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Old Nov 16, 2000 | 6:57 am
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Status "HK" same as "OK"?

My FRA-PIT-SFO tickets on US for a trip over X-mas and New Year's, issued by a travel agent who said the flights were confirmed show "HK" in the status field instead of the usual "OK". Does it mean the same as "OK" (ie flights are confirmed and if denied board I am entitled to compensation)? Knowing would make me a bit less nervous about a trip that with a lousy departing time is already leaving me with frayed nerves.
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Old Nov 16, 2000 | 7:25 am
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HK = Holding Confirmed.

It's an internal system code for when the booking price was looked up by the reservationist.

Your ticket should have an OK, though. Ring the airline (I know that's going to be a pain) and tell them your ticket has HK instead of OK. If the person you speak to says HK = OK, then take the person's full name, note the time and date of the call, and say 'thank you'.

Better safe than sorry.
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Old Nov 16, 2000 | 7:27 am
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OK = HK = Holding Konfirmed
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Old Nov 16, 2000 | 12:48 pm
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During my days at DL Reservations, the "HK" status had nothing to do with who looked up the fare but everything to do with that particular flight segment being recognized as "confirmed" (with appropriate seat inventory having been decremented) in the airline's reservations system.

You should be just fine with an "HK" status on your ticket.
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Old Nov 16, 2000 | 1:11 pm
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These so-called experts don't know what they're talking about.

HK means that the flight you thought was going to Pittsburgh will in fact land in Hong Kong.
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Old Nov 16, 2000 | 10:58 pm
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Not exactly. It's a checked baggage forwarding code. You'll get to Pittsburgh, but your suitcase will end up in Hong Kong.
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Old Nov 17, 2000 | 4:08 am
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I stand corrected; thank you Efrem.
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