Expiration of AONE3
Nov 5, 2004 | 11:41 pm
#2
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Uh... no.
Unless your ticket is issued without the "Not Valid After" date on the ticket, there really isnt' any 'legal' way to extend it beyond the one year from date of departure.
I have on occasion had my tickets re-issued without the NVA dates (mainly due to a lazy agent) and I seem to have been able to extend the lifespan of my paper ticket though I could not reissue it anymore. Make sure ticket is left open - and on paper tickets. However, most airlines do put in the NVA dates now.
But with e-tickets coming fevertly on line... it will be becoming more difficult to do this.
Unless your ticket is issued without the "Not Valid After" date on the ticket, there really isnt' any 'legal' way to extend it beyond the one year from date of departure.
I have on occasion had my tickets re-issued without the NVA dates (mainly due to a lazy agent) and I seem to have been able to extend the lifespan of my paper ticket though I could not reissue it anymore. Make sure ticket is left open - and on paper tickets. However, most airlines do put in the NVA dates now.
But with e-tickets coming fevertly on line... it will be becoming more difficult to do this.
Nov 6, 2004 | 8:38 am
#3
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FWIW agents don't seem to pay much attention to the nva date if the ticket shows a valid flight. A BA agent reissued an xONE for me and printed the wrong nva - used sell date instead of first flight. I pointed it out and she said "no worries." Turns out later when both AA and BA handled coupons for travel beyond that date, even in the context of another re-issue (i.e. they had plenty of time to stare at the thing) no one gave it a care.
Thus I suppose if you can can find an agent willing to book you on a flight beyond nva, you probably will be able to board and fly. It's not a chance I'd personally take, though.
Thus I suppose if you can can find an agent willing to book you on a flight beyond nva, you probably will be able to board and fly. It's not a chance I'd personally take, though.