Oneworld and Global Fares Update

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Effective 01 September 2008, the following amendments have been made to the Oneworld and Global fares:

Oneworld Explorer Fares (AONE*/DONE*/L#ONE*)and Oneworld Circle Trip Explore Fare (AONEWC*/ DONEWC*/ L#ONEWC*)
-Changes to Penalties, Voluntary Changes and Rerouting paragraph
-Exception now lifted for CX flights between Hong Kong and Hanoi

Global Explorer Fares (AGLOB*/DGLOB*/L#GLOB*)
-Changes to Penalties, Voluntary Changes and Rerouting paragraph
-Exception now lifted for CX flights between Hong Kong and Hanoi
-MX is now participant to Global Explorer Fares
 
From the OWE rules (I assume the others would feature similar changes):

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16.PENALTIES                                                    
         NOTE - TEXT BELOW NOT VALIDATED FOR AUTOPRICING.       
          CHANGES BEFORE DEPARTURE                              
            -- ORIGIN TC1 --                                    
          BEFORE TICKET ISSUANCE - PERMITTED WITHOUT            
          PENALTY.                                              
          AFTER TICKET ISSUANCE - CHANGES TO THE FIRST          
          INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT AND PRECEDING FLIGHTS ARE        
          NOT PERMITTED LESS THAN 7 DAYS PRIOR TO THE DATE      
          OF THE FIRST TICKETED FLIGHT. DATE/TIME CHANGES TO    
          OTHER FLIGHTS PERMITTED AT NO CHARGE. DATE/TIME/    ONEWORLD CARRIER CHANGES ARE PERMITTED WITHOUT       ‡
          REISSUE PROVIDED ORIGIN/DESTINATION/CONNECTING        
          POINTS AND INVENTORY REMAIN THE SAME. CHANGES         
          OTHER THAN TO DATE/TIME/ONEWORLD CARRIER PERMITTED    
          AT A CHARGE OF USD125.00 PER TRANSACTION.         
    
            -- ORIGIN TC2/3 --                                  
          UNLIMITED CHANGES PERMITTED WITHOUT CHARGE. DATE/     
          TIME/ONEWORLD CARRIER CHANGES ARE PERMITTED           
          WITHOUT REISSUE PROVIDED ORIGIN/DESTINATION/          
          CONNECTING POINTS AND INVENTORY REMAIN THE SAME.      
          ---                                                   
          LOCAL SERVICE FEES MAY APPLY                          
          ---                                                   
          CHANGES AFTER DEPARTURE                               
          DATE/TIME CHANGES PERMITTED AT NO CHARGE. DATE/       
          TIME/ONEWORLD CARRIER CHANGES ARE PERMITTED           
          WITHOUT REISSUE PROVIDED ORIGIN/DESTINATION/          
          CONNECTING POINTS AND INVENTORY REMAIN THE SAME.      
          ROUTING CHANGES OTHER THAN TO DATE/TIME/ONEWORLD  CARRIER PERMITTED AT A CHARGE OF USD125.00 PER       ‡
          TRANSACTION. IF THE CURRENCY OF TICKET ORIGIN IS      
          NOT SHOWN CONVERT THE USD AMOUNT AT THE BSR.          
          --                                                    
          IF THE CHANGE RESULTS IN AN INCREASE TO THE           
          NUMBER OF CONTINENTS OR EXTRA FLIGHT SEGMENTS         
          PREVIOUSLY CHARGED THE TICKET SHALL BE                
          RECALCULATED. TICKETS MAY BE REISSUED TO A HIGHER     
          FARE EG. FROM A -ONE3 TYPE TO A -ONE4 TYPE FARE       
          AND THE INCREASE IN FARE WILL BE COLLECTED. WHEN      
          FLIGHT SEGMENTS ARE ADDED ABOVE THE FREE ALLOWANCE    
          THOSE CHARGES WILL BE COLLECTED. WHEN THE REROUTE     
          RESULTS IN A REDUCTION TO THE NUMBER OF CONTINENTS    
          OR EXTRA FLIGHT SEGMENTS PREVIOUSLY CHARGED NO        
          REFUND WILL APPLY.        
 ---                                                   
          LOCAL SERVICE FEES MAY APPLY                          
          ---                                                   
          IN THE CASE OF CERTIFIED DEATH/ILLNESS OF THE                                                         
          PASSENGER OR PASSENGERS IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER      ‡
          OR ACCOMPANYING PASSENGER VOLUNTARY REROUTING         
          IS PERMITTED FREE.                                    
          ---------                                             
          CANCELLATIONS/REFUNDS BEFORE DEPARTURE                
            -- ORIGIN TC 1 --                                   
          BEFORE TICKET ISSUANCE - FULL REFUND.                 
          AFTER TICKET ISSUANCE - 10 PCT OF TICKETED AMOUNT.    
            -- ORIGIN TC 2/3 --                                 
          NO PENALTY                                            
          ---                                                   
          IN CASE OF REFUSAL OF OFFICAL DOCUMENTS/ENTRY         
          PERMIT/VISA A FULL REFUND WILL APPLY PROVIDED         
          OFFICIAL DOCUMENTATION FROM THE APPROVED AUTHORITY    
          IS PRODUCED AND ATTACHED TO THE REFUND REQUEST.       
          ---                                                   
          LOCAL SERVICE FEES MAY APPLY                          
          ---                                                   
          CANCELLATION/REFUND AFTER DEPARTURE  
10 PCT OF TICKETED AMOUNT.                           ‡
          EXCEPTIONS                                            
          1. ORIGIN SW PACIFIC - NO PENALTY                     
          2. ORIGIN JAPAN - JPY 50000 OR 10 PCT OF THE          
             TICKETED AMOUNT WHICHEVER IS LOWER.                
          --                                                    
          FOR PARTIALLY USED TRANSPORTATION THE REFUND IF       
          ANY WILL BE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE FARE PAID      
          AND THE FARE FOR THE TRANSPORTATION USED LESS THE     
          PENALTY AMOUNT SPECIFIED ABOVE.                       
          ---                                                   
          LOCAL SERVICE FEES MAY APPLY                          
          ---                                                   
          IN CASE OF CERTIFIED DEATH/ILLNESS OF THE             
          PASSENGER OR PASSENGERS IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER OF    
          ACCOMPANYING PASSENGER NO PENALTY WILL APPLY.         
          APPLY.                                                
          -----                                                 
          NOTE -                                               ‡
         UPGRADING                                          ‡
          1. AN ECONOMY ONEWORLD EXPLORER FARE MAY BE           
          UPGRADED TO A FIRST/BUSINESS CLASS ONEWORLD           
          EXPLORER FARE WITHOUT PENALTY.                        
          2. A BUSINESS ONEWORLD EXPLORER FARE MAY BE           
          UPGRADED TO A FIRST CLASS ONEWORLD EXPLORER FARE      
          WITHOUT PENALTY.                                      
          3. UPGRADING BY SECTOR TO BUSINESS/FIRST CLASS IS     
          NOT PERMITTED.                                        
          4. AT ANY TIME THE ONEWORLD EXPLORER FARE MAY BE      
          USED AS CREDIT TOWARDS A FULL MILEAGE FARE OR A       
          GLOBAL EXPLORER FARE/PROVIDED THE CONDITIONS OF       
          THE GLOBAL EXPLORER HAVE BEEN MET.NO PENALTY WILL     
          APPLY.                                                
          REISSUED TICKETS MUST BE ENDORSED - NONREF/xx_-       
          xx_ EQUALS ONEWORLD EXPLORER FARE BASIS CODE -        
          AND THE ORIGINAL NONREFUNDABLE AMOUNT REMAINS         
          NONREFUNDABLE.  IF THE UPGRADED TICKET IS             
          SUBSEQUENTLY CANCELLED THE ORIGINAL PENALTY WILL  APPLY.                                               ‡
          ---                                                   
          LOCAL SERVICE FEES MAY APPLY
 
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These appear tho be as per the current rule version.

I will be having a close look next week - new rule versions normally appear on E/F pretty quickly.
 
Sorry for being a bit dim but:

UNLIMITED CHANGES PERMITTED WITHOUT CHARGE. DATE/
TIME/ONEWORLD CARRIER CHANGES ARE PERMITTED
WITHOUT REISSUE PROVIDED ORIGIN/DESTINATION/
CONNECTING POINTS AND INVENTORY REMAIN THE SAME.

If the origin, destination and connecting points remain teh same what changes exactly are allowed other than carrier and time/date?
 
... If the origin, destination and connecting points remain teh same what changes exactly are allowed other than carrier and time/date?
This has been commented on before and I guess is more for any "dim" booking agents out there, than those of us who may be more au fait with the rules.

It's basically tautology ... to indicate what changes should not require a reissue.
 
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This has been commented on before and I guess is more for any "dim" booking agents out there, than those of us who may be more au fait with the rules.

It's basically tautology ...

It is also what happens when people try to read things that aren't there, or try to make the words say something that is different to what was intended. Why do you think we have such convolutd tax rules in this country.

Not so much 'Dim' people, but people who try to be too smart.
 
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This has been commented on before and I guess is more for any "dim" booking agents out there, than those of us who may be more au fait with the rules.

It's basically tautology ...

Colour me confused but I thought that changes were free if not originating in TC1 - this would imply changes are not free? Prior to commencement that is.
 
"UNLIMITED CHANGES PERMITTED WITHOUT CHARGE".

"DATE/TIME/ONEWORLD CARRIER CHANGES ARE PERMITTED
WITHOUT REISSUE PROVIDED ORIGIN/DESTINATION/
CONNECTING POINTS AND INVENTORY REMAIN THE SAME. "

These can co-exist. The second basically indicates those changes that can be done without forcing a re-issue; any other change would require a re-issue.


In any case, there should be no charge (other then perhaps a 'service fee").

Note that even though the rule is worded as such, it is not always achievable if the first segment requires change. This is due to some system limitations.
 
Another update

Changes have been made on the following Oneworld and Global fares:

Global Explorer Fares (AGLOB*/DGLOB*/L#GLOB*)
- Jal Express - JC and Japan Transocean Air - NU have been added to the Application and Other Conditions paragraph.

Oneworld Explorer Fares (AONE*/DONE*/L#ONE*)
- Amendments have been made to the Voluntary Changes/ Rerouting / Penalties paragraph.
- The exception for Cathay Pacific flights between Hong Kong and Hanoi has been lifted with the Flight Applications and Routings paragraph being updated.
 
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