Originally Posted by
ExXB
Olivier, that was then. There is no obligation for other IATA members, or any other airline, to accept QF's passengers for the face value of the ticket. No doubt QF has agreements in place in anticipation of these events - they could end up paying more, or perhaps even less, than the punter paid it.
And they do need to have space on their flights.
oliver - What is OAL, is that something you made up that you think is the abbreviation, I've never heard that and I've had a lot to do with IATA and IATA RPs, etc over the years.
On the point of transfer of pax, if it's an FIM and the original fare basis is entered on the FIM (Flight Interruption Manifest) then the delivering carrier still keeps a percentage of the ticket value so the receiving carrier never gets the full whack.
In the old days of paper coupons they were transferred at 'face value' which meant the value of the segment in the fare construction, usually in NUC (Neutral Units of Currency - not sure what they're called now) but the only difference with electronic coupons is that they are digital records, they still have all the elements of a paper coupon when displayed.
Interline agreements can be entered into which consist of a standard rate for exchange of pax and no, other airlines are not obligated to take QF's pax but they are obligated to take them under the standard terms if they accept them - they can't say for instance "Yes, we'll take your pax but we want full J class prevailing fare value for them".