FlyerTalk Forums - REF or NONREF Fare Code B2PBF

Quote:
Originally Posted by dan1431
I called NWA.com support and the very nice lady who anwsered checked and said that on her side the fare showed fully refundable and was curious as to why it said non-refundable on my side.
Probably because NW had managed to create an extremely convoluted Penalty clause:

[KVS Availability Tool 2.2.0/Platinum - DotRes: FLL-NW-SFO/B2PBF/1326 USD]
Code:
FLIGHTS: NO FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS APPLY.

MISC: NO ACCOMPANIED TRAVEL  NOTE - OPEN

   SEGMENTS/WAITLISTS ARE PERMITTED. NW SAME DAY TRAVEL

   OPTIONS - AVAILABLE WHEN CHECKING IN ON NWA.COM OR

   AIRPORT KIOSKS. APPLIES TO OUTBOUND/CONTINUING/RETURN

   FLIGHTS. 1. SAME DAY STANDBY PERMITTED FOR

   EARLIER/LATER FLIGHT FOR NO FEE WHEN TRAVEL IS

   BETWEEN THE SAME ORIGIN/DESTINATION AND CONNECTION

   ARPTS. CO-TERMINAL STANDBY IS NOT PERMITTED.

   PPL/STANDBY PROCESSING WILL OCCUR WITHIN 3HOURS OF A

   PASSENGERS DESIRED FLIGHT. 2. FLY NOW - CONFIRM A

   SEAT ON AN ALTERNATE FLIGHT FOR A FLY NOW FEE OF

   25.00USD FOR FLIGHTS DEPARTING WITHIN 3 HOURS OF

   CHECK-IN WHEN - A. THE SAME TICKETED INVENTORY CLASS

   IS AVAILABLE. B. TRAVEL IS BETWEEN THE   SAME ORIGIN

   CITY AND DESTINATION CITY. C. NEW FLIGHTS AND ROUTING

   ARE PERMITTED PER THE FARE RULE. D. ALL TRAVEL IS ON

   NW FLIGHTS 1-1999 AND/OR NW FLIGHTS OPERATED BY

   9E/XJ. 3. TO CONFIRM A SEAT ON A FLIGHT OUTSIDE OF

   THE FLY NOW FEE PERIOD THE RULES OUTLINED IN THE

   PENALTY SECTION WILL APPLY 4. CUSTOMERS STANDING BY

   FOR NW   FLIGHTS OPERATED BY A PARTNER MAY BE

   ASSESSED A FEE.

BLACKOUTS: FOR TRAVEL FROM FLL TO SFO TRAVEL IS NOT VALID 5-6FEB07.

OR

FOR TRAVEL FROM SFO TO FLL TRAVEL IS NOT VALID 1-3FEB07.

MAXIMUM: 

MINIMUM: 

PENALTIES: NOTE - 1RFD IN DGR APPLIES. CHANGES - TICKETS

   MUST BE REISSUED WHEN ANY VOLUNTARY CHANGE IS MADE.

   GDPR - GUARANTEED DAY OF PURCHASE RULE - DECREASE IN

   FARE AFTER TICKET PURCHASE. IF A DECREASE OCCURS

   AFTER A TICKET IS PURCHASED AND PRIOR TO ANY TRAVEL

   ON THE TICKET OR A NEW FARE FOR WHICH THE PASSENGER

   QUALIFIES BECOMES EFFECTIVE THE DIFFERENCE IN FARE

   MAY BE REFUNDED. FOR COMPLETE DETAILS SEE PARAGRAPH

   VI BELOW. I. PRIOR TO DEPARTURE - A. CHANGES TO

   DEPARTING FLIGHT ARE PERMITTED PROVIDED THE CHANGE IS

   MADE TO SAME ORIGIN/DESTINATION AND SAME TICKETED

   TRAVEL DATE AND SAME BOOKING CLASS. B. CHANGES TO

   DEPARTING FLIGHT   INVOLVING A CHANGE TO

   ORIGIN/DESTINATION OR DIFFERENT TICKETED TRAVEL DATE

   OR BOOKING CLASS ARE NOT PERMITTED - SEE

   CANCELLATIONS. II. PRIOR TO DEPARTURE - CHANGES TO

   CONTINUING/RETURN FLIGHTS WHEN THERE IS NO CHANGE TO

   ORIGIN/DESTINATION OR STOPOVERS. A. CONTINUING/RETURN

   FLIGHTS MAY BE CHANGED TO ANOTHER FLIGHT FOR THE SAME

    DATE OR TO A LATER DATE WITHOUT REGARD TO THE

   ADVANCE RSVN REQUIREMENTS PROVIDED THE CHANGE MEETS

   ALL OTHER FARE RULES. CONTINUING/RETURN FLIGHTS MAY

   BE CHANGED TO AN EARLIER DATE PROVIDED THE CHANGE

   MEETS ALL FARE RULES. THE ORIGINAL TICKET DATE MAY BE

   USED TO MEASURE THE ADVANCE PURCHASE REQUIREMENT. B.

   IF A CHANGE IS MADE THAT VIOLATES ANY OF THE ORIGINAL

   FARE RULES TRY THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS - B.1 REPRICE

   THE CONTINUING/RETURN PORTION OF THE ITINERARY USING

   FARES IN EFFECT ON THE DATE THE ORIGINAL TICKET WAS

   ISSUED. ANY DIFFERENCE IN FARES SHOULD BE COLLECTED.

   IF THE REPRICE RESULTS IN A LOWER FARE THE DIFFERENCE

   MAY BE   REFUNDED TO THE ORIGINAL FORM OF PAYMENT.

   B.2 THE ENTIRE TICKET SHOULD ALSO BE REPRICED WITH

   CURRENT FARES. ANY DIFFERENCE IN FARES SHOULD BE

   COLLECTED. IF THE TICKET PRICE IS LOWER THE

   DIFFERENCE IN FARES MAY BE REFUNDED TO THE ORIGINAL

   FORM OF PAYMENT. B.3 IF THE RESULTS OF B.1 - B.2

   ABOVE RESULT IN MULTIPLE PRICING  SOLUTIONS THE

   LOWEST SOLUTION WOULD APPLY. III. PRIOR TO DEPARTURE

   - CHANGES TO CONTINUING/RETURN FLIGHTS WHEN THERE IS

   A CHANGE TO ORIGIN/DESTINATION OR STOPOVERS. A.

   REPRICE THE ENTIRE ITINERARY WITH CURRENT FARES. ANY

   DIFFERENCE IN FARES SHOULD BE COLLECTED. IF THE

   REPRICE RESULTS IN A LOWER FARE THE DIFFERENCE IN

   FARES MAY BE REFUNDED TO THE ORIGINAL FORM OF

   PAYMENT. IV. AFTER DEPARTURE - CHANGES TO

   CONTINUING/RETURN FLIGHT WHEN THERE IS NO CHANGE TO

   ORIGIN/DESTINATION OR STOPOVERS. A. CONTINUING/RETURN

   FLIGHTS MAY BE CHANGED TO ANOTHER FLIGHT FOR THE SAME

   DATE OR TO A LATER DATE WITHOUT REGARD TO THE ADVANCE

   RSVN REQUIREMENTS PROVIDED THE   CHANGE MEETS ALL

   OTHER FARE RULES. CONTINUING/RETURN FLIGHTS MAY BE

   CHANGED TO AN EARLIER DATE PROVIDED THE CHANGE MEETS

   ALL FARE RULES. THE ORIGINAL TICKET DATE MAY BE USED

   TO MEASURE THE ADVANCE PURCHASE REQUIREMENT. B. IF A

   CHANGE IS MADE TO A DATE THAT VIOLATES ANY OF THE

   ORIGINAL FARE RULES TRY THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS - B.1  

   THE CONTINUING/RETURN PORTION OF THE ITINERARY SHOULD

   BE REPRICED WITH AN APPLICABLE FARE IN EFFECT ON THE

   DATE THE ORIGINAL TICKET WAS ISSUED. ANY DIFFERENCE

   IN FARES SHOULD BE COLLECTED. IF THE REPRICE RESULTS

   IN A LOWER FARE THE DIFFERENCE MAY BE REFUNDED TO THE

   ORIGINAL FORM OF PAYMENT. B.2 REPRICE THE

   CONTINUING/RETURN PORTION OF THE ITINERARY WITH

   CURRENT FARES. ANY DIFFERENCE IN FARES SHOULD BE

   COLLECTED. IF THE REPRICE RESULTS IN A LOWER FARE THE

   DIFFERENCE IN FARES MAY BE REFUNDED TO THE ORIGINAL

   FORM OF PAYMENT. B.3 IF THE RESULTS OF B.1 - B.2

   ABOVE RESULT IN MULTIPLE PRICING SOLUTIONS THE LOWEST

   SOLUTION WOULD APPLY. V. AFTER   DEPARTURE - CHANGES

   TO CONTINUING/RETURN FLIGHT WHEN THERE IS A CHANGE TO

   ORIGIN/DESTINATION OR STOPOVERS. A. REPRICE THE

   CONTINUING/RETURN PORTION WITH A CURRENT FARE. ANY

   DIFFERENCE IN FARES SHOULD BE COLLECTED. IF THE

   REPRICE RESULTS IN A LOWER FARE THE DIFFERENCE IN

   FARES MAY BE REFUNDED TO THE ORIGINAL FORM OF

   PAYMENT. VI.  GDPR - GUARANTEED DAY OF PURCHASE RULE

   - DOMESTIC PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION IS SUBJECT TO

   RULES/FARE/ROUTINGS AND CHARGES IN EFFECT ON THE

   DATE/TIME THE TICKET IS ISSUED/PTA PURCHASED UNLESS

   SPECIFIED IN THE FARE RULES. DECREASE IN FARE AFTER

   PURCHASE - IF A DECREASE OCCURS AFTER A TICKET IS

   PURCHASED AND PRIOR TO TRAVEL ON THE TICKET OR A NEW

   FARE FOR WHICH THE PASSENGER QUALIFIES BECOMES

   EFFECTIVE THE DIFFERENCE IN FARES WILL BE REFUNDED

   PROVIDED - 1. THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO

   ORIGIN/DESTINATION/STOPOVER POINTS/FLIGHTS/DATES. 2.

   ALL CONDITIONS OF THE NEW/REDUCED FARE MUST BE MET.

   THE ORIGINAL TICKET DATE OF ISSUE MAY NOT BE USED TO

   SATISFY   THE ADVANCE RESERVATION/TICKETING

   REQUIREMENTS. THE BOOKING CODE OF THE NEW/REDUCED

   FARE MAY DIFFER FROM THE BOOKING CODE ON THE ORIGINAL

   TICKET. CANCELLATIONS - A. CUSTOMERS FIRST POLICY. 1.

   FARES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND NOT GUARANTEED UNTIL

   A TICKET IS PURCHASED. CANCELLATIONS - CANCELLATIONS

   PERMITTED. A. CUSTOMERS FIRST  POLICY. 1. FARES ARE

        SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND NOT ARE GUARANTEED UNTIL A       

   TICKET IS PURCHASED. B. CANCELLATION FEE. 1. TICKETS

   WILL BECOME INVALID/EXPIRED ONE YEAR AFTER THE DATE

   OF THE FIRST DEPARTURE AND MAY NOT BE USED OR

   EXCHANGED FOR TRANSPORTATION AFTER THAT TIME AND

   DATE. 2. ONCE THIS TICKET BECOMES INVALID - THERE IS

   NO CREDIT FOR ANY AMOUNT PAID FOR THE TICKET DUE TO

   THE IMPOSITION OF A 100 PERCENT CANCELLATION FEE. -

   SEE GENERAL TARIFF RULE 105 -.

BKCODE: P

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SEASONS: NO SEASON RESTRICTIONS APPLY.

RESERVATION/TICKETING: 

TICKET RESTRICTIONS: NO SALES RESTRICTION APPLY.