Revisions to xONEx rules [02NOV2008]

[Keith009]

Whilst casually scanning xONEx rules, I chanced upon the following:

Addition of booking code 'W' for LA/LP on DONEx bookings:

 LA/LP                          A     [B] D/W[/B]    L

Extension of "Canadian exception" to the EU

 WHEN TRAVEL ORIGINATES IN A COUNTRY FOR WHICH         
          THE SPECIFIC LOCAL CURRENCY FARES IS PUBLISED AND     
          THE TICKET IS SOLD IN ANOTHER COUNTRY THE FARE        
          WILL BE THAT PUBLISHED FOR THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN      
          CONVERTED TO THE CURRENCY OF THE COUNTRY OF SALE      
          AT THE BANK SELLING RATE.                             
          THE RESULTANT FARE MUST NOT BE LOWER THAN FROM        
          THE COUNTRY OF SALE. EXCEPTION - 
 [B]NOT APPLICABLE FOR SALE MADE AND/OR                  ‡
          TRAVEL ORIGINATING IN CANADA OR THE EUROPEAN          
          UNION. [/B]

Rerouting before departure in TC2/3 now attracts a fee:

CHANGES BEFORE DEPARTURE  

...
 ORIGIN TC2/3 -                                        
          AFTER TICKET ISSUE - DATE/TIME/ONEWORLD CARRIER/      
          INVENTORY CHANGES ARE PERMITTED PROVIDED TICKETED     
          POINTS REMAIN THE SAME. 

[B]CHANGES OTHER THAN TO DATE/TIME/ONEWORLD CARRIER      
          INVENTORY PERMITTED AT A CHARGE OF USD 125.00         
          PER TRANSACTION.  [/B]

No-show penalty:

 NO SHOW REQUIRES REBOOKING AT CHARGE OF USD 125.00

Cancellation penalty:

CANCELLATIONS AND REFUNDS                             
          AFTER TICKET ISSUE -                                  
          FORFEIT 10PCT OF TICKETED FARE FOR ECONOMY CLASS      
          FARES.                                                
          FORFEIT 5PCT OF TICKETED FARE FOR BUSINESS/FIRST      
          CLASS FARES.                                          
          EXCEPTION -                                           
          11PCT INCLUDING GST EX AUSTRALIA FOR ECONOMY CLASS    
          FARES.                                                
          5.5PCT INCLUDING GST EX AUSTRALIA FOR BUSINESS/       
          FIRST CLASS FARES.                                    
          ---                                                   
          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.

That's all I could spot atm. Admittedly I've not been paying much attention for a while so I apologise in advance if some/all these are old news.

 

[moa999]

Any price changes?
Everyone else up watching the f1

 

[Evan]

And OMG what an amazing last 3 laps !!!!!

Andway back OT... Does the inclusion of EU in the Canada rule help anybody at all ? My brain can't really figure it out at this time of the night.
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[Keith009]

Andway back OT... Does the inclusion of EU in the Canada rule help anybody at all ? My brain can't really figure it out at this time of the night.

It's more for the benefit of folks living in the EU as they can now get ex-JNB or ex-ICN tickets at the lower fare.

For us, it'd in theory open up the possibility of using AA UK or other AA offices in the EU (or TAs) to issue tickets for locations where there's no AA presence such as Indonesia. That's if any of these offices accept CC payment remotely.

 

[Dave Noble]

And OMG what an amazing last 3 laps !!!!!

Andway back OT... Does the inclusion of EU in the Canada rule help anybody at all ? My brain can't really figure it out at this time of the night.
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I would think that the EU exception would be very useful when wanting to book travel starting from places other than Australia. Can just book with the AA ATW desk and pay through AA in London

Dave

 

[simongr]

I wonder whether part of the benefit will be from relative movements in the A$ vs. the GBP rather than the US$.

 

[moa999]

Very bad for Mindpearl Sth Africa and there 'surcharge'.
F1 was awesome.

 

[NM]

Cancellation penalty:

CANCELLATIONS AND REFUNDS                             
          AFTER TICKET ISSUE -                                  
          FORFEIT 10PCT OF TICKETED FARE FOR ECONOMY CLASS      
          FARES.                                                
          FORFEIT 5PCT OF TICKETED FARE FOR BUSINESS/FIRST      
          CLASS FARES.                                          
          EXCEPTION -                                           
          [B]11PCT INCLUDING GST EX AUSTRALIA FOR ECONOMY CLASS    
          FARES.                                                
          5.5PCT INCLUDING GST EX AUSTRALIA FOR BUSINESS/       
          FIRST CLASS FARES.                                    [/B]
          ---                                                   
          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.

Interesting how the fare itself does not attract GST (by virtue of being international travel), but the cancellation penalty does attract GST (by virtue of being a service fee).

 

[Keith009]

Very bad for Mindpearl Sth Africa and there 'surcharge'.

Or BA MRU. IIRC the mindpearl surcharge is USD35? BA MRU charges USD200 (or something along those lines) i think, as they're the only OW office in MRU which would issue xONExs.

 

[KateMayo]

Mindpearl recently charged me USD 30 but I was very happy with the service provided.

Tal Aviation in Sweden charge a similar amount.

My ticket was issued on 31.10.08. Can anyone tell me whether these changes would apply to me - I'm particularly interested in the cancellation penalty. (Not thinking of cancelling but would like to know where I stand.)

 

[Keith009]

My ticket was issued on 31.10.08. Can anyone tell me whether these changes would apply to me - I'm particularly interested in the cancellation penalty. (Not thinking of cancelling but would like to know where I stand.)

The old rules would still apply to you, so you'd get a 100% refund if ticketed in TC2/3.

 

[KateMayo]

Thanks, QF009, for your quick reply - much appreciated.

 

[Evan]

A $30 charge is ok by me, especially how good they are at just making everything work smoothly.
Ok, but now i see how it could help us all a bit
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