Getting to cheapest origin for OWE?
Jun 6, 2007 | 1:17 pm
#31
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There used to be a line in the star file apparently designed to stop foreigners like us showing up in a cheap country, plunking our c/c on the counter, and walking away with cheap tickets, pretty much against the spirit of SITI pricing. It said that the price would also be adjusted to a higher location based on the paying currency. Pay in USD, enjoy the North American rate. Absolutely no one ever enforced that provision, afaik, the excuse being that the transaction was being done in the selling country's currency.
I'm sure I'm not the only FTer to pay in local currency calling from anywhere. Even with the small cost of exchange still come out a long way ahead of more expensive origins.
Jun 6, 2007 | 2:59 pm
#32
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I think the poster was questioning whether one could telephone the airline office in NRT from the USA, book and pay for an eticketed xONEx, and expect to pay ex-Japan prices.
Chances are high that they'll find out the awful truth and charge NA prices. If they're kindly, they'll find a way to complete the payment in Japan, and call that good enough for Japanese prices.
Chances are high that they'll find out the awful truth and charge NA prices. If they're kindly, they'll find a way to complete the payment in Japan, and call that good enough for Japanese prices.
Jun 6, 2007 | 9:59 pm
#33
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As Viajero mentioned in his reply, I was able to do just this, and if memory serves so have others been able to (Gardyloo?). I set up the 16-segment ex-NRT AONE4 using the AA RTW desk, then called AA in Tokyo who took my credit card number and issued the ticket a few minutes later. Completely painless.
Jun 7, 2007 | 1:42 am
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Jun 7, 2007 | 10:26 pm
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Varied for me, on two similarly priced bookings, once was an over the 'phone quote and the other required signoff. The former was USD760, the latter USD740.
Jun 7, 2007 | 11:13 pm
#37
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As Viajero mentioned in his reply, I was able to do just this, and if memory serves so have others been able to (Gardyloo?). I set up the 16-segment ex-NRT AONE4 using the AA RTW desk, then called AA in Tokyo who took my credit card number and issued the ticket a few minutes later. Completely painless.
Well, our tickets are 16-segment DONE3 but paper tickets anyway because interline open HKG-SGN segment.
Last edited by BlackBird; Jun 7, 2007 at 11:20 pm
Jun 8, 2007 | 2:33 am
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I don't know about AA, but with CX in Tokyo you can book 20-segment paper tickets as painlessly. They will send the tickets to NRT CX desk and you can walk away to your next flight in a couple of minutes. I got my tickets issued after dealing with them only by e-mail (the first contact made by fax).
Might just go with CX NRT in future if I really have to get valid ticket numbers prior to arrival. I understand CX's fuel fines aren't as bad as BA, QF and the like?