i have been reading the forums here for some time now in an attempt to more thoroughly understand the airline system and how best to utilize it. through one of the posts i found the section of expedia that lists fares along with their rules. my questions are in understanding these rules. i think that i have a basic understanding, but the two sections that give me trouble are the routing section and the sales restriction section. what routings would be legal for this bwi to lax flight? secondly, does the sales restriction mean that only travel agents can purchase a ticket on this fare? and lastly, is there any expiration date on when the fare will be valid? thank you very much in advance for your help.

the rules are as follows:
From: Baltimore, MD (BWI-Baltimore Washington)
To: Los Angeles, CA (LAX-Los Angeles Intl.)
Fare Basis Code: LL14QD1N

BWILAX-AA 23JAN04 *RULE DISPLAY* TARIFF 0011 RULE 3035
-FARE BASIS USD TAX TOTAL PTC FT
LL14QD1N R 154.42 11.58 166.00 ADT EX
LL14QD1N R 165.58 12.42 178.00 ADT EX
LL14QD1N/IN00 R 0.00 0.00 0.00 INF EX
LL14QD1N/INF50 R 77.21 5.79 83.00 INS EX
BOOKING CODES L
FIRST TRAVEL -20JAN04
SEASONS - NO RESTRICTION
PENALTIES - CANCEL-NON REF
CHANGE-100.00 USD
FOR ALL CONDITIONS SEE TEXT RULE
DAY/TIME - TUE/WED/SAT ALL DAY
ADV RES/TKT - RES REQ 14 DAYS BEFORE DEPART
TKTG WITHIN 1 DAY AFTER RESERVATIONS
OR AT LEAST 14 DAYS BEFORE DEPART
WHICHEVER IS EARLIER
WAITLISTING NOT PERMITTED ALL SEGMENTS
FURTHER RESTR APPLY SEE TEXT RULE
MIN STAY - RETURN AFTER 1 DAY AFTER
DEPARTURE FROM ORIGIN
MAX STAY - NO RESTRICTION
BLACKOUTS - NO RESTRICTION
SURCHARGES - NONE
STOPOVERS - NOT PERMITTED
TRANSFERS - NO RESTRICTION
FLT APPLIC - NO RESTRICTION
CHILD DISC - INF UNDER 2 YRS FREE NO SEAT
1ST-2ND INS UNDER 2 YRS 50 PCT WITH SEAT
OTHER DISC - RULE 6020 DFR3 PASSENGER OCCUPYING TWO SEATS
APPLIES.
COMBINABLTY - SEE TEXT RULE
ELIGIBILITY - NO RESTRICTION
ACCOM PSGR - NO RESTRICTION
TRVL RESTR - NO RESTRICTION
SALES RESTR - TKT BY MAIL PTA MECH PTA-TKT
PERMITTED TKT BY SELF NOT PERMITTED
NEGOTIATED - NO RESTRICTION
TKT ENDORSE - ORIGINAL TKT - NONREF/CHG100PLUSFAREDIF/
MUST APPEAR IN ENDORSEMENT BOX ORIGINAL TKT -
CXL BY FLT TIME OR NOVALUE
MUST APPEAR IN ENDORSEMENT BOX
APPLICATION - SEE TEXT RULE
INDUSTRY FARE TYPE - XPN - INSTANT PURCHASE NONREFUNDABLE
PFCS MAY VARY BY RTG
ROUTING 2 FROM BWI-AA-NYC-AA-STL/CHI/DFW-
TO AA-SJC/RNO-AA-LAX*
OR TO AA-DEN/LAS-AA-LAX*
OR TO AA-PHX/SFO-AA-LAX*




[This message has been edited by want2flymore (edited Jan 21, 2004).]

Anybody can buy this ticket.
There is no season listed so you can book this out for as far as the reservation systems will let you (330 days) but you can only fly on TUE/WED/THUR

Routings allowed are via NYC, STL, CHI or DFW.

Welcome to the wonderful world of FT, want2flymore!

BTW, It's a good idea to start with the basics, as you have, before moving on to things even more complicated.

Enjoy your FT experience.

I think Tango meant to say SAT instead of THUR.

Welcome to FT!

Hi want2flymore and welcome to FlyerTalk.

The MilesBuzz forum is for the posting of the latest frequent flyer program buzz.. This doesn't appear to have anything to do with miles or points, and also appear to be the fare rules for an AA flight. As air fare rules are usually ariline specific, I'm going to move this to the AA Forum where you can continue to follow it.

Regards,

Flipside