For a quick peek at the rescue helicopter, a Bell Jet Ranger 206 that used to appear sometimes, but not enough for me, flying over those beaches man!
I, totally, know what you mean..., or not
For a quick peek at the rescue helicopter, a Bell Jet Ranger 206 that used to appear sometimes, but not enough for me, flying over those beaches man!
Knowing the SAA financial situation, probably best to write that off
Yep you are probably right. Working though a CPT agent so giving them ***** first.
I have never heard of this.We have been told we have to pay the cancellation fee for our airline tickets with SAA before they will refund the dosh. Then it will take up to two months to get the money back.
It was fairly straight forward as it was a public holiday in Greece yesterday and most people were recovering from a large lunch. I am wondering - Cape may confirm that- whether the amount refunded was the tax portion of the price and not the fare. Also Ex-A did you choose the "light" fare which in Olympic/Aegean is not refundable?Ex-Ascot wrote: ↑Tue Mar 03, 2020 5:25 amThank you Cape I will quote you on that.
Olympic would not take a cancellation by e-mail had to be in writing or phone. Sure one hour by mobile phone from Bots to Athens to be put on hold for an hour listening to the theme tune to Zorba the Greek. RiS very kindly offered to do it and it actually only took him 6 mins. Got about a 30% refund. With 6 weeks to go that is ridiculous.
Dear Sir,
Please confirm that the reservation number is 16599214. We can cancel this reservation with full refund .
Regards,
Panagiotis Kartsonis
Coincidentally, the date above, 31OCT18, coincides with the month in which I decided to completely stop working in this particular field.YY Fares Retire after Seven Successful Decades
Geneva - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the YY Fares will be rescinded from 31 October 2018. The decision to rescind YY Fares was taken with a vote by the IATA Passenger Tariffs Conference on 28 June 2017. The rescinding of YY fares reflects the dramatic transformation that continues to take place in the distribution of airline products.
YY fares are IATA multilateral interlineable fares. Established in 1945, they successfully enabled consumers to purchase a single ticket in a single currency, giving worldwide travel options on different airlines and luggage checked through to final destination.
Until the 1980’s most consumers traveled on YY fares. But competition, deregulation, alliances, liberalized bilateral agreements and developments in anti-trust regulation saw the use of YY fares gradually replaced by fares established by airlines. Today YY fares account for just 0.03% of tickets sold.
While YY Fares will shortly disappear, IATA support for the multilateral interline system will continue with global standard setting for fare construction, mileage principles and currency standards. More importantly, airlines and industry partners are working through IATA to focus on the transformation of airline distribution with programs such as New Distribution Capability (NDC) and ONE Order.
“YY fares were the backbone of global airfares for much of the last 70 years. But their relevance has been overtaken by changing markets and consumer demands. Airlines are responding to this with innovations that will benefit consumers with more choice. And IATA’s focus is on enabling airlines to bring these innovations to consumers using modern day marketing and distribution capabilities—NDC and ONE Order. Travelers are gradually experiencing the benefits of NDC with a richer and more transparent shopping experience when using travel agents. And behind the scenes, the ONE Order initiative is modernizing industry processes so that airlines sell their product in a single seamless transaction,” said Alexandre de Juniac, IATA’s Director General and CEO.
Background on YY Fares
The Chicago Convention established the framework for international civil aviation in 1944. However, provisions for market access, fares or rates were not included in the Convention. The frameworks for these were left for national governments to negotiate in bilateral air service agreements (ASAs). As a standard practice in ASAs, governments relied on IATA to submit coordinated international fares and rates for approval. These fares became known as IATA YY fares.
In 2006 the coordination of YY fares was converted from physical meetings to a web-based system known as e-Tariffs to generate Flex fares, where a premium was added to the average of the highest carrier fares for the complete flexibility that the YY Fares offered. Intense competition among airlines, however, saw the decline in the use of YY fares accelerate.