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Old Jan 31, 2022, 5:52 am
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Old Jan 31, 2022, 7:03 am
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From the link above:

"Senior minister, Luhut Pandjaitan, said from Feb. 4 international visitors who were vaccinated against COVID-19 would still be required to do between five and seven days of quarantine."

Was hoping to find mention of GOVT considering 2 day quarantine.
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Old Jan 31, 2022, 8:02 am
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Originally Posted by Penguinmoon
Completely agree with this. I work for a very large expat employer in Jakarta, and many of my colleagues have been burned trying to get home on JL due to HND and NRT transits.

What is a good source you use to check current policy? I haven't found one I've liked (frequent updates).
Burned as in trying to do HND/NRT transits versus NRT/NRT or HND/HND transits? I could be clueless, but I thought transits within the same airport had been allowed for most of the pandemic period. However, NRT/HND transits have pretty much been off limits the whole time I thought.
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Old Jan 31, 2022, 9:14 am
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Originally Posted by mcgahat
Burned as in trying to do HND/NRT transits versus NRT/NRT or HND/HND transits? I could be clueless, but I thought transits within the same airport had been allowed for most of the pandemic period. However, NRT/HND transits have pretty much been off limits the whole time I thought.
That is my understanding as well. Do look out for overnight transits - NRT plain doesn't allow it, and either way it'll be quite uncomfortable without the ability to enter Japan.
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Old Jan 31, 2022, 12:11 pm
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I was able to put the JFK-LAX-BOS-NRT-BKK r/t on hold at AA.com with J codes for the 4 domestic legs. The layovers at BOS aren't ideal though.
For AS that would be 49114 EQM and 85804 RDM miles as a 75k.
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Old Jan 31, 2022, 12:25 pm
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How flexible is the return leg on this? The outbound works perfectly for my planned travel, but not sure if I can set a return date yet.

ITA says it’s changeable with fare differences, anything I should be wary of?
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Old Jan 31, 2022, 2:20 pm
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Originally Posted by NHarmonia
How flexible is the return leg on this? The outbound works perfectly for my planned travel, but not sure if I can set a return date yet.

ITA says it’s changeable with fare differences, anything I should be wary of?
If the RT fare has gone up when you're trying to change the return date, you'll end up needing to pay the higher fare to make the change.
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Old Jan 31, 2022, 2:30 pm
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Originally Posted by dkc192
If the RT fare has gone up when you're trying to change the return date, you'll end up needing to pay the higher fare to make the change.
That's not entirely true. Just make the change either 1) after departure or 2) only to the return flights
Code:
PENALTIES  *SPECIAL EMERGENCY RULES
 *SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANYTIME
 
   FOR TICKETING ON/BEFORE 31MAR21/FOR TRAVEL ON/AFTER
   01MAR20 AND ON/BEFORE 31MAR21
     IF TRAVEL ON THIS FARE COMPONENT MUST COMMENCE BY
     MIDNIGHT ON 31MAR22.
         NOTE - TEXT BELOW NOT VALIDATED FOR AUTOPRICING.
          TICKETS ISSUED ON/AFTER 01OCT20 ARE VALID FOR
          1 YEAR FROM DATE OF ISSUE.
     CHANGES
     
       ANY TIME
         CHANGES PERMITTED FOR REISSUE/REVALIDATION.
         NOTE - TEXT BELOW NOT VALIDATED FOR AUTOPRICING.
          THE ORIGINAL NON REFUNDABLE AMOUNT REMAINS
          NON REFUNDABLE.
          CHANGES PERMITTED PRIOR TO TICKETED DEPARTURE
          TIME OF EACH FLIGHT.
          ----
          TICKETS AT THESE FARES MAY NOT BE REVALIDATED.
          TICKETS MUST BE REISSUED. FARE DIFFERENCE AND
          CHANGE FEE MUST BE PAID AND TICKETS MUST BE
          REISSUED WHEN ITINERARY IS REBOOKED.
          ----
          A CHANGE IS A ROUTING / OR DATE / OR FLIGHT
          MODIFICATION.
          CHANGE IS PERMITTED WITHIN TICKET VALIDITY AS
          FOLLOWS. 1/WHOLLY UNUSED TICKETS ARE VALID
          PROVIDED TRAVEL COMMENCES WITHIN 18MONTHS FROM
          THE ORIGINAL TICKET ISSUE DATE AND ALL TRAVEL
          COMPLETED BY 31MAR22  OR 2/ PARTIALLY USED TICKETS
          ARE VALID PROVIDED TRAVEL IS COMPLETED WITHIN
          18MONTHS OR BY 31MAR22 WHICHEVER COMES FIRST FROM
          THE OUTBOUND TRAVEL DATE ON THE ORIGINAL TICKET.
          -----------------------------------------------
          WHERE THIS FARE IS COMBINED WITH ANOTHER FARE AND
          ONLY ONE FARE COMPONENT IS CHANGED THE PENALTY
          CONDITIONS OF THE CHANGED FARE COMPONENT WILL
          APPLY.
          WHEN MORE THAN ONE FARE COMPONENT IS BEING CHANGED
          THE HIGHEST PENALTY OF ALL CHANGED FARE COMPONENTS
          WILL APPLY.
          -----------------------------------------------
          WHEN THE NEW ITINERARY RESULTS IN A HIGHER FARE
          THE DIFFERENCE WILL BE ADD COLLECTED AND THE
          CHANGE FEE WILL APPLY.
          ----
          WHEN THE NEW ITINERARY RESULTS IN A LOWER FARE
          THE DIFFERENCE WILL BE REFUNDED TO A TRAVEL
          VOUCHER FOR TRAVEL ON AA ONLY.
          -------------------------------------------------
                     CALCULATION FOR REISSUES
          //CHANGES BEFORE OUTBOUND DEPARTURE//
          THE ITINERARY MUST BE REPRICED USING CURRENT
          FARES IN EFFECT ON THE DATE THE TICKET IS
          REISSUED.
          OR REPRICE THE ITINERARY USING THE SAME FARE
          BASIS CODES AND RULES AS THOSE IN EFFECT ON
          THE DATE OF ORIGINAL TICKET ISSUANCE FOR
          UNCHANGED OUTBOUND FARE COMPONENTS AND USING
          FARES IN EFFECT ON THE DATE OF NEW TICKET
          ISSUANCE FOR ALL CHANGED FARE COMPONENTS.
          --------------------------------------------------
          //CHANGES AFTER DEPARTURE//
          THE ITINERARY MUST BE REPRICED USING HISTORICAL
          FARES IN EFFECT ON THE PREVIOUS TICKETING DATE.
          --------------------------------------------------
          THE NEW ITINERARY MUST MEET ALL RULE PROVISIONS
          OF THE NEWLY TICKETED FARE - I.E.  ADVANCE
          RESERVATIONS/TICKETING DEADLINE/MINIMUM/MAXIMUM
          STAY/BOOKING CLASS/SEASONALITY  ETC.
          ------------------------------------------------
          WHEN COMBINING FARES THAT HAVE CANCELLATION FEES
          THE HIGHEST CANCELLATION FEE OF EACH CANCELLED
          PRICING UNIT APPLIES
   GENERAL RULE - APPLY UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED
   CANCELLATIONS
   
     ANY TIME
       TICKET IS NON-REFUNDABLE IN CASE OF CANCEL/NO-SHOW/
   REFUND.
         NOTE - TEXT BELOW NOT VALIDATED FOR AUTOPRICING.
          IN THE CASE OF THE DEATH OF THE PASSENGER/
          OR A TRAVELING COMPANION/THE SERVICE CHARGE MAY
          BE WAIVED OR THE TICKET REFUNDED.
          VISIT AA.COM FOR DETAILS.
          ------------------------------------------------
          FOR TRAVEL AGENCY BOOKINGS MADE IN MEXICO / THE
          CARIBBEAN / CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA - AA WILL
          ASSESS A USD 50.00 FEE ON ANY UNTICKETED
          RESERVATION NOT CANCELLED BEFORE DEPARTURE.
          ------------------------------------------------
          WHEN COMBINING FARES THAT HAVE CANCELLATION FEES
          THE HIGHEST CANCELLATION FEE OF EACH CANCELLED
          PRICING UNIT APPLIES
          -WITH THE FOLLOWING EXCEPTION-
          WHEN COMBINING A REFUNDABLE FARE WITH A NON-
          REFUNDABLE FARE
          THE ENTIRE PRICING UNIT WILL BE NON-REFUNDABLE.
          ------------------------------------------------
          TICKET HAS NO VALUE UNLESS TICKETED FLIGHTS ARE
          CANCELLED PRIOR TO TICKETED DEPARTURE TIME.
   
   CHANGES
   
     ANY TIME
       CHANGES PERMITTED.
         NOTE - TEXT BELOW NOT VALIDATED FOR AUTOPRICING.
          A CHANGE IS A ROUTING / OR DATE / OR FLIGHT
          MODIFICATION.
          CHANGE IS PERMITTED WITHIN TICKET VALIDITY OF
          ORIGINAL TICKET.
          TICKETS MUST BE REISSUED FOR ALL VOLUNTARY
          CHANGES.
          --------------------------------------------------
          WHERE THIS FARE IS COMBINED WITH ANOTHER FARE THE
          PENALTY CONDITIONS OF THE CHANGED FARE COMPONENT
          WILL APPLY.
          --------------------------------------------------
                     CALCULATION OF REISSUES
          //CHANGES BEFORE OUTBOUND DEPARTURE//
          WHEN THE FIRST FARE COMPONENT IS CHANGED THE
          ITINERARY MUST BE REPRICED USING CURRENT FARES
          IN EFFECT ON THE DATE THE TICKET IS REISSUED.
          -----
          WHEN THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO THE FIRST FARE
          COMPONENT BUT OTHER FARE COMPONENTS ARE CHANGED
          THE ITINERARY MUST BE REPRICED USING HISTORICAL
          FARES IN EFFECT ON THE PREVIOUS TICKETING DATE OR
          CURRENT FARES IN EFFECT ON THE DATE OF TICKET
          REISSUE WHICHEVER IS LOWER.
          --------------------------------------------------
          //CHANGES AFTER DEPARTURE//
          THE ITINERARY MUST BE REPRICED USING HISTORICAL
          FARES IN EFFECT ON THE PREVIOUS TICKETING DATE.
          -----
          WHEN THE NEW ITINERARY RESULTS IN A HIGHER FARE
          THE DIFFERENCE WILL BE COLLECTED.
          -----
          WHEN THE NEW ITINERARY RESULTS IN A LOWER FARE A
          REFUND OF THE RESIDUAL AMOUNT LESS THE APPLICABLE
          PENALTY WILL BE MADE.
          -----
          REISSUES/EXCHANGES NOT ALLOWED TO EOU/ERU FARE
          TYPES.
Code:
VOLUNTARY CHANGES    IN THE EVENT OF CHANGES TO TICKETED FLIGHTS
   BEFORE DEPARTURE OF JOURNEY AND WITHIN TICKET VALIDITY
   CERTAIN DOMESTIC REISSUE PROVISIONS MAY BE OVERRIDDEN
   BY THOSE OF AA INTERNATIONAL FARES
   NO CHARGE FOR REISSUE CHARGE HIGHEST FEE OF ALL
   CHANGED FARE COMPONENTS AND
     REPRICE USING FARES IN EFFECT WHEN TKT WAS ISSUED
     PROVIDED ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET-
     1. NO CHANGE TO 1ST FARE COMPONENT
     2. WHEN NO INTL COUPONS REMAIN - ALL NEW TRAVEL
     MUST BE DOMESTIC
     3. AA/JL/QF FARES ARE USED
     4. AA ANY FARE TYPE EXCEPT EOU/ERU ARE USED
     5. ALL RULE AND BOOKING CODE PROVISIONS ARE MET
     6. ADV RES IS MEASURED FROM ORIGINAL TKT DATE TO
     DEPARTURE OF PRICING UNIT
     OR -
     REPRICE USING FARES IN EFFECT TODAY
     PROVIDED ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET-
     1. WHEN NO INTL COUPONS REMAIN - ALL NEW TRAVEL
     MUST BE DOMESTIC
     2. ANY CARRIER FARES ARE USED
     3. ANY FARE TYPE EXCEPT EOU/ERU ARE USED
     4. ADV RES IS MEASURED FROM REISSUE DATE TO
     DEPARTURE OF PRICING UNIT
   WHEN CHANGE RESULTS IN LOWER FARE SUBTRACT RESIDUAL
   FROM THE PENALTY THEN ADD-COLLECT/REFUND - REFUND VIA
   VOUCHER
   ENDORSEMENT BOX - HIGHER NON-REF AMT AND NEW
   ENDORSEMENTS.
   OR -
   AFTER DEPARTURE OF JOURNEY AND WITHIN TICKET VALIDITY
   CERTAIN DOMESTIC REISSUE PROVISIONS MAY BE OVERRIDDEN
   BY THOSE OF AA INTERNATIONAL FARES
   NO CHARGE FOR REISSUE CHARGE HIGHEST FEE OF ALL CHANGED
   FARE COMPONENTS - CATEGORY 19 DISCOUNTS APPLY AND
     REPRICE USING FARES IN EFFECT WHEN TKT WAS ISSUED
     PROVIDED ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET-
     1. WHEN NO INTL COUPONS REMAIN - ALL NEW TRAVEL
     MUST BE DOMESTIC
     2. AA/JL/QF FARES ARE USED
     3. AA ANY FARE TYPE EXCEPT EOU/ERU ARE USED
     4. ALL RULE AND BOOKING CODE PROVISIONS ARE MET
     5. ADV RES IS MEASURED FROM ORIGINAL TKT DATE TO
     DEPARTURE OF PRICING UNIT
   WHEN CHANGE RESULTS IN LOWER FARE SUBTRACT RESIDUAL
   FROM THE PENALTY THEN ADD-COLLECT/REFUND - REFUND VIA
   VOUCHER
   ENDORSEMENT BOX - HIGHER NON-REF AMT AND NEW
   ENDORSEMENTS.
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Old Jan 31, 2022, 4:54 pm
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these fares would be a lot more attractive if we could actually enter HAN, BKK, CGK, etc...
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Old Jan 31, 2022, 5:04 pm
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Originally Posted by 747-800i
these fares would be a lot more attractive if we could actually enter HAN, BKK, CGK, etc...
Pretty easy to get into Thailand (BKK).

Test and Go restarts tomorrow.
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Old Jan 31, 2022, 7:13 pm
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Originally Posted by pWei
That is my understanding as well. Do look out for overnight transits - NRT plain doesn't allow it, and either way it'll be quite uncomfortable without the ability to enter Japan.
That's because NRT airport actually shuts down overnight.
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Old Feb 1, 2022, 6:43 am
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Originally Posted by Global321
Pretty easy to get into Thailand (BKK).

Test and Go restarts tomorrow.
Not sure I'd call that process "easy" Possible? Yes. Easy? No, I don't think so.

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Old Feb 1, 2022, 7:27 am
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Originally Posted by skunker
I was able to put the JFK-LAX-BOS-NRT-BKK r/t on hold at AA.com with J codes for the 4 domestic legs. The layovers at BOS aren't ideal though.
For AS that would be 49114 EQM and 85804 RDM miles as a 75k.
Can you share your routing dates and EQM breakdown. As a gold, I might jump to get up to 75k now.
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Old Feb 1, 2022, 8:15 am
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Originally Posted by sgan317
Can you share your routing dates and EQM breakdown. As a gold, I might jump to get up to 75k now.
Originally Posted by skunker
I was able to put the JFK-LAX-BOS-NRT-BKK r/t on hold at AA.com with J codes for the 4 domestic legs. The layovers at BOS aren't ideal though.
For AS that would be 49114 EQM and 85804 RDM miles as a 75k.
+ 1
Can you please share routing dates. Appreciate the help in advance.
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Old Feb 1, 2022, 9:09 am
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Originally Posted by skunker
That's not entirely true. Just make the change either 1) after departure or 2) only to the return flights //CHANGES AFTER DEPARTURE//
THE ITINERARY MUST BE REPRICED USING HISTORICAL
FARES IN EFFECT ON THE PREVIOUS TICKETING DATE.
Read the changes after departure rules, If I understand this correctly, that means if I book an outbound for may and return for december for now, I can fly the outbound as is and then change the outbound dates based on prices from today? That sounds like it would work out great for me.
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