Airline cancellation/postponement w/o penalty
Sep 18th, 2001, 06:50 AM
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AIRLINE INFORMATION AND REFUND/CANCELATION POLICIES: <BR>http://rd.SmarterLiving.com/airlines091201 <BR> <BR>HOTEL AND CAR RENTAL CONTACT INFORMATION: <BR>Hotels: http://rd.SmarterLiving.com/hotels091201 <BR> <BR>Car Rentals: http://rd.SmarterLiving.com/cars091201 <BR> <BR>WHAT ARE YOUR OPTIONS IF YOU DON'T WANT TO FLY? <BR>http://rd.SmarterLiving.com/options091201 <BR> <BR>HOW TRAVEL COMPANIES HANDLE EVENTS THAT ARE BEYOND THEIR CONTROL: <BR>http://rd.SmarterLiving.com/control091201 <BR> <BR>We will continue to update http://www.SmarterLiving.com with the <BR>latest information on travel in the United States and Canada. <BR> <BR>Good luck, everyone, with your travel plans. I'm not opting for the refund, I agree that right now is not a good time to do so financially speaking for the airline industry. I am going to wait and reschedule my flight if possible. TWA has a policy of allowing ticket holders to rebook their flights up until November. I am also waiting to rebook for a week or so, with the thought in mind that personnel must be insane with all the new security measures and and with much of their service still cut back. <BR> <BR>m in brooklyn
Sep 18th, 2001, 08:53 AM
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I just contacted Virgin Atlantic and they won't give us a refund because our departure date 9/22/01 is 1 day after the last day 9/21/01 for refund. When we asked for rebooking, they asked us to go back to our travel agent. Should't the airline be able to reschedule for you? What do think I should do next? Should we try contact VA again? <BR> <BR>Thanks.
Sep 18th, 2001, 02:09 PM
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Spoke to Iberia today. It appears they have changed their policy. Although I have not as yet implemented a cancellation this is what they said. <BR> <BR>Iberia will refund or credit (purchase price) even non-refundable tickets for flights scheduled to Sept 30 as long as the cancellation takes place before the departure date. Of course, I would prefer taking advantage of the discounted ticket price of my original ticket but they won't permit a reschedule. I gues you can't have everything. <BR>Good business practice for a much maligned company. <BR> <BR>
Sep 18th, 2001, 07:50 PM
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According to Virgin Atlantic, our tickets, if not used, are valid for 1 year. But we will have to pay $150 penalty per ticket plus the ticket price difference if any. We are very disappointed, unless VA changes the policy, this is our only option. <BR> <BR>Does anyone else have trouble getting refund or rebooking with airlines?
