Tip on booking AA Codeshares for xONEx
May 14, 2012 | 11:58 pm
#16
Join Date: Aug 2004
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Actually it is the opposite. For OWE the rules concerning traffic rights and even cabotage are different. Most agents, and apparently even somewhat knowledgeable pax, know the common rules -- which don't apply to OWE tickets. A little knowledge can be a dangerous thing, esp. when it is thought to be comprehensive. Similarly the automated systems are implementing the 99.99% case and ignoring the 0.01% case -- which unfortunately is what applies to OWE tickets. But all the valid codeshares are bookable by using the right technique.
I am facing similar problems booking IB/AY codeshares on BA metal on various routes including cpt-lhr, lhr-dxb, lhr-yvr without going anywhere near mad or hel. The codeshares are clearly visible when they are married with a connection to mad or hel but trying to book without the connection has met a wall of resistance so far.
Is there a technique I should be using to book these?
Is there a technique I should be using to book these?
May 15, 2012 | 6:19 am
#17
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Location: Melbourne
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Maybe book something simple, then once ticketed or whenever the appropriate time is, spend the USD125 per PAX to re-route?
Last edited by serfty; May 15, 2012 at 6:25 am
May 15, 2012 | 7:26 pm
#18
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I've been trying to book AA codeshares in Australia as well (SYD-CHC-SYD) using Sabre. A few minutes after I book the segments, they get automatically rejected by AA (or possibly QF). So it looks like something programmed into AA's system.
The guy at the RTW desk says that they're not going through because my previous segment is an open AA segment HNL-SYD. If that segment were to be confirmed AA (happens to be a codeshare on QF metal) then these other codeshares would go through as well.
The guy at the RTW desk says that they're not going through because my previous segment is an open AA segment HNL-SYD. If that segment were to be confirmed AA (happens to be a codeshare on QF metal) then these other codeshares would go through as well.