Will this cause me problems in the future ?

On 4/29/2007 1:53 AM Becky wrote:
"Mark Brader" wrote in message
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Shawn Hirn writes:

Why would anyone at AA possibly care if you don't board a flight? As
long as your ticket is paid for, they couldn't care less if you actually
use your ticket. In fact, AA can earn more money when passengers don't
board ...

Why? Because some travel companies discount their round-trip tickets to
the point that a one-way can cost more than a round-trip -- and if they
catch you not completing a round trip, then they charge you the extra
for a one-way fare *and* maybe earn more money by reselling the space.

Some people find this ridiculous and others find it sensible; let's not
debate that. The fact is that such policies exist and therefore the
original poster is right to be concerned.

Having said that, I haven't heard of any airlines or any American-based
companies doing it. But I'm no expert. The safest thing for the original
poster to do, I think, is to ask AA in a phone call without identifying
herself or giving her reservation number. (She may need to know the
ticket's "fare basis" code.)
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| But not many, and I'm licensed." --John Lawler

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Thanks, ive heard this several times aswell, and my single return ticket was
indeed more expensive than the out and back ticket i purchased from AA!!
this is 99% of the time usually the case.



I find it hard to believe that AA would not let you reschedule your
return flight. Or was it that you didn't want to pay the $100.00 change
fee? Was the flight time you wanted to change to already fully booked?
An e ticket may be non-refundable and non-cancelable but, I never have
heard of one where you couldn't change your return provided that you pay
the $100 change fee.

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On 4/29/2007 1:53 AM Becky wrote:
"Mark Brader" wrote in message
...

Shawn Hirn writes:

Why would anyone at AA possibly care if you don't board a flight? As
long as your ticket is paid for, they couldn't care less if you
actually
use your ticket. In fact, AA can earn more money when passengers don't
board ...

Why? Because some travel companies discount their round-trip tickets to
the point that a one-way can cost more than a round-trip -- and if they
catch you not completing a round trip, then they charge you the extra
for a one-way fare *and* maybe earn more money by reselling the space.

Some people find this ridiculous and others find it sensible; let's not
debate that. The fact is that such policies exist and therefore the
original poster is right to be concerned.

Having said that, I haven't heard of any airlines or any American-based
companies doing it. But I'm no expert. The safest thing for the
original
poster to do, I think, is to ask AA in a phone call without identifying
herself or giving her reservation number. (She may need to know the
ticket's "fare basis" code.)
--
Mark Brader | "I have on occasion manufactured technical terms that
Toronto | have made it into common use in the literature.
| But not many, and I'm licensed." --John Lawler

My text in this article is in the public domain.


Thanks, ive heard this several times aswell, and my single return ticket
was indeed more expensive than the out and back ticket i purchased from
AA!! this is 99% of the time usually the case.



I find it hard to believe that AA would not let you reschedule your return
flight. Or was it that you didn't want to pay the $100.00 change fee?
Was the flight time you wanted to change to already fully booked? An e
ticket may be non-refundable and non-cancelable but, I never have heard
of one where you couldn't change your return provided that you pay the
$100 change fee.

--
____
Brian M. Kochera
"Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once!"

I'd have paid the change fee with pleasure if they had let me but iw was non
changable at all, i booked it online on their website. I calledback and
spoke to 3 different people on 3 different occasions and they all said the
same.