proclamation and would end up with a AA voucher as they wouldn't have a cancellation or/and a schedule change more than 4 hours.
Sep 12, 2021, 11:45 am
#272
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Southern Cali
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but if you cancel these tickets and receive the value back in the form of a voucher, don't you have to use the credit on a flight departing from the same country?
I have a booking originating in the US I canceled last year and AA won't let me use it on another booking unless it also departs from the US.
I would hate to see people end up with a credit that can only be used on ex-Morocco AA bookings
I have a booking originating in the US I canceled last year and AA won't let me use it on another booking unless it also departs from the US.
I would hate to see people end up with a credit that can only be used on ex-Morocco AA bookings
Sep 12, 2021, 12:00 pm
#273
Join Date: Feb 2002
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but if you cancel these tickets and receive the value back in the form of a voucher, don't you have to use the credit on a flight departing from the same country?
I have a booking originating in the US I canceled last year and AA won't let me use it on another booking unless it also departs from the US.
I would hate to see people end up with a credit that can only be used on ex-Morocco AA bookings
I have a booking originating in the US I canceled last year and AA won't let me use it on another booking unless it also departs from the US.
I would hate to see people end up with a credit that can only be used on ex-Morocco AA bookings
Sep 12, 2021, 12:17 pm
#274
Join Date: Aug 2004
Programs: AA (EP), Hilton (Diamond), Marriott Bonvoy (Titanium)
Posts: 8,937
AA is likely to honor these bookings as they are pretty aware that;
- IB wouldn't cancel their CMN-MAD & MAD-LHR services
- AA wouldn't cancel their LHR-JFK/MIA services
- Most people who have booked this fare is subject to the Presidential Proclamation and would end up with a AA voucher as they wouldn't have a cancellation or/and a schedule change more than 4 hours.
- IB wouldn't cancel their CMN-MAD & MAD-LHR services
- AA wouldn't cancel their LHR-JFK/MIA services
- Most people who have booked this fare is subject to the Presidential Proclamation and would end up with a AA voucher as they wouldn't have a cancellation or/and a schedule change more than 4 hours.
Sep 12, 2021, 12:20 pm
#275
Join Date: Aug 2004
Programs: AA (EP), Hilton (Diamond), Marriott Bonvoy (Titanium)
Posts: 8,937
Correct me if I'm wrong, but if you cancel these tickets and receive the value back in the form of a voucher, don't you have to use the credit on a flight departing from the same country?
I have a booking originating in the US I canceled last year and AA won't let me use it on another booking unless it also departs from the US.
I would hate to see people end up with a credit that can only be used on ex-Morocco AA bookings
I have a booking originating in the US I canceled last year and AA won't let me use it on another booking unless it also departs from the US.
I would hate to see people end up with a credit that can only be used on ex-Morocco AA bookings
Sep 12, 2021, 12:20 pm
#276
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Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: Istanbul, Turkey
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I'm not sure why your points mean that AA will honor the booking. Surely the choice of honoring them hinges on if AA wants to treat the fare as an error, not whether flights are cancelled. Regarding your third point, I can't figure out what you mean. What proclamation?
Sep 12, 2021, 1:37 pm
#277
Join Date: Aug 2007
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Posts: 2,488
Sep 12, 2021, 3:08 pm
#279
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: IND/MEX
Programs: AA PPro BA Bronze SPG Gold HH GLD Hyatt Exp
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I managed to booked it Today at 7am GMT it was fight with AA agents which couldn't price it with IB sectors etc...
booked for 4 pax in A class..
Had to split in 2pnr per 2pax because of avaliable A class 2seats on AA100 and.AA106....not big difrence....
happy with outcome but lost 6h on phone during 2 days...
I manage also include A321T for BOS-JFK leg....
booked for 4 pax in A class..
Had to split in 2pnr per 2pax because of avaliable A class 2seats on AA100 and.AA106....not big difrence....
happy with outcome but lost 6h on phone during 2 days...
I manage also include A321T for BOS-JFK leg....
Sep 12, 2021, 3:34 pm
#280
Join Date: Apr 2007
Programs: QF, VA, AC, Hyatt, Marriott
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When was this and which fare? AA is supposed to honor a stored price quote for at least 24 hours, but there have been instances where AA wouldn't do so for unusually low fares such as the ex-Egypt RTW right when their currency plummeted or the ex-Seychelles when few realized the fare still existed.
Sep 12, 2021, 3:44 pm
#281
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I don't want to target any poster but "flaming others for calling the airline" is just an action that flame someone else for no reason which is not nice.
It has been already mentioned multiple times that airlines have algorithms of ticket purchases and systems could detect the unusual traffic on this fare even if everyone books online or through a third party travel agent.
It has been already mentioned multiple times that airlines have algorithms of ticket purchases and systems could detect the unusual traffic on this fare even if everyone books online or through a third party travel agent.
Sep 12, 2021, 4:14 pm
#282
Join Date: Aug 2020
Posts: 829
If you call the airlines you have the possibility of ruining the fare for everyone. Sure you might benefit short term but the long term risk is too great. Only the reckless and selfish and utterly uninformed would call the airlines in these situations. It's so easy to book with matrix. OP has good reasons to never share these fares again.
Sep 12, 2021, 4:18 pm
#283
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Global
Posts: 5,998
I don't want to target any poster but "flaming others for calling the airline" is just an action that flame someone else for no reason which is not nice.
It has been already mentioned multiple times that airlines have algorithms of ticket purchases and systems could detect the unusual traffic on this fare even if everyone books online or through a third party travel agent.
It has been already mentioned multiple times that airlines have algorithms of ticket purchases and systems could detect the unusual traffic on this fare even if everyone books online or through a third party travel agent.
Yes, airlines have systems that track purchases and flag fares that get unusually high traffic. However, that takes time. This fare will be a good test of this.
Airlines also have systems in place for agents to report "error fares". This absolutely gets fares pulled faster. So, if you want people to keep posting these fares, don't call the airline when it is live.
Having said that, once the fare is gone, of course, there may be reasons to call the airline and one certainly should if needed.
Sep 12, 2021, 4:35 pm
#284
Join Date: May 2006
Location: SAN
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When was this and which fare? AA is supposed to honor a stored price quote for at least 24 hours, but there have been instances where AA wouldn't do so for unusually low fares such as the ex-Egypt RTW right when their currency plummeted or the ex-Seychelles when few realized the fare still existed.
Sep 12, 2021, 4:36 pm
#285
Join Date: Aug 2004
Programs: AA (EP), Hilton (Diamond), Marriott Bonvoy (Titanium)
Posts: 8,937
I tried booking this way, but both Matrix and GF say "no flights". I tried using EF to build the exact flights and then plug them into Matrix, but it insists "no flights found".
