Air France Rant
Sorry but I just needed to vent...booked a RT ticket last week for a last minute trip, non-stop Sea to CDG leaving next week. Today I went back online to check on available seating and guess what, the same itinerary is now $211 USD less than it was last week! I called AF and was told that they do not honor fare changes, that my ticket is non-refundable and I could cancel at a $200 penalty to me and rebook at the current cost. Oh well, I am going to Paris but just felt the need to vent. Thanks for listening.
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The silver lining: Rebook and think of it as saving $11.
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So not worth doing that! Unfortunately I guess I just needed to rant! Thanks for listening.
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Oh Suspaul! Ugh..NEVER go back and look again! LOL
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could you do anything with YAPTA - don't know how that works, but I've heard that you can get a refund of the difference. maybe you needed to book through them?
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YAPTA is just a service to notify you when the fares drop. The airlines' own change fees still apply.
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Thanks everyone! dawnnoelm, you are so right, never, ever go back and check. Lesson learned. Ha
On the bright side, only booking my flight last week I had a hard time finding an apartment and had to spend more than I originally planned, had I waited it would have been harder, so.... Can't wait, only one more week. |
Suspaul,
I presume you did read the terms and conditions (non-refundable etc) when you purchased the original ticket. So I really don't understand what you're ranting about. Airlines are in capacity management business--surely they will lower or raise fares if they see business merit to it. Let's put it this way. Do you go back to a petrol station and ask for a difference if you filled your car up already and found someone else selling cheaper petrol a few miles down the road? |
If that happened to me I would be bummed, but I can honestly say I've won at this game a lot more often than I've lost. I bet you have too, but nobody wins all the time. But here's the really bright side--You're going to Paris!! I am jealous. :-[
Bon Voyvage!! |
when dinner service occurs ask for 2 bottles of wine and 2 pieces of bread. Consider it a small victory.
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"C'est la Vie"
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P_M, you are right.....the bright side is I am going to Paris, and yes, again you're right, you win some and lose some.
What I don't understand is the negative feedback, why bother replying to the post? I said I just needed to vent, and yes, I guess that was wrong. So accept my apology. Won't happen again. S |
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