An involuntary downgrade is when your customer is affected by an operational change that results in a downgrade of the cabin.

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Customers affected by an operational change will be automatically rebooked by Qantas to the new cabin.

You will receive notification through your Technology Partner queues. Qantas will send a status change to the affected flights as a UN/TK message and an SSR/RM remark in the PNR. Queues and notifications should be checked frequently.

If the involuntary downgrade is not acceptable to your customer, please refer to the Qantas Schedule Change Policy for rebooking options.

For involuntary downgrades on another airline’s flight validated to a Qantas (081) ticket, please refer to the Other Airline Schedule Change Policy for rebooking options.

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For Customers Holding a Qantas (081) Validated Ticket

All Qantas flight changes need to be reissued prior to travel to prevent customer mishandling. You can reissue the ticket in-house to retain control of the ticket for future servicing, within these guidelines:

• Original ticket to be reissued to reflect the new booking class or cabin
• Ticket to be reissued with no additional collection or refund of fare and ticket taxes
• No change fee is to be applied to the reissue
• All details of the original ticket to be shown on the new ticket including fare basis and fare calculation
• Any existing data in the tour code box is to be retained
• An authority must be placed in the endorsement box. The authority number for the involuntary downgrade is: 415235.

For Customers Holding a Ticket Validated to Another Airline

You should refer to the ticketed airline's involuntary downgrade policy for the applicable ticket reissue guidelines.

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Unless otherwise stated in the fare rules, customers affected by an involuntary downgrade of the cabin are eligible for a fare adjustment refund in accordance with the operating airline's involuntary downgrade policy.

Customers booked in premium cabins who travel in an inoperable seat are also entitled to the same fare adjustment. Please include the inoperable seat number in the refund request.