<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (29Palms @ Feb 10 2010, 03:42 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>
Buying a confirmed ticket then reimbursing at a zed level? It would never fly here in the states. That&#39;s a situation that is considered abuse of your flight priveledges and possibly fired over it. I don&#39;t know how you managed that one Nick. How can you buy a confirmed ticket, then use it, then ask for a Zed fare reduced later? Everyone would be doing this and flying positive space?????? Comon Nick. I find this highly suspect.[/b]
Chill out 29Palms, I don&#39;t think you get where i&#39;m going with this.

Firstly, you asked about an emergency situation where you are stuck. I was stuck, in STL. I would never recommend anyone be doing this every day, duh. Also it taught me a valuable lesson to take more backups and never take the last flight out that will connect you with an intl flight.

1 - I purchased a last minute one way ticket for $680 STLLAX
2 - I didn&#39;t buy a ticket then show at gate with a ZED - I had no ZED, I had nothing and if I didn&#39;t get to LAX I would miss my QF flight, be late for work and then lose my travel benefits
3 - Nonrevs were accepted for the flight, and there were still spare seats on departure. So there goes the "took a revenue confirmed seat then tried to travel subload" argument. Sure if the flight was full of revs and then I tried to do this, it can&#39;t happen.
4 - I met an ex TWA/AAer in LAX who knew people in refunds and suggested I do it
5 - I expected them to say no, and was prepared to have lost $680 anyway

So there was nothing to lose in asking at all - in no way did I abuse any benefit. And I made some $ on the currency movement

Oh and btw... $680 STLLAX is a rip