U.S.Airways voucher
Mar 17th, 2003, 11:45 AM
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U.S.Airways voucher
I have a travel voucher to use from being bumped on a previous flight. Is there any way to tell, when searching on-line, which flights have seats left for this purpose?
Mar 17th, 2003, 11:53 AM
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You could use the voucher on any USAir flight. When used for a ticket purchase it's like cash. The vouchers are usually valid for 1 year from the date of issue, so that's the only thing you have to remember.
Mar 17th, 2003, 12:10 PM
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My experience, with using a US Air voucher, is that it was for "award" seating. And it couldn't be used for an open-jaw (into one city, out from another,) flight, either. This was in the 2001-2 time-frame. There was no way (and I had this confirmed) for me to determine from web-searching whether there were award-seats available on a particular flight. I had to make several phone calls to put together a trip that was suitable.
American was delightful! Their voucher was just like cash, for any available domestic seating. We each had $500 vouchers. Did an open-jaw from PA to California (into LAX and return from SFO.) And, as that trip was about $350, we got another voucher for the $150 difference. And the second one was dated from the time we used the first one....
American was delightful! Their voucher was just like cash, for any available domestic seating. We each had $500 vouchers. Did an open-jaw from PA to California (into LAX and return from SFO.) And, as that trip was about $350, we got another voucher for the $150 difference. And the second one was dated from the time we used the first one....
Mar 17th, 2003, 12:10 PM
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AA, are you sure about this? If the voucher is for a cash amount, then yes. On USAirways, I believe, the ticket is for roundtrip travel regardless of amount. These tickets are capacity-controlled.
Mar 17th, 2003, 12:53 PM
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My experience with a US Air voucher was that it could be used exactly like cash. No "award" restrictions.
The only small problem was I had to go to the airport to buy the ticket because at that time (2001) there was no way to redeem the voucher by phone or internet.
I got the voucher for $150 because I sent a polite complaint letter...USAir has always been pretty good to me.
The only small problem was I had to go to the airport to buy the ticket because at that time (2001) there was no way to redeem the voucher by phone or internet.
I got the voucher for $150 because I sent a polite complaint letter...USAir has always been pretty good to me.
Mar 17th, 2003, 12:59 PM
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Well, I could be wrong. I was basing my reply on my experience with AA. That would suck if voucher seats are capacity control. How do they get volunteers when overbooked??? I also had voucher experience with CO and NW and it was always like cash.
Mar 17th, 2003, 01:15 PM
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I think the point here is that it DOES matter whether you have a "roundtrip ticket" voucher or a "$200" (or some other amount) voucher. If it's an amount, then you should be able to apply it to any available fare. If it's just a generic roundtrip travel voucher, then you'll have to call USAirways to find which flights have seats!
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