when does a paper ticket expire ?
Oct 10, 1999 | 8:12 am
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when does a paper ticket expire ?
Hi all.
I am wondering how long a full-fare paper ticket is valid for reissue. I know that unused restricted fares are generally good for one-year. Does an un-restricted ticket have a longer life ?
Thanks!
I am wondering how long a full-fare paper ticket is valid for reissue. I know that unused restricted fares are generally good for one-year. Does an un-restricted ticket have a longer life ?
Thanks!
Oct 10, 1999 | 10:17 am
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One year from date of issue, restricted tickets can normally be reissued within the same time frame, subject to the change fee.
Oct 10, 1999 | 2:26 pm
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If you have not used any part of the ticket, a domestic ticket has a two year exhcange life(value less change fee). International tickets are much more complicated and it depends upon the fare rules used to buy the ticket.
Oct 10, 1999 | 7:38 pm
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I do not think that AA has any expiration for their tickets. They used to have a one-year expiration that was changed awhile ago.
Nov 12, 1999 | 10:25 pm
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I don't see how under US law a regular ticket you purchase can ever become worthless. Courts have ruled that there can be no expiration for gift certificates, for instance. I would imagine you can get the airline to re-issue.
I had some old upgrade coupons on AA and they cheerfully accepted them without a second thought. After all, I had paid for them one time or another. Why should the money I paid all of a sudden become worthless (that's what inflation is for :-))
I had some old upgrade coupons on AA and they cheerfully accepted them without a second thought. After all, I had paid for them one time or another. Why should the money I paid all of a sudden become worthless (that's what inflation is for :-))
