Originally Posted by
embraer
Can you explain the whole ZED thing a little more? I'll be trying to get from Italy to Brazil in March on a ZED fare and it will be my first time using it.
I checked the ZED page on jetnet, but it seemed like I could oly select from a few airlines. There was no help page that I could find. Do I just go to any AA ticket counter, tell them where and when I want to go and pay for it right there? Ir is it all done through jetnet?
1-888-WE-FLY-AA. When you get on the phone with an agent, tell them you're an employee and that you want to set up a PNR for a ZED(s).
They will ask you for your name, employee number, who you are flying on, from where to where, and from which date (they're valid for like 3 months I believe).
Once they've crunched the numbers, they will tell you how much each segment will cost. Expect a ticket from Italy to Brazil to cost somewhere around $150ish one way. They will then give you a six letter PNR code (write it down). You take this code to any AA ticket counter, and that's where you pick up your tickets and pay the fares. Whatever you don't use at the end of the trip is refundable -- also for a set time period, which I believe is 6 months.
AA/AE only has agreements with so many carriers in the world. I'm pretty sure about Alitalia and TAM -- not sure if we have agreements with anyone else who might fly that route.
On jetnet, there is a SUMMARY CHART that shows which airlines we have agreements with, and what those agreements entail (i.e. most of our agreements allow for travel by employees and spouses, but not parents, children, friends, etc. -- also, most agreements require a minimum of 6 months continuous employement to be eligible). If certain flights or seasons are embargoed, it's listed here (i.e. no travel to/from Munich during Oktoberfest). The requirements that each airline has in regards to listing for flights is also included on this chart. Some airlines have no listing requirements, some require listing only for intercontinental travel, some require listing over the phone, some require listing on flyzed.com, and others require listing on their own non-rev website (like BA). If an airline has unique listing requirments, they're listed on the summary chart.
This chart is under TRAVEL, then TRIP BOOK, TRAVELING ON OTHER AIRLINES (IIRC), AND SUMMARY CHART. It can be a little tricky to find, but it's not too too hard.
Good luck and happy travels!