British Airways allows free transfers in North Korea!
Part of the nomadic lifestyle that I've begun came from the passionate curiosity I have about events and lands far away. To balance out some of my travel reading, one of my favourite blogs is Rapid Travel Chai, who is perhaps BoardingArea's most interesting authors on ‘unusual' travel. He has an interesting post reflecting his thoughts in planning a trip to North Korea here.
Whether I will ever follow an itinerary like this is doubtful, but the academic in me at least wants to find a routing that's valid and bookable.
I was looking to head to South East Asia later in the year. Investigating a Hong Kong to London leg on British Airways, I saw on fare basis OLRC1UK that the rules offer a free transfer in North Korea:
Category 9: Transfer restrictions
5 TRANSFERS PERMITTED IN EACH DIRECTION FREE
2 FREE IN EUROPE IN EACH DIRECTION
3 FREE IN JAPAN/KOREA, REP. OF/KOREA, DEM. PEOPLE'S
REP. OF/S.W. PACIFIC/SOUTHEAST ASIA EXCEPT CHINA IN
EACH DIRECTION.
AND – 1 TRANSFER PERMITTED IN EACH DIRECTION FREE
1 FREE IN CHINA IN EACH DIRECTION
FARE BREAK AND EMBEDDED SURFACE SECTORS NOT
PERMITTED ON THE FARE COMPONENT.
Or in a pictorial context:
Hong Kong to London Heathrow is 5994 miles on GCMap, and the Maximum Permissible Mileage (+25% bracket) is therefore 1.2*1.25*5994 = 8991 miles.
Hong Kong – Pyongyang – London Heathrow is 6750 miles which gives around 2241 miles of transferring space before hitting the limit. This comes especially helpful since the only international destinations from Pyongyang are Beijing, Shanghai (but clearly these would eat into the “1 free in China in each direction”) and Vladivostok.
The flight numbers between PEK-FNJ are CA121 and CA122 which would satisfy the permissible carriers in the Category 4 flight restrictions of the fare rules (see the end of this post for the full rules). There's even good availability in all fare buckets in November!
So given the fantastic complexity of a tagging in a non-Oneworld partner into the ticket, possibly invoking a Higher Intermediate Point, could there be any way else to claim this free transfer in North Korea?! Answers on a postcard please…
And let's keep any government bashing out of the comments please! (For once I'll be moderating the comments.)
Full fare rules below:
Fare rules & restrictions
British Airways (BA) OLRC1UK HKG to LON
General notes
REGULAR APEX FARES O
Between AREA 2 and AREA 3 FOR ROUND TRIP FARESCategory 3: Seasonal restrictions
PERMITTED 01NOV 16 THROUGH 07DEC 16 OR 29DEC 16 THROUGH
15MAR 17 ON THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL SECTOR.Category 4: Flight restrictions
THE FARE COMPONENT MUST NOT BE ON
ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING
ANY AB FLIGHT OPERATED BY BT
ANY AB FLIGHT OPERATED BY EY
ANY AB FLIGHT OPERATED BY F7
ANY AB FLIGHT OPERATED BY HM
ANY AB FLIGHT OPERATED BY HU
ANY AB FLIGHT OPERATED BY IG
ANY AB FLIGHT OPERATED BY JU
ANY AB FLIGHT OPERATED BY PC
ANY AB FLIGHT OPERATED BY PG
ANY AB FLIGHT OPERATED BY VA
ANY AY FLIGHT OPERATED BY AF
ANY AY FLIGHT OPERATED BY B2
ANY AY FLIGHT OPERATED BY FI
ANY AY FLIGHT OPERATED BY PG
ANY AY FLIGHT OPERATED BY TF
ANY AY FLIGHT OPERATED BY TP
AY FLIGHTS 8100 THROUGH 8700 OPERATED BY BE.
AND
THE FARE COMPONENT MUST NOT BE ON
ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING
ANY CX FLIGHT OPERATED BY 2C
ANY CX FLIGHT OPERATED BY AS
ANY CX FLIGHT OPERATED BY CA
ANY CX FLIGHT OPERATED BY FJ
ANY CX FLIGHT OPERATED BY HM
ANY CX FLIGHT OPERATED BY NZ
ANY CX FLIGHT OPERATED BY PG
ANY CX FLIGHT OPERATED BY VN
ANY CX FLIGHT OPERATED BY WS
ANY KA FLIGHT OPERATED BY BI
ANY KA FLIGHT OPERATED BY CA
ANY RJ FLIGHT OPERATED BY WY
ANY RJ FLIGHT OPERATED BY GF
ANY RJ FLIGHT OPERATED BY RO
ANY RJ FLIGHT OPERATED BY IG.
AND
THE FARE COMPONENT MUST NOT BE ON
ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING
ANY IB FLIGHT OPERATED BY 5Q
ANY IB FLIGHT OPERATED BY AT
ANY IB FLIGHT OPERATED BY AV
ANY IB FLIGHT OPERATED BY FB
ANY IB FLIGHT OPERATED BY G3
ANY IB FLIGHT OPERATED BY IG
ANY IB FLIGHT OPERATED BY LY
ANY IB FLIGHT OPERATED BY PS
ANY IB FLIGHT OPERATED BY OK
ANY IB FLIGHT OPERATED BY TA
ANY IB FLIGHT OPERATED BY VY
IB FLIGHTS 1250 THROUGH 1330
IB FLIGHTS 2310 THROUGH 2399.
AND
THE FARE COMPONENT MUST NOT BE ON
ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING
ANY JJ FLIGHT OPERATED BY AC
ANY JJ FLIGHT OPERATED BY AM
ANY JJ FLIGHT OPERATED BY CA
ANY JJ FLIGHT OPERATED BY LH
ANY JJ FLIGHT OPERATED BY LX
ANY JJ FLIGHT OPERATED BY NH
ANY JJ FLIGHT OPERATED BY PZ
ANY JJ FLIGHT OPERATED BY SA
ANY JJ FLIGHT OPERATED BY UA
ANY JJ FLIGHT OPERATED BY US
ANY LA FLIGHT OPERATED BY AM
ANY LA FLIGHT OPERATED BY AS
ANY LA FLIGHT OPERATED BY KE
ANY LA FLIGHT OPERATED BY PZ.
AND
THE FARE COMPONENT MUST NOT BE ON
ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING
ANY AA FLIGHT OPERATED BY AS
ANY AA FLIGHT OPERATED BY BB
ANY AA FLIGHT OPERATED BY EY
ANY AA FLIGHT OPERATED BY FJ
ANY AA FLIGHT OPERATED BY HA
ANY AA FLIGHT OPERATED BY HU
ANY AA FLIGHT OPERATED BY JQ
ANY AA FLIGHT OPERATED BY LY
ANY AA FLIGHT OPERATED BY QX
ANY AA FLIGHT OPERATED BY TN
ANY AA FLIGHT OPERATED BY WS
ANY QR FLIGHT OPERATED BY 2C
ANY QR FLIGHT OPERATED BY B6
ANY QR FLIGHT OPERATED BY G3
ANY QR FLIGHT OPERATED BY ME
ANY QR FLIGHT OPERATED BY NH
ANY QR FLIGHT OPERATED BY PG
ANY QR FLIGHT OPERATED BY US
ANY QR FLIGHT OPERATED BY WY.
AND
THE FARE COMPONENT MUST NOT BE ON
ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING
ANY JL FLIGHT OPERATED BY AF
ANY JL FLIGHT OPERATED BY B6
ANY JL FLIGHT OPERATED BY CI
ANY JL FLIGHT OPERATED BY CZ
ANY JL FLIGHT OPERATED BY EK
ANY JL FLIGHT OPERATED BY GK
ANY JL FLIGHT OPERATED BY JQ
ANY JL FLIGHT OPERATED BY KE
ANY JL FLIGHT OPERATED BY MU
ANY JL FLIGHT OPERATED BY PG
ANY JL FLIGHT OPERATED BY TG
ANY JL FLIGHT OPERATED BY TN
ANY JL FLIGHT OPERATED BY VN
ANY JL FLIGHT OPERATED BY WS.
AND
THE FARE COMPONENT MUST NOT BE ON
ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING
MH FLIGHTS 3000 THROUGH 3999
ANY MH FLIGHT OPERATED BY 8M
ANY MH FLIGHT OPERATED BY BI
ANY MH FLIGHT OPERATED BY CZ
ANY MH FLIGHT OPERATED BY FY
ANY MH FLIGHT OPERATED BY GA
ANY MH FLIGHT OPERATED BY GF
ANY MH FLIGHT OPERATED BY HY
ANY MH FLIGHT OPERATED BY KE
ANY MH FLIGHT OPERATED BY KL
ANY MH FLIGHT OPERATED BY MF
ANY MH FLIGHT OPERATED BY MI
ANY MH FLIGHT OPERATED BY MK
ANY MH FLIGHT OPERATED BY MS
ANY MH FLIGHT OPERATED BY PG
ANY MH FLIGHT OPERATED BY SQ
ANY MH FLIGHT OPERATED BY TK
ANY MH FLIGHT OPERATED BY WY.
AND
THE FARE COMPONENT MUST NOT BE ON
ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING
ANY QF FLIGHT OPERATED BY 3K
ANY QF FLIGHT OPERATED BY 9W
ANY QF FLIGHT OPERATED BY AS
ANY QF FLIGHT OPERATED BY CZ
ANY QF FLIGHT OPERATED BY EK
ANY QF FLIGHT OPERATED BY FJ
ANY QF FLIGHT OPERATED BY MU
ANY QF FLIGHT OPERATED BY NF
ANY QF FLIGHT OPERATED BY PX
ANY QF FLIGHT OPERATED BY PG
ANY QF FLIGHT OPERATED BY OZ
ANY QF FLIGHT OPERATED BY TL
ANY QF FLIGHT OPERATED BY VN.
AND
THE FARE COMPONENT MUST NOT BE ON
ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING
ANY S7 FLIGHT OPERATED BY A3
ANY S7 FLIGHT OPERATED BY B2
ANY S7 FLIGHT OPERATED BY EY
ANY S7 FLIGHT OPERATED BY HU
ANY S7 FLIGHT OPERATED BY IG
ANY S7 FLIGHT OPERATED BY J2
ANY S7 FLIGHT OPERATED BY LY
ANY S7 FLIGHT OPERATED BY OZ
ANY S7 FLIGHT OPERATED BY PS
ANY S7 FLIGHT OPERATED BY TP.
AND
THE FARE COMPONENT MUST NOT BE ON
ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING
ANY UL FLIGHT OPERATED BY AC
ANY UL FLIGHT OPERATED BY AZ
ANY UL FLIGHT OPERATED BY EY
ANY UL FLIGHT OPERATED BY MJ
ANY UL FLIGHT OPERATED BY QZ
ANY UL FLIGHT OPERATED BY WY.
AND
THE FARE COMPONENT MUST NOT BE ON
ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING
4M FLIGHTS 5000 THROUGH 6999
4M FLIGHTS 8000 THROUGH 8399
4M FLIGHTS 3000 THROUGH 3999
AC FLIGHTS 2200 THROUGH 6999
AC FLIGHTS 7200 THROUGH 7649
AC FLIGHTS 9000 THROUGH 9999
AI FLIGHTS 1000 THROUGH 8999
AS FLIGHTS 1000 THROUGH 1999
AS FLIGHTS 3000 THROUGH 9999
AT FLIGHTS 9000 THROUGH 9999
AV FLIGHTS 2000 THROUGH 2299
AV FLIGHTS 2600 THROUGH 2999
AV FLIGHTS 4300 THROUGH 4999
AV FLIGHTS 6000 THROUGH 6999
B6 FLIGHTS 3000 THROUGH 5999
BR FLIGHTS 2141 THROUGH 3999
BT FLIGHTS 5000 THROUGH 5999
BT FLIGHTS 7000 THROUGH 7999
9W FLIGHTS 2000 THROUGH 2999
9W FLIGHTS 4000 THROUGH 8999.
AND
THE FARE COMPONENT MUST NOT BE ON
ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING
[B] CA FLIGHTS 1151 THROUGH 1200
CA FLIGHTS 3000 THROUGH 3999
CA FLIGHTS 4075 THROUGH 4098
CA FLIGHTS 4600 THROUGH 4990
CA FLIGHTS 5000 THROUGH 9000[/B]
CI FLIGHTS 9000 THROUGH 9999
CZ FLIGHTS 0501 THROUGH 0550
CZ FLIGHTS 1001 THROUGH 1999
CZ FLIGHTS 4001 THROUGH 4999
CZ FLIGHTS 5001 THROUGH 5999
CZ FLIGHTS 7001 THROUGH 7999
DL FLIGHTS 6800 THROUGH 7299
EI FLIGHTS 6000 THROUGH 6999
ET FLIGHTS 1001 THROUGH 1899
FJ FLIGHTS 0500 THROUGH 0599
FJ FLIGHTS 5000 THROUGH 5999
GA FLIGHTS 9000 THROUGH 9999
GF FLIGHTS 5000 THROUGH 6999.
AND
THE FARE COMPONENT MUST NOT BE ON
ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING
HA FLIGHTS 600 THROUGH 699
HA FLIGHTS 1900 THROUGH 9999
HU FLIGHTS 8000 THROUGH 8999
HX FLIGHTS 1000 THROUGH 1999
IG FLIGHTS 9000 THROUGH 9999
IR FLIGHTS 0871 THROUGH 0872
IR FLIGHTS 0744 THROUGH 0745
IR FLIGHT 5150
J2 FLIGHTS 6000 THROUGH 6999
JP FLIGHTS 9000 THROUGH 9999
KC FLIGHTS 0409 THROUGH 0410
KC FLIGHTS 0577 THROUGH 0578
KC FLIGHTS 0697 THROUGH 0698
KC FLIGHTS 1294 THROUGH 1297
KC FLIGHTS 1801 THROUGH 1802
KE FLIGHTS 5000 THROUGH 7999
KM FLIGHTS 2000 THROUGH 2999.
AND
THE FARE COMPONENT MUST NOT BE ON
ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING
LP FLIGHTS 3000 THROUGH 3999
LP FLIGHTS 5000 THROUGH 6999
LP FLIGHTS 8000 THROUGH 8399
LR FLIGHTS 0100 THROUGH 0160
LR FLIGHTS 0702 THROUGH 0720
LR FLIGHTS 2000 THROUGH 2009
LR FLIGHTS 6000 THROUGH 6999
LX FLIGHTS 3000 THROUGH 4999
LX FLIGHTS 7400 THROUGH 7499
LY FLIGHTS 8000 THROUGH 8999
MI FLIGHTS 1000 THROUGH 9999
MU FLIGHTS 1000 THROUGH 1999
MU FLIGHTS 7000 THROUGH 9999.
AND
THE FARE COMPONENT MUST NOT BE ON
ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING
NZ FLIGHTS 3000 THROUGH 4999
NZ FLIGHTS 7900 THROUGH 7998
NZ FLIGHTS 9000 THROUGH 9999
OU FLIGHTS 5000 THROUGH 5999
OZ FLIGHTS 6100 THROUGH 7000
OZ FLIGHTS 8100 THROUGH 8109
OZ FLIGHTS 9101 THROUGH 9999
PG FLIGHTS 3300 THROUGH 3399
PG FLIGHTS 3500 THROUGH 3699
PG FLIGHTS 4000 THROUGH 4999
PG FLIGHTS 6101 THROUGH 6999
PG FLIGHTS 8000 THROUGH 9999
PS FLIGHTS 1000 THROUGH 9999
PU FLIGHTS 7224 THROUGH 7232
PW FLIGHTS 0100 THROUGH 0199
PW FLIGHTS 4000 THROUGH 5999
PZ FLIGHTS 0730 THROUGH 0739
RO FLIGHTS 9000 THROUGH 9999.
AND
THE FARE COMPONENT MUST NOT BE ON
ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING
PR FLIGHTS 0014 THROUGH 0092
PR FLIGHTS 0154 THROUGH 0155
PR FLIGHTS 0201 THROUGH 0202
PR FLIGHTS 0230 THROUGH 0279
PR FLIGHTS 0287 THROUGH 0298
PR FLIGHTS 0303 THROUGH 0304
PR FLIGHTS 0361 THROUGH 0396
PR FLIGHTS 0519 THROUGH 0588
PR FLIGHTS 0621 THROUGH 0628
PR FLIGHTS 0644 THROUGH 0649
PR FLIGHTS 0660 THROUGH 0668
PR FLIGHTS 0704 THROUGH 0705
PR FLIGHTS 0773 THROUGH 0796
PR FLIGHTS 0802 THROUGH 0807
PR FLIGHTS 0869 THROUGH 0870
PR FLIGHTS 0903 THROUGH 0998.
AND
THE FARE COMPONENT MUST NOT BE ON
ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING
SA FLIGHTS 7000 THROUGH 7950
SN FLIGHTS 4000 THROUGH 9999
SS FLIGHTS 3000 THROUGH 4999
SS FLIGHTS 8000 THROUGH 8999
SU FLIGHTS 3000 THROUGH 4299
SU FLIGHTS 4400 THROUGH 4599
SW FLIGHTS 2000 THROUGH 2999
TA FLIGHTS 0100 THROUGH 0160
TA FLIGHTS 0702 THROUGH 0720
UA FLIGHTS 0001 THROUGH 1299
UO FLIGHTS 1000 THROUGH 1999
VN FLIGHTS 2000 THROUGH 3999
VS FLIGHTS 2000 THROUGH 3999
VS FLIGHTS 5000 THROUGH 9999
WS FLIGHTS 5000 THROUGH 8849
XL FLIGHTS 3000 THROUGH 3999
XL FLIGHTS 5000 THROUGH 6999
XL FLIGHTS 8000 THROUGH 8399.
AND
THE FARE COMPONENT MUST NOT INCLUDE TRAVEL FROM/TO/VIA HND
AIRPORT ON
ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING
ANY BR FLIGHT.Category 5: Advanced reservation/ticketing restrictions
RESERVATIONS FOR ALL SECTORS ARE REQUIRED AT LEAST 7 DAYS
BEFORE DEPARTURE.
TICKETING MUST BE COMPLETED WITHIN 3 DAYS AFTER
RESERVATIONS ARE MADE OR AT LEAST 7 DAYS BEFORE DEPARTURE
WHICHEVER IS EARLIER.Category 6: Minimum stay requirements
TRAVEL FROM LAST INTERNATIONAL STOPOVER MUST COMMENCE NO
EARLIER THAN THE FIRST SUN AFTER DEPARTURE OF THE FIRST
INTERNATIONAL SECTOR.Category 7: Maximum stay requirements
TRAVEL FROM LAST STOPOVER MUST COMMENCE NO LATER THAN 12
MONTHS AFTER DEPARTURE FROM FARE ORIGIN.Category 8: Stopover restrictions
ORIGINATING UNITED KINGDOM –
UNLIMITED STOPOVERS PERMITTED IN EACH DIRECTION
LIMITED TO 2 FREE AND UNLIMITED AT GBP 75.00 EACH.Category 9: Transfer restrictions
5 TRANSFERS PERMITTED IN EACH DIRECTION FREE
2 FREE IN EUROPE IN EACH DIRECTION
3 FREE IN JAPAN/KOREA, REP. OF/KOREA, DEM. PEOPLE'S
REP. OF/S.W. PACIFIC/SOUTHEAST ASIA EXCEPT CHINA IN
EACH DIRECTION.
AND – 1 TRANSFER PERMITTED IN EACH DIRECTION FREE
1 FREE IN CHINA IN EACH DIRECTION
FARE BREAK AND EMBEDDED SURFACE SECTORS NOT
PERMITTED ON THE FARE COMPONENT.Category 10: Combinability
APPLICABLE ADD-ON CONSTRUCTION IS ADDRESSED IN
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS – CATEGORY 23.
END-ON-END
END-ON-END COMBINATIONS PERMITTED. VALIDATE ALL FARE
COMPONENTS. SIDE TRIPS NOT PERMITTED.
PROVIDED –
COMBINATIONS ARE FOR CARRIER BA/IB IN ANY RULE IN ANY
TARIFF.
END-ON-END
END-ON-END COMBINATIONS PERMITTED WITH DOMESTIC FARES.
VALIDATE ALL FARE COMPONENTS. SIDE TRIPS NOT PERMITTED.
PROVIDED –
COMBINATIONS ARE WITH ANY RULE IN ANY PUBLIC TARIFF.
OPEN JAWS
FARES MAY BE COMBINED ON A HALF ROUND TRIP BASIS
-TO FORM SINGLE OR DOUBLE OPEN JAWS.
A MAXIMUM OF TWO INTERNATIONAL FARE COMPONENTS
PERMITTED.
MILEAGE OF THE OPEN SEGMENT MUST BE EQUAL/LESS THAN
MILEAGE OF THE LONGEST FLOWN FARE COMPONENT.
PROVIDED –
THE OPEN SEGMENT MUST BE
-BETWEEN AREA 2 AND AREA 3
-WITHIN EUROPE OR WITHIN AREA 3
COMBINATIONS ARE WITH ANY FARE FOR CARRIER BA/IB IN
ANY RULE AND TARIFF.
ROUND TRIPS/CIRCLE TRIPS
FARES MAY BE COMBINED ON A HALF ROUND TRIP BASIS
-TO FORM ROUND TRIPS
-TO FORM CIRCLE TRIPS
A MAXIMUM OF TWO INTERNATIONAL FARE COMPONENTS
PERMITTED.
PROVIDED –
COMBINATIONS ARE WITH ANY FARE FOR CARRIER BA/IB IN ANY
RULE AND TARIFF.Category 15: Sales restrictions
RESERVATIONS MUST BE MADE ON/BEFORE 21JUN 16.Category 15: Sales restrictions
IF THE FARE COMPONENT IS ON
ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING
ANY BA FLIGHT OPERATED BY BA
ANY BA FLIGHT OPERATED BY BD
ANY BD FLIGHT OPERATED BY BD
ANY BD FLIGHT OPERATED BY BA
TICKETS MUST BE ISSUED ON BA OR BD.
TICKETS MAY NOT BE ISSUED BY PTA. EXTENSION OF TICKET
VALIDITY IS NOT PERMITTED.
NOTE –
REISSUE FOR PURPOSE OF SERVICING THIS FARE IS
PERMITTED ON ANY ONEWORLD ALLIANCE CARRIER TICKET
OTHERWISE
TICKETS MUST BE ISSUED ON BA OR IB.
TICKETS MAY NOT BE ISSUED BY PTA. EXTENSION OF TICKET
VALIDITY IS NOT PERMITTED.
NOTE –
REISSUE FOR PURPOSE OF SERVICING THIS FARE IS
PERMITTED ON ANY ONEWORLD ALLIANCE CARRIER TICKET
Category 15: Sales restrictions
TICKETS MAY NOT BE SOLD IN ARGENTINA/VENEZUELA/NIGERIA/
ANGOLA.
TICKETS MAY ONLY BE SOLD IN AREA 1/AREA 2/AREA 3.
Category 16: Penalties
CANCELLATIONS
ANY TIME
TICKET IS NON-REFUNDABLE.
NOTE –
FARE COMPONENT IS NON-REFUNDABLE.
———————————————-
WAIVED FOR DEATH OF A PASSENGER AND PASSENGERS
TRAVELLING COMPANIONS.
———————————————-
WHEN COMBINING NON-REFUNDABLE FARES WITH
REFUNDABLE FARES
1. THE AMOUNT PAID ON EACH REFUNDABLE FARE
COMPONENT IS REFUNDED.
2. THE AMOUNT PAID ON EACH NON-REFUNDABLE FARE
COMPONENT WILL NOT BE REFUNDED.
3. WHEN COMBINING FARES CHARGE THE SUM OF THE
CANCELLATION FEES OF ALL CANCELLED FARE
COMPONENTS.
———————————————-
REFUND OF UNUSED TAXES FEES AND CHARGES PAID TO
THIRD PARTIES PERMITTED. ASSOCIATED CARRIER
IMPOSED CHARGES WILL NOT BE REFUNDED.
———————————————-
REFUND PERMITTED WITHIN TICKET VALIDITY.
———————————————-
ANY NON-REFUNDABLE AMOUNT FROM A PREVIOUS TICKET
REMAINS NON-REFUNDABLE FOLLOWING A CHANGE.
———————————————-
TICKET IS NOT TRANSFERABLE TO ANOTHER PERSON.
———————————————-
——-CANCELLATION REPRICING CONDITIONS——
FLOWN COUPONS MUST BE REPRICED USING HISTORICAL
FARES IN EFFECT ON THE PREVIOUS TICKETING DATE.
THE FARE FOR THE JOURNEY TRAVELLED MUST BE CAPPED
AT THE TOTAL FARE AMOUNT PLUS CARRIER IMPOSED
CHARGE PAID ON THE TICKET BEING PRESENTED FOR
REFUND.
FULLY FLOWN FARE COMPONENTS MAY BE REPRICED USING
ANY BOOKING CODE WITHIN THE SAME CABIN PROVIDED
THE NEW FARE AMOUNT IS EQUAL OR HIGHER THAN
ORIGINAL.
PARTIALLY FLOWN FARE COMPONENTS MUST BE REPRICED
USING THE SAME OR HIGHER BOOKING CODE.
CHANGES
ANY TIME
CHARGE GBP 150.00 FOR REISSUE/REVALIDATION.
NOTE –
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF TICKETS CHANGED IN THE US
ANY PENALTY FEE MUST BE COLLECTED VIA AN EMD.
REFER TO SPEEDBIRDCLUB.COM OR BATRAVELTRADE.COM
AND YOUR GDS FOR INSTRUCTIONS.
———————————————-
CHARGE APPLIES PER TRANSACTION – PER PERSON FOR
ALL PASSENGER TYPES.
INFANTS WITHOUT A SEAT – NO CHARGE.
————————————————–
A CHANGE IS A DATE/FLIGHT/ROUTING/BOOKING CODE
CHANGE. NEW RESERVATION AND REISSUE/REVALIDATION
MUST BE MADE ON THE SAME DAY.
————————————————–
REISSUE MUST BE MADE THE SAME DAY AS CHANGE OF
RESERVATION BUT NO LATER THAN SCHEDULED DEPARTURE
TIME OF FLIGHT BEING CHANGED.
OTHERWISE THE TICKET WILL ONLY BE VALID FOR
REFUND IF APPLICABLE.
————————————————–
WHEN MORE THAN ONE FARE COMPONENT IS CHANGED THE
HIGHEST PENALTY OF ALL CHANGED FARE COMPONENTS
WITHIN THE JOURNEY APPLIES.
————————————————–
— REPRICING CONDITIONS —
A. BEFORE DEPARTURE OF JOURNEY WHEN THE FIRST
FARE COMPONENT IS CHANGED THE ITINERARY MUST BE
RE-PRICED USING CURRENT FARES IN EFFECT ON THE
DATE THE TICKET IS REISSUED.
B. BEFORE DEPARTURE OF JOURNEY WHEN CHANGES ARE
TO BOOKING CODE ONLY IN THE FIRST FARE COMPONENT
AND RESULT IN A HIGHER FARE THE ITINERARY MUST BE
RE-PRICED USING HISTORICAL FARES IN EFFECT ON THE
PREVIOUS TICKETING DATE OR USING CURRENT FARES IN
EFFECT ON THE DATE THE TICKET IS REISSUED –
WHICHEVER IS LOWER.
C. BEFORE DEPARTURE OF JOURNEY WHEN THERE ARE NO
CHANGES TO THE FIRST FARE COMPONENT BUT OTHER
FARE COMPONENTS ARE CHANGED THE ITINERARY MUST BE
RE-PRICED USING HISTORICAL FARES IN EFFECT ON THE
PREVIOUS TICKETING DATE OR USING CURRENT FARES IN
EFFECT ON THE DATE THE TICKET IS REISSUED-
WHICHEVER IS LOWER.
D. AFTER DEPARTURE OF JOURNEY THE ITINERARY MUST
BE RE-PRICED USING HISTORICAL FARES IN EFFECT ON
THE PREVIOUS TICKETING DATE.
————————————————–
1. IF SAME BOOKING CLASS IS USED NEW TICKET MAY
BE LOWER – EQUAL OR HIGHER THAN PREVIOUS AND MUST
COMPLY WITH ALL PROVISIONS OF THE NEW FARE BEING
APPLIED.
2. IF A DIFFERENT BOOKING CLASS IS USED NEW
TICKET MAY BE EQUAL OR HIGHER THAN PREVIOUS AND
MUST COMPLY WITH ALL PROVISIONS OF THE NEW FARE
BEING APPLIED.
————————————————–
WHEN THE ITINERARY RESULTS IN A HIGHER FARE THE
DIFFERENCE WILL BE COLLECTED. ANY APPLICABLE
CHANGE FEE STILL APPLIES.
————————————————–
WHEN THE NEW ITINERARY RESULTS IN A LOWER FARE
THE CHANGE FEE APPLIES AND NO CREDIT OF THE
RESIDUAL AMOUNT WILL BE MADE.
————————————————–
ANY NON-REFUNDABLE AMOUNT FROM A PREVIOUS TICKET
REMAINS NON-REFUNDABLE FOLLOWING A CHANGE.
————————————————–
NO-SHOWS FOR A FLIGHT ARE CONSIDERED A
CANCELLATION AFTER DEPARTURE AND CHANGES ARE NOT
PERMITTED.
————————————————–
TICKET IS NOT TRANSFERABLE TO ANOTHER PERSON.
Category 17: HIP exceptions
THE HIGHER INTERMEDIATE POINT RULE DOES NOT APPLY FOR
CONNECTIONS.
NOTE –
THE HIGHER INTERMEDIATE POINT RULE DOES NOT APPLY
TO STOPOVERS AND CONNECTIONS
AND – THE HIGHER INTERMEDIATE POINT RULE DOES NOT APPLY
FOR STOPOVERS.
NOTE –
THE HIGHER INTERMEDIATE POINT RULE DOES NOT APPLY
TO STOPOVERS AND CONNECTIONS
Category 18: Endorsements
THE ORIGINAL AND THE REISSUED TICKET MUST BE ANNOTATED –
NON REF – AND – CHANGE RESTRICTIONS APPLY – IN THE
ENDORSEMENT BOX.
AND – THE ORIGINAL AND THE REISSUED TICKET MUST BE
ANNOTATED – BA ONLY NOT ENDORSABLE – IN THE
ENDORSEMENT BOX.
NOTE –
TICKETS MUST SHOW BY THE USE OF AN INSERT OR
STICKER THAT TRAVEL IS AT A SPECIAL FARE AND
SUBJECT TO SPECIAL CONDITIONS
Category 19: Discounts
ACCOMPANIED CHILD UNDER 12 – CHARGE 75 PERCENT OF THE
FARE.
TICKETING CODE – BASE FARE CODE PLUS CH
OR – INFANT UNDER 2 WITH A SEAT – CHARGE 75 PERCENT OF THE
FARE.
TICKETING CODE – BASE FARE CODE PLUS CH
OR – INFANT UNDER 2 WITHOUT A SEAT – CHARGE 10 PERCENT OF
THE FARE.
TICKETING CODE – BASE FARE CODE PLUS IN.
Category 22: Other Discounts
NOTE –
NOT PERMITTED.
Category 23: Miscellaneous Fare Tags
THIS FARE MUST NOT BE USED AS THE HIGH OR THE LOW FARE
WHEN CALCULATING A DIFFERENTIAL. THIS FARE MUST NOT BE
USED AS THE THROUGH FARE WHEN PRICING A FARE COMPONENT
WITH A DIFFERENTIAL.
Category 31: Voluntary changes
IN THE EVENT OF CHANGES TO TICKETED FLIGHTS
BEFORE DEPARTURE OF JOURNEY – APPLIES WITHIN TKT VALIDITY
CERTAIN DOMESTIC REISSUE PROVISIONS MAY BE OVERRIDDEN BY
THOSE OF BA INTERNATIONAL FARES
CHARGE GBP 150.00 OR HIGHEST FEE OF ALL CHANGED FARE
COMPONENTS – DISCOUNTS APPLY – NO FEE FOR INFANTS W/O
SEAT AND
REPRICE USING FARES IN EFFECT WHEN TKT WAS ISSUED
PROVIDED ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET-
1. NO CHANGE TO 1ST FARE COMPONENT
2. WHEN NO INTL COUPONS REMAIN – ALL NEW TRAVEL MUST
BE DOMESTIC
3. CHANGE IS BEFORE ORIGINAL SCHEDULED FLIGHT
4. ANY CARRIER O- FARE FAMILY IS USED
5. ALL RULE AND BOOKING CODE PROVISIONS ARE MET
6. ADV RES IS MEASURED FROM ORIGINAL TKT DATE TO
DEPARTURE OF PRICING UNIT
OR –
REPRICE USING FARES IN EFFECT WHEN TKT WAS ISSUED
PROVIDED ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET-
1. NO CHANGE TO 1ST FARE COMPONENT
2. WHEN NO INTL COUPONS REMAIN – ALL NEW TRAVEL MUST
BE DOMESTIC
3. CHANGE IS BEFORE ORIGINAL SCHEDULED FLIGHT
4. ANY CARRIER FARES ARE USED
5. NEW TKT HAS EQUAL OR HIGHER VALUE THAN PREVIOUS
TKT
6. ALL RULE AND BOOKING CODE PROVISIONS ARE MET
7. ADV RES IS MEASURED FROM ORIGINAL TKT DATE TO
DEPARTURE OF PRICING UNIT
OR –
REPRICE USING FARES IN EFFECT TODAY
PROVIDED ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET-
1. WHEN NO INTL COUPONS REMAIN – ALL NEW TRAVEL MUST
BE DOMESTIC
2. CHANGE IS BEFORE ORIGINAL SCHEDULED FLIGHT
3. ANY CARRIER O- FARE FAMILY IS USED
4. ADV RES IS MEASURED FROM REISSUE DATE TO DEPARTURE
OF PRICING UNIT
OR –
REPRICE USING FARES IN EFFECT TODAY
PROVIDED ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET-
1. WHEN NO INTL COUPONS REMAIN – ALL NEW TRAVEL MUST
BE DOMESTIC
2. CHANGE IS BEFORE ORIGINAL SCHEDULED FLIGHT
3. ANY CARRIER FARES ARE USED
4. NEW TKT HAS EQUAL OR HIGHER VALUE THAN PREVIOUS
TKT
5. ADV RES IS MEASURED FROM REISSUE DATE TO DEPARTURE
OF PRICING UNIT
WHEN CHANGE RESULTS IN LOWER FARE IGNORE RESIDUAL THEN
ADD-COLLECT
ENDORSEMENT BOX- HIGHER NON-REF AMT AND NEW ENDORSEMENTS.
OR –
BEFORE DEPARTURE OF JOURNEY – APPLIES WITHIN TKT VALIDITY
CHANGES NOT PERMITTED/REFUND TKT-ANY REMAINING AMT WILL
APPLY TO NEW TKT.
OR –
AFTER DEPARTURE OF JOURNEY – APPLIES WITHIN TKT VALIDITY
CERTAIN DOMESTIC REISSUE PROVISIONS MAY BE OVERRIDDEN BY
THOSE OF BA INTERNATIONAL FARES
CHARGE GBP 150.00 OR HIGHEST FEE OF ALL CHANGED FARE
COMPONENTS – DISCOUNTS APPLY – NO FEE FOR INFANTS W/O
SEAT AND
REPRICE USING FARES IN EFFECT WHEN TKT WAS ISSUED
PROVIDED ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET-
1. WHEN NO INTL COUPONS REMAIN – ALL NEW TRAVEL MUST
BE DOMESTIC
2. FULLY FLOWN FARE NOT REPRICED TO FURTHER POINT
3. CHANGE IS BEFORE ORIGINAL SCHEDULED FLIGHT
4. ANY CARRIER O- FARE FAMILY IS USED
5. ALL RULE AND BOOKING CODE PROVISIONS ARE MET
6. ADV RES IS MEASURED FROM ORIGINAL TKT DATE TO
DEPARTURE OF PRICING UNIT
OR –
REPRICE USING FARES IN EFFECT WHEN TKT WAS ISSUED
PROVIDED ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET-
1. WHEN NO INTL COUPONS REMAIN – ALL NEW TRAVEL MUST
BE DOMESTIC
2. FULLY FLOWN FARE NOT REPRICED TO FURTHER POINT
3. CHANGE IS BEFORE ORIGINAL SCHEDULED FLIGHT
4. ANY CARRIER FARES ARE USED
5. NEW TKT HAS EQUAL OR HIGHER VALUE THAN PREVIOUS
TKT
6. ALL RULE AND BOOKING CODE PROVISIONS ARE MET
7. ADV RES IS MEASURED FROM ORIGINAL TKT DATE TO
DEPARTURE OF PRICING UNIT
WHEN CHANGE RESULTS IN LOWER FARE IGNORE RESIDUAL THEN
ADD-COLLECT
ENDORSEMENT BOX- HIGHER NON-REF AMT AND NEW ENDORSEMENTS.
OR –
AFTER DEPARTURE OF JOURNEY – APPLIES WITHIN TKT VALIDITY
CHANGES NOT PERMITTED/REFUND TKT-ANY REMAINING AMT WILL
APPLY TO NEW TKT.
Category 33: Voluntary cancellations
REFER TO PENALTIES CATEGORY 16
Category 50: Application
BRITISH AIRWAYS UK TO AREA 3 SEMI-FLEX TACTICAL FARES.
APPLICATION
AREA
THESE FARES APPLY
FROM UNITED KINGDOM TO AREA 3.
CLASS OF SERVICE
THESE FARES APPLY FOR ECONOMY CLASS SERVICE.
TYPES OF TRANSPORTATION
FARES GOVERNED BY THIS RULE CAN BE USED TO CREATE
ROUND-TRIP/CIRCLE-TRIP/SINGLE OPEN-JAW JOURNEYS.
FARES ONLY APPLY IF PURCHASED BEFORE DEPARTURE.
EXCEPTION-
MAY BE USED FOR EN-ROUTE UPGRADING FROM A LOWER
FARE PROVIDED ALL CONDITIONS OF THESE FARES ARE
MET.
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FARES MAY NOT BE USED TO ESTABLISH A MTP
FOR IT OR FLY-DRIVE PACKAGES-
CAPACITY LIMITATIONS
THE CARRIER SHALL LIMIT THE NUMBER OF PASSENGERS CARRIED
ON ANY ONE FLIGHT AT FARES GOVERNED BY THIS RULE AND SUCH
FARES WILL NOT NECESSARILY BE AVAILABLE ON ALL FLIGHTS.
THE NUMBER OF SEATS WHICH THE CARRIER SHALL MAKE
AVAILABLE ON A GIVEN FLIGHT WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE
CARRIERS BEST JUDGMENT