Originally Posted by
Humboldt
Quick couple of questions for you paper-zed veterans.
Plan on going to Cyprus this summer, Cyprus Airways uses only paper zeds and I have no idea where in Europe we will end up flying into Cyprus from.
If I was to buy multiple paper zeds from multiple departure locations, do you get charged for each right away and then have to get refunded for un-used zeds, or are you charged only upon use?
Also, can I buy them at Delta Ticket counters once in Europe?
When you buy the Paper Zed tickets you pay right there, via a credit card or cash.
If you don't use them, you just refund them at a Delta ticket counter (since they are issued on DL ticket stock even though the flight is on CyprusAir or whatever).
You MAY be able to buy them in Europe, but I would recommend to buy them stateside for a few reasons: a) not all the ticket agents know how to issue them, so you may have to wait for that agent (usually the station manager or a supervisor) to do it. b) the Delta ticket office at the airport is usually only open for Delta flights, which is only usually in the morning, then they are busy which leads to c) Being told they can't do it now or you have to do a downtown ticket office to do it (happened to my Dad in Dubai).
If you really don't know where you're going to fly from, then buy them over there. But I'd try to make a contact with a station manager when you arrive so you know who to ask for - and don't do it an hour before the flight you want to be on departs. Give yourself time.
Took the agents 25 minutes to do mine in DTW where they spoke great english, thought they knew what they were doing, had other agents to ask and a phone help line. in SEA, took under a minute because the agent knew what to do.
I used a ZED on KLM and Alitalia - worked great, no problems. Just read the Interline sheet for each airline, it explains how to list, what to do, etc.