Valid uses of MCO
 

Hi,

My partner and I recieved a $350US MCO as compensation for an invol downgrdae recently.

Can anyone tell me what these are good for - ie can they be used ofr non flight (hotels etc) and do they have to be used the person named on the MCO or can I transfer them or allocate the money towards someone elses booking?

Sorry but never had one before and a search on WF forum is turning up nothing.

Thanks, Paul

Many, many years ago I was given one - was able to turn into Money!! i.e. cash it in for face value:)

panda, can I ask how?

Called Qantas and whilst not sounding overly convincing the CSA felt they would be OK to use for travel for myself and any other person as desired. A closer inspection of the writing on the MCO indicated that it was good for "valid for further travel on QF". She said they had to be presented at a QF ticket office.

Guess I'm going for a wander up to Hay Street.

Hi there

Ages ago (well in the 1980's) I used to buy MCO's quite often at the local IATA travel agent down the high street. They would happily sell you one, if i recall they were a standard ticket on IATA stock with VOID in the origin & destination fields. i would save them up and when i had enough for my required airline ticket, I just went to the airline office or IATA agent and handed a bunch of them over the counter and got a proper ticket, either paying cash for any excess amount or recieving another MCO for any balance remaining.

Cheers
vflyer

You can also make a reservation over the phone, advise them of the MCO number, and then post the MCO to the following address:

Qantas Express Ticketing (QET)
Locked Bag B767
Mascot NSW 2020

They will deduct the value of the new ticket from the MCO and issue a replacement MCO for the residual value. Alternatively, if the new ticket costs more than the value of the MCO's, they will charge your card.

Dave

Whats the point of buy MCOs to use for a ticket rather than just saving up and buying the ticket outright?

goodo

Hi there

I was always hopeless at saving up money (still am), So if I had a spare 20 quid on me on the way back from the pub, I would buy an MCO, otherwise I probably would have spent the money on other stuff that i probably didn't need. It worked for me ^

Cheers
vflyer

Cool, makes sense :) .

goodo

It was back in the 70s. IIRC I had a full Y fare ticket SYD-LHR via AP (cost AUD801 - I remember that). On the journey I suspected that the TA had overcharged me (I'd paid AUD960), so I went into the NZ office in Suva (Fiji) to verify it. They confirmed that I had been overcharged and arranged an MCO to cover the refund.

Later in the journey I cashed it in at the NZ office in LA

Long, long ago - can't remember more than that