Another zed question

Hi,
I am about to leave for my trip to Fiji and Australia and have a question about my return. I am not sure what the loads are going to look like at the end of the month(Co out of cns but only flies 2 times a week) so I am going to buy a back up zed ticket for my way home. I am planning on leaving out of Bne since that is where I am staying most of the time but if need will fly down to syd if the loads are better . Since the zed fare will be the top milage will it matter if it is listed bne to lax if I fly out of syd??? I have changed zed fares before if it is the same miles but it was a few years ago..... I am just having a hard time deciding if I need to buy a bunch of zed fares with the citys I can leave from even though they are in the same mile zones...... any ideas????? Thanks

I'm assuming the backup is on QF?

It shouldn't matter, they usually co-rate revenue passengers on BNE-LAX, MEL-LAX and SYD-LAX as the distance as almost the same - so it should be no different with a ZED. I have known people who have won MEL-LAX tickets and they have let them use them SYD-SFO.

To be sure call their staff travel office (they prefer if you call on a weekday rather than weekend):
Brisbane 07-3238-7920 (011-617-3238-7920 if calling from USA)
Sydney 02-8303-4444 (011-612-8303-4444 if calling from USA)

You can call the US number (800-227-4500) but they are contract staff and won't be very helpful.

It will not matter if the CSA knows what they are doing and I have done it several times.
If you encounter trouble, kindly ask for a Supervisor.

Generally you will not have too much trouble using a BNE/SYD/MEL to LAX coupon from any of these ports, provided you have re-listed for the appropriate flight. In the event the check-in agent will not accept the coupon, just go see the Ticket Sales desk, who will usually revalidate it with a sticker for that route.

Just remember that technically the answer is "no, you cant use a BNE-LAX coupon for SYD-LAX". However, the rules dont always match real world experience.

The ZED tickets are mileage based if it is the same zone it should be accepted. In some cases the tax need to be recalculated and it can become an agent decision.
If let's say you have a ticket for a zone 9 and want to use it for zone 8 it should be accepted but you will not get any refund.
The airpiort agent can be contractors and not real airline employees in some airport they might not know the "subtility" of ZED tickets.
I always carry a print out of the rules to show if needed.

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Great idea!
I do the same thing.

vulindlela and z: great idea! Where can I find the rules? Thanks.

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vulindlela and z: great idea! Where can I find the rules? Thanks.[/b]

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Yeah i&#39;ve always wanted a copy of the rules too... i looked at zedmiba.org but no dice. Anyone got any ideas?

I get them trough my employee internet website.

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Yeah i&#39;ve always wanted a copy of the rules too... i looked at zedmiba.org but no dice. Anyone got any ideas?[/b]

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ZEDMIBA doesn&#39;t really publish the rules. They publish the agreement to which all ZED carriers are a party. It is then up the each employing carrier to communicate that to its own employees. At AA the ZED agreement conditions are edited and published on our employee intranet. Other airlines publish bullets/highlights through their internal websites and/or other publications. I would recommend contacting your staff trave office in HKG to obtain that information.

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I would recommend contacting your staff trave office in HKG to obtain that information.[/b]

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Hahaha... i think that&#39;s akin to a non rev black hole http://www.nonrev.net/forums/style_e...DIR#>/cool.gif

Unfortunately my airline&#39;s (9E, Northwest Airlink, aka Pinnacle) website, publishes nothing about ZED. What I thought I knew I found out a few years ago on Air Alaska&#39;s website. But I&#39;ve never had to test the "you should be able to use a ZED ticket on any route if it&#39;s fewer miles" rule. No doubt the rule shold also include "if it&#39;s in the same ZED pce bin (lo, med, hi)". Im afrad to test it for fear of being stuck somewhere. But I was REAL suprised yesterday when I called the DL non-rev listing place (800 789 8156) to list on a DL JFK-LYS flight and by the way asked if I could use my DL JFK-NCE (more miles) ZED ticket and was told NO. So I am needing to scramble to buy a JFK-LYS ticket, no easy feat becauce I have no NW ticket office near me. So maybe it&#39;s the DL reservation agnt who&#39;s in the dark, and the JFK DL ticket counter would be more forgiving, but again I&#39;m not gonna risk it.
I&#39;d love to hear of any realwrld experience where you have been able to use, or have been denied use of, a ZED ticket for a leg different from what&#39;s printed on the ticket. For diff&#39;t ZED price bins? For diff&#39;t airlines? for diff&#39;t departure and/or arrival cities ? Thanks.

"If your ZED ticket has the exact origin & destination, your ZED ticket does not require reissue in order to standby for another or the next flight. However, if your ticket requires origin and destination changes or rerouting, you must obtain a refund for the original ticket and purchase a new ticket at a Delta ticket counter."

I don&#39;t know why you&#39;d get a zed from Delta in NY--wouldn&#39;t you have to get one from NW ticket agent at JFK? Just curious.

you&#39;re right, mrs767er, we will get the new ticket at NW at JFK