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Latest owe Rules?
Starting to plan my first 2003 ex-SWP ticket and checking fewmiles site for the owe rules and noticed that they haven't been updated in a while (seem to be effective 4/16/2002). Does anyone know if the rules have been updated since then?
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I believe the only change is the one reported here eliminating the option for SOTO ticketing in Canada.
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What is "SOTO"?
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by ph-ndr: What is "SOTO"?</font> |
Current OWE rules (ex SYD):
http://www.bestflights.com.au/cgi-bi...indetails=1117 3/ BA / QANTAS One World Explorer (mileage): Rules APPLICATION - ALL CONDITIONS OF RULE R701 / RWR2 RULE 9701 APPLY EXCEPT AS STATED BELOW - DATE OF THE FIRST INTERREGIONAL SECTOR DETERMINES THE APPLICABLE SEASONAL FARE FOR THE ENTIRE JOURNEY. REFER TO ROUTE PARA POINT 11 TO DEFINE REGIONS ROUTING - VALID FOR TRAVEL ON QF/BA/AA/AY/CX/EI/FJ/ GF/IB/LA/LP/PH/XL* SERVICES ONLY NOTE: FLTS ON *XL VLD FROM 16DEC02 - THE TOTAL JOURNEY MUST NOT EXCEED MPM OF: TIER 1 - 26000 MILES TIER 2 - 29000 MILES TIER 3 - 34000 MILES BUSINESS CLASS - 34000 MILES FIRST CLASS - 34000 MILES - TRAVEL NOT PERMITTED ON CX FLIGHTS BETWEEN HONG KONG AND VIETNAM - SURCHARGE TABLES NOT PERMITTED - TRAVEL MUST INCLUDE A POINT IN TC1/TC2 AND TC3 AND MUST BE VIA BOTH THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC OCEANS AND ONLY ONE TRANSATLANTIC AND TRANSPACIFIC FLIGHT IS PERMITTED - ONLY ONE INTERNATIONAL DEPT AND ONE INTERNATIONAL ARRIVAL TO/FROM AUSTRALIA PERMITTED **EXCEPTION: TRAVEL FROM AUST TWO PERMITTED IN CONJUNCTION WITH TRAVEL TO PAPUA NEW GUINEA TRAVEL BETWEEN USA AND CANADA IS NOT COUNTED AS AN INTERNATIONAL ARRIVAL/DEPT - ITINERARY MAY REFLECT TRAVEL GREATER THAN RTW PROVIDED IT IS NOT VIA POINT OF ORIGIN AND STILL TERMINATES IN AUSTRALIA - INTERMEDIATE SURFACE SECTORS PERMITTED AT PAX EXPENSE AND MUST BE INCLUDED IN TOTAL MILEAGE - THE SAME CITY PAIRS/SECTORS CANNOT BE FLOWN MORE THAN ONCE IN THE SAME DIRECTION - ORIGIN-DESTINATION SURFACE SEGMENT PERMITTED WITHIN AUSTRALIA - CARRIERS WILL LIMIT NUMBER OF PAX ON ANY FLIGHT AT FARES GOVERNED BY THIS RULE AND WILL NOT NECESSARILY BE AVAILABLE ON ALL FLIGHTS - REGIONS ARE DEFINED AS: EUROPE INCLUDING ALGERIA / MORROCO / TUNISIA AND MIDDLE EAST INCLUDING EGYPT / SUDAN. AFRICA. ASIA. SOUTH WEST PACIFIC. NORTH AMERICA INCLUDING MEXICO / CARIBBEAN/ CENTRAL AMERICA / PANAMA. SOUTH AMERICA. NOTE: BACKTRACKING BETWEEN REGIONS NOT PERMITTED EXCEPT: ASIA MAYBE PASSED THROUGH TWICE PROVIDING ONE OF THE DEPARTURE/ARRIVALS IN ASIA IS A TRANSIT WITHOUT STOPOVER IN CONJUNCTION WITH TRAVEL BETWEEN THE SWP AND EUROPE - WORLD TRAVELLER PLUS OPTION - ECONOMY CLASS: PAX MAY TRAVEL IN BA WORLD TRAVELLER PLUS CABIN FOR AN ADDITIONAL CHARGE OF AUD600 PER FLIGHT SEGMENT **EXCEPTION** FOR DIRECT FLIGHTS BETWEEN LON/MEL AND LON/SYD THE CHARGE WILL BE AUD900 PER FLIGHT SEGMENT - CONCORDE SURCHARGE OPTION: FIRST CLASS PAX MAY TRAVEL ON BA CONCORDE FLIGHTS AT A CHARGE OF USD1800 PER FLIGHT SEGMENT. BUSINESS CLASS PAX MAY TRAVEL ON BA CONCORDE FLIGHTS AT A CHARGE OF USD2900 PER FLIGHT SEGMENT. CHD/INF DISCOUNTS DO NOT APPLY TRANSFER - UNLIMITED ONLINE/INTERLINE TRANSFERS PERMITTED BETWEEN AA/AY/BA/CX/EI/IB/LA/QF/LP/XL*. CODESHARE - TRAVEL ON ANY CODESHARE SERVICES OPERATED BY QF/BA/AA/AY/CX/EI/FJ/IB/LA/LP/PH/XL* IS PERMITTED - ALL OTHER CODESHARE FLIGHTS ARE NOT PERMITTED EXCEPT: QF CODESHARE ON PX/TN/VN/SA/NF/SB/QO PERMITTED. QF NUMBERS WITHIN THE FLIGHT RANGE OF 1-299 ARE ALSO PERMITTED. BA CODESHARE ON LX - SWISS INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES PERMITTED. - GROUND TRANSPORTATION SERVICES OPERATED BY/FOR BA/QF/DI/FJ/PH/GF ARE NOT PERMITTED - TRAVEL IS PERMITTED ON THE FOLLOWING AFFILIATE AIRLINES: AA - EXECUTIVE AIR / AMERICAN EAGLE / TWA / AMERICAN CONNECTION INCLUDING FLIGHTS OPERATED BY CHAUTAUQUA / TRANS STATES / AND CORPORATE AIRLINES BA - BRITISH AIRWAYS - BRITISH AIRWAYS CITIEXPRESS/ BRITISH MEDITERRANEAN / CITYFLYER EXPRESS / COMAIR / GB AIRWAYS / LOGANAIR /MAERSK AIR LTD / REGIONAL AIR (INCLUDING THE FLTS OPERATED BY AIR KENYA) / SUN-AIR / ZAMBIAN AIRWAYS IB - AIR NOSTRUM / BINTER MEDITERRANEAN LA - LAN PERU / LAN EXPRESS / *LAN ECUADOR - VLD ON/AFTER 16DEC02 QF - QANTAS LINK OPERATED BY IMPULSE / NATIONAL JET SYSTEMS / EASTERN AUSTRALIA / SOUTHERN AUSTRALIA / SUNSTATE AIRLINES JETCONNECT AND AWOPS FLIGHTS OPERATED FOR QANTAS. ALL FLTS MUST HAVE QF DESIGNATOR. OPEN JAW - OPEN JAW PERMITTED ONLY VIA AA/AY/BA/CX/EI/IB/ LA/QF/FJ/GF/LP/PH/XL* FLIGHT SERVICES EXCEPTIONS: - ORIGIN-DESTINATION SURFACE SEGMENT PERMITTED WITHIN COUNTRY OF ORIGIN - ORIGIN-DESTINATION SURFACE SEGMENT PERMITTED BETWEEN USA AND CANADA - ORIGIN-DESTINATION SURFACE SEGMENT PERMITTED BETWEEN HKG AND CHINA - ORIGIN-DESTINATION SURFACE SEGMENT PERMITTED WITHIN SOUTH AMERICA - ORIGIN-DESTINATION SURFACE SEGMENT PERMITTED WITHIN AFRICA - ORIGIN-DESTINATION SURFACE SEGMENT PERMITTED BETWEEN BANGLADESH AND BKK/SIN - ORIGIN-DESTINATION SURFACE SEGMENT PERMITTED BETWEEN MALAYSIA AND SIN STOPOVERS - 26000 MILES: MINIMUM 3 AND MAX 5 FREE STOPS PERMITTED WITH NO MORE THAN 2 IN ANY ONE REGION - 29000 MILES: MINIMUM 3 AND MAX 10 FREE STOPS PERMITTED WITH NO MORE THAN 3 IN ANY ONE REGION - 34000 MILES: MINIMUM 3 AND MAX 15 FREE STOPS PERMITTED WITH NO MORE THAN 4 IN ANY ONE REGION NOTE: A MAX OF 2 STOPS PERMITTED IN REGION OF ORIGIN MINIMUM ECONOMY CLASS - 10 DAYS BUSINESS/FIRST CLASS - NIL MAXIMUM 1 YEAR RESERVATIONS . ECONOMY BUSINESS FIRST QF: M CLASS D CLASS A CLASS BA: M CLASS D CLASS A CLASS AA: M CLASS D CLASS A CLASS AY: M CLASS Y CLASS Y CLASS - DOMESTIC AY: M CLASS D CLASS A CLASS - OTHER CX: M CLASS D CLASS A CLASS EI: M CLASS Y CLASS Y CLASS - DOMESTIC EI: M CLASS D CLASS A CLASS - OTHER IB: M CLASS D CLASS A CLASS LA: M CLASS Y CLASS Y CLASS - DOMESTIC LA: M CLASS D CLASS A CLASS - OTHER FJ: M CLASS D CLASS A CLASS GF: Q CLASS C CLASS A CLASS LP: M CLASS Y CLASS Y CLASS - DOMESTIC XL: M CLASS Y CLASS Y CLASS - DOMESTIC PH: V CLASS D CLASS J CLASS WORLD TRAVELLER PLUS - BOOK BA: T ECONOMY CLASS RES NOTES - ALL SECTORS MUST BE CONFIRMED AT TIME OF TKTG. - WHERE FIRST OR BUSINESS CLASS IS NOT AVAILABLE OR OFFERED FIRST CLASS PAX WILL TRAVEL IN BUSINESS/ECONOMY CLASS AND BUSINESS CLASS PAX WILL TRAVEL IN ECONOMY CLASS WITHOUT REFUND. - FOR SERVICES WITHIN/BETWEEN USA AND CANADA WHERE NO BUSINESS CLASS OFFERED BUSINESS CLASS PAX MAY BOOK AND TRAVEL IN FIRST CLASS SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY. CHILD - CHD 2-11 YEARS INCLUSIVE PAY 75PC OF ADULT FARE - UNACCOMPANIED MINORS NOT PERMITTED NOTE: NO DISCOUNT APPLY TO CONCORDE OR WORLD TRAVELLER PLUS SURCHARGE INFANT - INF UNDER 2 YEARS PAY 10PC OF ADULT FARE - UNACCOMPANIED MINORS NOT PERMITTED NOTE: NO DISCOUNT APPLY TO CONCORDE OR WORLD TRAVELLER PLUS SURCHARGE TICKETING - BAGGAGE REGULATIONS: THE PIECE SYSTEM APPLIES TO PAX TRAVELLING ON A GLOBAL EXPLORER FARE COMBINATION - COMBINATIONS WITH OTHER FARES NOT PERMITTED - ADDONS NOT PERMITTED CREDIT CARD - PERMITTED CHANGE - BEFORE DEPARTURE: REVALIDATION: PERMITTED WITHIN VALIDITY REISSUE: PERMITTED AT USD100. GST MAY APPLY ON REISSUES. REFER TO AIRLINE - AFTER DEPARTURE: REVALIDATION: PERMITTED REISSUE: PERMITTED AT USD100 FEE. IF CHANGE RESULTS IN A CHANGE TO MILEAGE REROUTING PROCEDURES WILL APPLY. GST MAY APPLY ON REISSUES. REFER TO AIRLINE NOTE: - IF THE CHANGE RESULTS IN A HIGHER FARE THE DIFFERENCE MUST BE COLLECTED. - FOR CHANGES MADE OUTSIDE AUSTRALIA AIRLINE FEES MAY APPLY. - GST MAY APPLY ON REISSUES - PLS REFER TO AIRLINE. CANCELLATION - BEFORE DEPT: AUD22 ADMIN FEE APPLIES - AFTER DEPT : REASSESSED LESS AUD22 ADMIN FEE TAXES - ALL APPLICABLE TAXES/CHARGES MUST BE ADDED |
Good find, kawoh, but just as an FYI, that's for the Global Explorer
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Does this mean there is now a mileage limit on the OWE?
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Here is OneWorld Explorer:
RTW07 - ONEWORLD EXPLORER [Rules] APPLICATION - ALL CONDITIONS OF PUBLISHED FARE RULE APPLY EXCEPT AS STATED BELOW ROUTING - VALID ON AA/AY/BA/CX/EI/IB/LA/LP/QF/XL* ONLY NOTE: FLTS ON XL VALID ON/AFTER 16DEC02 - TRAVEL NOT PERMITTED ON CX BETWEEN HONG KONG AND VIETNAM - QF FLIGHT NUMBERS WITHIN THE FLIGHT RANGE OF 1-299 PERMITTED - TRAVEL MUST BE VIA THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC OCEANS AND ONLY ONE CROSSING OF EACH OCEAN IS PERMITTED. - TRAVEL MUST BE IN CONTINOUS FORWARD DIRECTION BETWEEN TC1-TC2-TC3. BACKTRACKING WITHIN A CONTINENT IS PERMITTED **EXCEPT AS FOLLOWS** TRAVEL MAY NOT BE VIA THE ORIGINAL POINT OF ORIGIN EXCEPT EX AUST IN CONJUNCTION WITH TRAVEL TO PAPUA NEW GUINEA WHEN ONE IS A TRANSFER WITHOUT STOPOVER. BACKTRACKING BETWEEN HAWAII AND CONTINENTAL U.S/CANADA IS NOT PERMITTED. - ONLY ONE INTERCONTINENTAL DEPARTURE AND ONE INTERCONTINETAL ARRIVAL PERMITTED IN EACH CONTINENT **EXCEPT AS FOLLOWS** TWO PERMITTED IN NORTH AMERICA. WHEN ONE IS A TRANSFER WITHOUT STOPOVER. TWO PERMITTED IN ASIA WHEN ONE IS A TRANSFER WITHOUT STOPOVER OR ON DIRECT SINGLE PLANE SERVICE BETWEEN THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC AND EUROPE. FOR TRAVEL TO/FROM OR VIA GHANA OR NIGERIA TWO PERMITTED IN EUROPE WHEN ONE IS A TRANSFER WITHOUT STOPOVER BETWEEN GHANA/NIGERIA AND ANOTHER CONTINENT. - ONLY ONE INTL DEPARTURE/ARRIVAL FROM/TO THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN PERMITTED **NOTE: TRAVEL BETWEEN USA AND CANADA IS NOT COUNTED AS INTERNATIONAL. - INTERMEDIATE SURFACE SECTORS ARE PERMITTED AT THE PASSENGERS EXPENSE. - FARES BASED ON THE NUMBER OF CONTINENTS VISITED. CONTS DEFINED AS: EUR AND M.EAST/AFR/ ASIA/S.WEST PACIFIC INCL AUST/SOUTH AMERICA/NTH AMERICA INCL: CANADA-MEXICO- CARRIBBEAN-CENTRAL AMERICA AND PANAMA - DATE OF THE FIRST INTERCONTINENTAL SECTOR DETERMINES THE APPLICALBE SEASONAL FARE FOR THE ENTIRE JOURNEY. IF THE OUTBOUND INTERCONTINENTAL IS OPEN DATED THEN CHARGE THE PEAK SEASON FARE. - FREE FLIGHT SEGMENTS WITHIN EACH CONTINENT ARE LIMITED AS FOLLOWS: EUROPE AND MIDDLE EAST - MAXIMUM OF 4 SECTORS NOT MORE THAN 2 OF WHICH MAY BE BETWEEN THE UK AND ALGERIA/ARMENIA/AZERBAIJAN/BULGARIA/ CYPRUS/GEORGIA/GREECE/ISRAEL/MACEDONIA/MALTA/ MOROCCO/FUNCHAL/PORTUGAL/ROMANIA/RUSSIA/ TUNISIA/UKRAINE/YUGOSLAVIA AND MIDDLE EAST. AFRICA - MAX 4 SECTORS ASIA - MAX 4 SECTORS NORTH AMERICA - MAX 6 SECTORS SOUTH AMERICA - MAX 4 SECTORS S.WEST PACIFIC - MAX 4 SECTORS TWO ADDITIONAL FLIGHT SEGMENTS WITHIN EACH CONTINENT EXCEPT THE CONTINENT OF ORIGIN MAY BE PURCHASED. EACH ADDITIONAL SEGMENT AT A CHARGE OF: ECONOMY CLASS BUSINESS CLASS FIRST CLASS AUD200 AUD500 AUD750 - THE NUMBER OF CONTINENTS ON THE ITINERARY INCLUDING THE CONTINENT OF ORIGIN DETERMINES WHAT FARE TO CHARGE. TRAVEL BETWEEN AUSTRALIA AND EUROPE ON A SINGLE FLIGHT NUMBER IS CONSIDERED TRAVELLING SW PACIFIC-ASIA-EUROPE THROUGH 3 CONTINENTS. - CONCORDE SURCHARGES FOR BUSINESS/FIRST CLASS PASSENGERS CAN BE PURCHASED AT: USD2900 - FOR PAX USING BUSINESS CLASS FARE USD1800 - FOR PAX USING FIRST CLASS FARE ***NOTE*** SURCHARGES ARE PER FLIGHT SEGMENT - WITHIN THE US/CANADA ONLY ONE NONSTOP OR SINGLE PLANE SERVICE TRANSCONTINENTAL FLIGHT PERMITTED. A TRANSCONTINENTAL FLIGHT IS DEFINED AS TRVL BETWEEN A CITY IN COLUMN A/B COLUMN A COLUMN B -------- -------- BALTIMORE LAS VEGAS BOSTON LOS ANGELES FT LAUDERDALE OAKLAND HARTFORD PORTLAND MIAMI SAN DIEGO NEWARK SAN FRANCISCO NEW YORK SAN JOSE ORLANDO VANCOUVER PHILADELPHIA SEATTLE SAN JUAN SANTA ANA TORONTO LONG BEACH WASHINGTON NOTE: ADDITIONALLY ONLY ONE FLIGHT TO ANCHORAGE ANC AND ONE FLIGHT FROM ANCHORAGE ANC PERMITTED - WITHIN AUSTRALIA - ONLY ONE NONSTOP/SINGLE PLANE SERVICE FLIGHT IS PERMITTED BETWEEN THE FOLLOWING POINTS: BNE/CNS/SYD - PER MEL/SYD - DRW EXCEPTION: NO RESTRICTIONS BETWEEN SYD-PER FOR PASSENGERS ORIGINATING IN PER WHEN IN CONJUNCTION WITH TRAVEL TO/FROM AFRICA - **WORLD TRAVELLER PLUS OPTION SURCHARGE: ECONOMY CLASS: PAX MAY TRAVEL IN BA WORLD TRAVELLLER PLUS CABIN FOR AN ADDITIONAL CHARGE OF AUD600 PER FLIGHT SEGMENT ***EXCEPTION*** FOR DIRECT FLIGHTS BETWEEN LON/MEL AND LON/SYD THE CHARGE WILL BE AUD900 PER FLIGHT SEGMENT. TRANSFER - UNLIMITED ONLINE/INTERLINE TRANSFERS PERMITTED BETWEEN AA/AY/BA/CX/EI/IB/LA/QF/LP/XL CODESHARE - TRAVEL NOT PERMITTED ON ANY CODESHARE OTHER THAN THOSE OPERATED BY QF/BA/AA/AY/CX/EI/IB/LA/LP ALL OTHER CODESHARES NOT PERMITTED - ADDITIONALLY TRAVEL IS PERMITTED ON THE FOLLOWING AFFILIATED AIRLINES WITH ONEWORLD. AMERICAN AIRLINES . AMERICAN EAGLE INCLUDING FLIGHTS OPERATED BY EXECUTIVE AIR / TWA / AMERICAN CONNECTION - INCLUDING FLIGHTS OPERATED BY CHAUTAUQUA / TRANS STATES / AND CORPORATE AIRLINES BRITISH AIRWAYS . BRITISH AIRWAYS CITIEXPRESS . BRITISH MEDITERRANEAN . CITYFLYER EXPRESS . COMAIR . GB AIRWAYS LOGANAIR . MAERSK AIR LTD . REGIONAL AIR - INCLUDING THE FLIGHTS OPERATED BY AIR KENYA/SUN AIR/ZAMBIAN AIRWAYS IBERIA AIRLINES . AIR NOSTRUM . BINTER MEDITERRANEAN LAN CHILE . LAN PERU LAN EXPRESS QANTAS - QANTASLINK OPETATED BY: . IMPULSE NATIONAL JET SYSTEMS . EASTERN AUSTRALIA . SOUTHERN AUSTRALIA . SUNSTATE AIRLINES . JETCONNECT AND AWOPS FLIGHTS OPERATED FOR QANTAS - GROUND TRANSPORTATION SERVICES OPERATED BY/ FOR BA/QF ARE NOT PERMITTED. STOPOVERS - PERMITTED - MAXIMUM TWO STOPOVERS PERMITTED IN THE CONTINENT OF ORIGIN. MINIMUM ECONOMY CLASS - 10 DAYS BUSINESS/FIRST - NIL MAXIMUM 1 YEAR RESERVATIONS . ECONOMY BUSINESS FIRST AA/AY/BA/CX M D A IB/QF/EI/LA M D A AY/EI/LA/LP/XL DOMESTIC M Y Y BA WORLD TRAVELLER PLUS - T CLASS - ECONOMY CLS RES NOTES - THE FIRST INTL FLIGHT AND ALL PRECEDING FLIGHT MUST BE CONFIRMED AT TIME OF TKTG.SUBSEQUENT SEGMENTS MAY BE OPEN.TICKETS MAY BE ISSUED UP TO ONE HOUR PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. - WHEN THE CLASS OF SERVICE FOR THE FARE IS NOT OFFERED BOOK IN THE NEXT LOWER CLASS OF SERVICE USING THE BOOKING CLASSES IN RESVNS. - FOR FLIGHTS WHERE NO FIRST/BUSINESS CLASS IS AVAILABLE OR OFFERED FIRST CLASS PAX WILL TRVL IN BUSINESS/ECONOMY CLASS AND BUSINESS CLASS PAX WILL TRAVEL IN ECONOMY CLASS. THE FARE FOR THE HIGHEST CLASS USED APPLIES AND NO REFUND WILL BE GIVEN. EXCEPTION: FOR SERVICES BETWEEN USA/CANADA WHERE NO BUSINESS CLASS IS OFFERED BUSINESS CLASS PAX MAY BOOK AND TRAVEL IN FIRST CLASS SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY. CHILD - CHD 2-11 YRS INCLUSIVE PAY 75PC ADULT FARE - UNACCOMPANIED MINORS NOT PERMITTED INFANT - INFANT UNDER 2 YEARS PAYS 10PC OF ADULT FARE TICKETING - BAGGAGE ALLOWANCE: THE PIECE SYSTEM APPLIES COMBINATION - NOT PERMITTED CHANGE - BEFORE DEPT: UNLIMITED CHANGES PERMITTED WITHOUT CHARGE - AFTER DEPT: DATE/TIME CHANGES PERMITTED AT NO CHARGE. ROUTING CHANGES OTHER THAN TO DATE/TIME PERMITTED AT A CHARGE OF USD75 PER TRANSACTION. NOTE: - IF THE CHANGE RESULTS IN A HIGHER FARE THE DIFFERENCE MUST BE COLLECTED. - FOR CHANGES MADE OUTSIDE AUSTRALIA AIRLINE FEES MAY APPLY. - GST MAY APPLY ON REISSUES - REFER TO AIRLINE. CANCELLATION BEFORE DEP: AUD22 ADMIN FEE APPLIES AFTER DEP : REASSESSED LESS 10PCT OF TKTD AMOUNT LESS AUD22 ADMIN GST MAY APPLY ON REFUNDS - PLS REFER TO AIRLINE. TAXES - ALL TAXES/CHARGES WHERE APPLICABLE MUST BE ADDED |
What airline is XL? I'm guessing the new Lan Equador line?
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