Thursday, April 26, 2012

Be Informed Before You Make Flight Reservations!!

with the expedia.com controversy, i said i would give feedback on a date change i requested for a flight from lax to vegas.





i phoned delta airlines who confirmed that though it was just the date (from 03 june to 28 may) i wanted to change on my flight costing 49 dollars, they still had to penalize me with 100 dollars.





so it%26#39;s better to just ignore the reservation and make (and pay) for another.





tip: the longer you book in advance, the cheaper the BUT: the higher the penalty when you need to alter or change your dates.





it seems better to make one booking per time than multiple bookings at once, simply for if or when you need to change just one of your flights.





any other comments or tips on this will be appreciated.





btw is it ok or legal to offer my 03 june paid ticket for free to someone who can use it?





royboy



Be Informed Before You Make Flight Reservations!!


Roy,





You%26#39;ll have to ask the airline about that. Most US carriers after 9-11 sell the ticket to that person and that person only. Keeps people from buying plane tickets in their name and giving them to potential terrorists.





Joe



Be Informed Before You Make Flight Reservations!!


The airlines will get with you with all the fees. Unless you book a full fare ticket with no restrictions, they will charge $100 to change it.





If you have a really cheap fare, it may be better to rebook the entire thing, but I%26#39;m never lucky enough to have fares that low. They will also charge you the fare difference. Sometimes you luck out and the fare is actually lower than when you originally booked it and that will counter the change fee.





An no, you are the only one that can use the original ticket. You will be issued a voucher for the unused portion of your old flight, but Delta will charge a fee to use it. Not sure how much since its only $49.




You will have to pay the penalty. Doesn%26#39;t matter if you book 1 week or 1 year in advance. In your case, sounds like it would have been cheaper to just cancel and rebook.





The only time you don%26#39;t have to is if the airport closes due to weather related causes, etc. such as the hurricanes down here.



We had to reschedule a flight in Sept. and it didn%26#39;t cost anything, but there was a time restriction (60 or 90 days I think).





No one else can use your ticket anymore. The person boarding has to be the name on the ticket.




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No one else but you can use your ticket--- they have to buy a whole new ticket. If you have to cancel your flight it is often times resuable for up to a year (minus the reissue fee - normally 100.00; plus any additional airfare). As far as date changes- they%26#39;re no fun but all airlines impose fees to change-- you really should know your exact dates before booking and stick with them if at all possible.





I can%26#39;t tell you how many times a day I have people get ticked off about change fees even when they booked the reservation online themselves.... they always try to blame me or the company. That%26#39;s life!




Fly Southwest and you will NEVER get hit with those ridiculous fees. Change as many times as you want and it costs nothing.

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