2-LHR transit question
Feb 20, 2007 | 2:58 pm
#16
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 1,613
An independent issue with this ticket is that BOS-SAL-BOS is difficult. On the current pdf timetable there are SAL-BOS direct flights but not vice versa. You don't want to rely on this flight existing when you want it to if you have it open dated. (Although you have another North American segment, so it's not a disaster necessarily to fly BOS-MIA-SAL-BOS as of now.)
Feb 20, 2007 | 4:38 pm
#18
Original Member
Join Date: May 1998
Location: Portland OR Double Emerald (QF and AA), DL PM/MM, Starwood Plat
Posts: 19,593
Yeah, that's what I'm going to do - it's only annoying because I have to refund MRU tickets that are already ticketed and reformulate everything.
If I cancel an MRU AONE4 - do they have to refund the credit card and then recharge it or can they just credit the amount to a different ticket? If it's the latter that will be a big relief.
If I cancel an MRU AONE4 - do they have to refund the credit card and then recharge it or can they just credit the amount to a different ticket? If it's the latter that will be a big relief.
Your bigger problem is getting A inventory again out of MRU, on thin routes the sale of A counts even if it is later cancelled, causing less future A inventory to be made available. A couple of dozen canceled bookings can use up all of the inventory for a year (hence the need to go asking for A to be made available again, instead of being in the system).
Feb 21, 2007 | 3:13 pm
#19
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Huntington Beach, CA
Programs: AA EXP 3 MM; Marriott Bonvoy Lifetime Titanium Elite
Posts: 18,588
When I did a similar thing (refund an AONE5 to resissue a new AONE5), the credit appeared on my card within a week. I was certainly expecting it to take much longer, especially as this was right around the time of the threatened BA FA strike.
Feb 22, 2007 | 11:34 am
#20
Original Poster
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: SJU
Posts: 1,542
Your bigger problem is getting A inventory again out of MRU, on thin routes the sale of A counts even if it is later cancelled, causing less future A inventory to be made available. A couple of dozen canceled bookings can use up all of the inventory for a year (hence the need to go asking for A to be made available again, instead of being in the system).
I've never had a problem getting availability to either MRU-JNB or MRU-LHR - it seems to be much more of an issue during the winter.
I must say dealing with MRU is great.
Feb 22, 2007 | 3:15 pm
#21
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: SIN
Programs: SQ PPS, LH SEN, Amex something, nothing everywhere else
Posts: 994
While this may not be relevant to BA ex-MRU, it might nonetheless be an interesting data point: Using the AA RTW desk, I had to change the start date of an AONE4 that had already been ticketed. This resulted in the cancelation of the original ticket, rebooking on the new one, and no new credit card activity. The new ticket was simply exchanged for the old one, so no refunds and no new charges.
Feb 22, 2007 | 4:15 pm
#22
Moderator, OneWorld
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: SEA
Programs: RAA RIP; AA ExEXP
Posts: 12,520
While this may not be relevant to BA ex-MRU, it might nonetheless be an interesting data point: Using the AA RTW desk, I had to change the start date of an AONE4 that had already been ticketed. This resulted in the cancelation of the original ticket, rebooking on the new one, and no new credit card activity. The new ticket was simply exchanged for the old one, so no refunds and no new charges.