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I booked a flight for a friend for Cyprus to Fort Myers FL with my credit card in January 2022, 2 weeks in advance of travel. He did not take the flight and chose to stay and we no longer are in touch. I was never reimbursed by him for the airline ticket. Turkish airlines explained that the ticket can only be rebooked for the passenger on the original ticket and is non refundable. And now I am out $800. Is there anyway around this? It seems a total waste of an unused ticket.

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    You should have bought a refundable ticket (which costs much more than a non-refundable ticket). If you don't use it, is wasted; Turkish lets you rebook the journey, it's already better than nothing...
    – Matte.Car
    Commented Sep 11, 2022 at 6:56
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    Sounds like a classic ’friend’ needs money for airline ticket scam to me
    – Traveller
    Commented Sep 11, 2022 at 7:47
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    Interesting definition of "friend".
    – Hilmar
    Commented Sep 11, 2022 at 15:51
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    @Giacomo1968 on what grounds?
    – littleadv
    Commented Sep 11, 2022 at 20:08
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    @Giacomo1968 sure, they can call, but disputing the charge will not work since the charge is not fraudulent and is authorized.
    – littleadv
    Commented Sep 11, 2022 at 20:36

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And now I am out $800

yes

Is there anyway around this?

You can sue your "friend", if the court accepts your claim that they owe you - they'd have to repay.

It seems a total waste of an unused ticket

Not total. First, your friend now has a $800 credit with the airline. Second, you learnt a valuable lesson.

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  • "First, your friend now has a $800 credit with the airline." – Says who?
    – Mophotla
    Commented Sep 11, 2022 at 17:51
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    The flight already took place without the passenger flying. the friend will get nothing of it either now.
    – meego
    Commented Sep 11, 2022 at 21:01
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    @meego that depends on the airline's policies, it is not at all certain. I know some airlines would allow credit for unused ticket even if it is non-refundable, and looking at what the OP wrote, seems like that's the case here.
    – littleadv
    Commented Sep 11, 2022 at 21:05
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    We know the airline is TK who doesn't do that. The answer can be factual and not speculative.
    – meego
    Commented Sep 11, 2022 at 21:17
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    It is not a valuable lesson. If this situation never happened to OP, he would have never learnt the lesson, but he'd be just fine because he would not need the lesson.
    – Agnishom Chattopadhyay
    Commented Sep 12, 2022 at 14:48

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