Questions tagged [refunds]
Questions about obtaining Refunds for the various travel expenses.
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Best strategy to get a refund from Delta?
After checking in 90 minutes before my flight from Tokyo, the immigration held me for 2 hours to fix some paperwork, and I missed my flight home. Immigration had me then change my ticket on Delta for ...
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Refund on ticket due to unforeseen hospitalisation?
I recently purchased a return ticket with QR from Johannesburg to Sydney via Doha. I made use of a promo deal via Skyscanner although the actual ticket was bought from Qatar Airlines.
I was due to ...
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Visa denied for my wife. Can I get a refund for the flights?
My wife's visa was unexpectedly denied. She is traveling on Singapore Airlines, Philippines to the UK. I paid for the tickets in full, as I didn't expect any problem. Can I get a refund? Or change the ...
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Is it better flying First Class Flex or a cheaper First Class option? [closed]
Is it better flying in First Class Flex (more Frequent Flyer points and a full refund) or a less expensive option (having to pay a bit for a refund and fewer Frequent Flyer points)?
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Ticket refund due to medical condition in transit
My parents were flying to Houston from Karachi and had a 3 day stay at Istanbul on the way from Karachi from Turkish Airline. I booked a return ticket for them.
My mother's tibia bone got fractured ...
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Airline fares - meaning of "plus fare difference" for refund
Lufthansa airline offers the "Economy Flex" fare. The listed advantages of this fare are:
Rebooking possible plus fare difference
Refundable except 70 EUR plus fare difference
What does ...
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Departure flight cancelled. Can I ask for a refund of next flights including return flights? [closed]
Maybe the title is kind of confusing, you're welcome to make edits if you find it appropriate...
Ryanair pilots have announced a strike for the 20th of December 2017. This day we fly with Ryanair from ...
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Can I recover cost for being denied entry in a country. Flight, Hotel or even transfer money
Me and my family, my wife my son aged 11 and daughter aged 9 travelled via Germany from UK to Tunisia for a 8 night holiday. We all hold UK passport therefore no visa is required. Hotel and transfer ...
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European Regulation for 24 hour ticket refund
I recently bought a non-refundable train ticket on Thello.fr from Paris to Venice. Unfortunately I made an error in the date, and noticed 10 minutes after the booking had been completed.
I know that ...
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Refund for damaged luggage
After a flight with Easyjet (EDR-MXP), my suitcase was damaged, but since I had to catch the last bus available (it was midnight), I did not file a complaint at the airport. Instead, I filed the ...
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Paid for tickets, but didn't receive the tickets. What should I do?
I tried to buy a flight ticket on trip.ru. I went through all the steps, I filled all the forms correctly, my bank account was charged, and then instead of showing the page with the confirmation text,...
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Where can I see taxes and fees in the price of my Ryanair tickets? And why is there still a handling fee?
I was briefly considering cancelling a flight booked with Ryanair today. By a recent EU court ruling airlines must disclose taxes and fees in their ticket price and refund these without charging ...
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Etihad Airways: business class upgrade ignored; no refund yet
I had economy class tickets to travel from Dallas-Fort Worth to Abu Dhabi and then on to my destination by Etihad Airways for August 18, 2017. At the gate in Dallas-Fort Worth I purchased upgrades to ...
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Can I get a refund from the Canadian consulate if my transit visa didn't arrive in time for my trip?
I applied for a transit visa on the Embassy of Canada web site on 19 June 17. On 12 July 17, I was told to take my passport to the Embassy's Spanish location. I left my passport there and sent an ...
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KLM cancelled flight and transferred us to BA, who cancelled and transferred us to Air Berlin flight that was delayed. Where to claim compensation?
We were to fly from Milan (LIN) to Bergen (BGO) via Amsterdam (AMS). The flight were to depart from Milan 17:25, and we would arrive in Bergen 22:50.
The first flight got cancelled (two months before ...
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Multiple flight changes - any risk?
My wife is helping out with a family member who has some medical issues in another city in the United States (halfway across the country). Initially she planned to go for only two days, as it wasn't ...
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Is airline obliged to refund cost of flight if the passenger is unable to fly because his travel visa has been rejected? [duplicate]
Is an airline obliged to refund the cost of a booked flight if the passenger is unable to fly because his tourist travel visa has been rejected? I am interested specifically in some sort of legal or ...
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Booked an Entire Airbnb Apartment, got a private room only in shared ap [duplicate]
I booked and payed 41$/night for an Entire Home/Apartment through airbnb, a total of 205$, plus 31$ Airbnb service fee (15% of the total).
I arrived and the guy told me without any realistic/...
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How much money will be deducted after cancellation of Indian railway ticket
I want to travel from Delhi to Jaipur by train, but I change my mind to travel by bus now. I need to cancel ticket and how much ticket money will be refunded to me?
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Can you get a refund of "additional charges" in addition to taxes?
My friend had a booking with Alitalia from London to Tokyo involving (due to pricing) a Milan-London leg on the return that he's not going to use.
I know the taxes for the unused leg (GBP 22) can be ...
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Can I recover anything from a non-refundable ticket?
A few months ago I booked a flight with American Airlines. My flight departs in a few weeks from Amsterdam to Philadelphia. It's just a regular ticket I just bought from the AA website without any ...
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How long does Turkish Airlines take for a flight refund?
Recently booked a ticket to Glasgow through Turkish Airlines and had to cancel the booking as I've inputed the wrong date. I called the airline operator and they said I was eligible for a full refund, ...
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How to increase the chance of obtaining a refund in the case of a missing visa?
I booked a return airline ticket for a student to attend a conference in Italy.
Unfortunately, we have just discovered that due to confusion the student has not obtained a visa (he has never ...
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How to apply for an IRCTC Refund?
I needed to book a Tatkal Ticket for Indian Railways using IRCTC website today. During the booking process, the website showed 242 seats as available. However, due to slower than usual payment gateway,...
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A flight website offered me change/cancellation for a fee, now refuses and blames airline [closed]
I recently used a website (mytrip.com) to book a round-trip flight (with 1 stop in each direction). The website I used for booking is not the airline's own website. Now, I was not sure I would ...
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Refund of cancelled Indian railway tickets - when does the 48h window start?
As per refund rules cancellation done after 48 hours before departure of train will attract 25 % penalty.
Is the time of departure determined from the scheduled departure time of the passenger's ...
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Landing in an airport other than destination due to bad weather
During my flight from Warsaw to Yerevan, the aircraft had to land in Tbilisi because of bad weather conditions in Yerevan. When we landed the captain declared that we can go back to Warsaw or stay in ...
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Within how many days do I get refunded the cost of a reservation cancelled because of schedule change by Wizz Air?
I received an email from Wizz Air about a schedule change to my flight. There were three options to choose from and I opted for cancellation of both outgoing and return flights and receiving 120% ...
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Is a refund for the return leg of a cheap China Airlines ticket possible?
I ordered a cheap return ticket from China Airlines and I'm not going to be able to make the return leg back home.
Is there any possible way to refund the ticket?
Or at least get some of my cash ...
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Global Blue with D visa (Netherlands): possible?
Enviroment: I have D visa which issued by Netherlands, but my plans had changed, I'm not gonna apply for mvv anymore. I'm Russian residental, but not going to stay there much and soon leaving for ...
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Oyster or travelcard for 5 days?
Me and my family (two adults, one 14year old) are going to visit London for 5 days (Saturday to Wednesday). Our hotel is near Crystal Palace in zone 3, but it has only Overground connections. On ...
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easyJet won't refund because it says 'no-show' but they denied boarding
I'm trying to help a friend of mine. He was supposed to travel from Berlin to Amsterdam with Easyjet along with 3 other people. At the time of boarding, my friend and one of his companions (along with ...
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Was I scammed by BoraJet? They cancelled the flight, promised to pay for another ticket - it didn't happen
This is about the Turkish airline BoraJet. I was going from Istanbul to Ankara via BoraJet, but when I arrived at the airport, the flight was cancelled by the airline. The manager of BoraJet told me ...
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How to return a Ukrainian Railways ticket?
I've bought a Ukrainian railways ticket at the train station with my credit card. How can I return it? (the date of travel is in a few days)
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Refund for Sapica card outside of Hokkaido
I've got a Sapica card, and apparently it's only useful in Sapporo.
Is it possible to get a refund for Sapica cards outside of Hokkaido, such as in a nation-wide convenience store chain?
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Can I tell if the airline sold "my" seat after I cancelled the return leg after partially traveling?
I had a flight with British Airways and cancelled the return flight after taking the outbound leg. They refuse to refund a large sum of the money (including the ticket, or seat, price itself).
It ...
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Is there an arbitration / conciliation agency for public transport in Italy?
A few weeks ago I had intended to take a bus with Terravision bus in Italy, however they informed me the day before the trip that due to technical problems there was no service on that line on the day ...
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If I overpaid a travel agency for a ticket, can I claim some money back? How?
I reserved a ticket with an agency, at that time the ticket was at $750 and I paid it for the reservation, but I didn't receive a confirmation from Emirates that my ticket had been booked. Just a week ...
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Refund/ compenastion for cancelled Air China international flight
I made the mistake of booking a return flight (799 UK pounds = 1550 Australian dollars) from Copenhagen to Melbourne with Air China.
The outbound flight in January was okay, but in March they made a ...
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Can I get UK visa appointment fees refund before my appointment date?
I have taken appointment for my UK travel visa one week from now. But I want to cancel my UK trip. Can I claim refund for appointment fees paid on appointment cancellation?
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Fully refundable flights from India to South Africa economy class
From a previous question it seems there are fully refundable tickets. Are such tickets there in economy class also ?
I tried some options on akbartravels.com but in most flights two-thirds costs ...
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Are there any airlines which refund fare (including economy class) fully in case you don't get visa?
I'm an Indian. I'm planning to book a journey from Mumbai to Johannesburg, South Africa and back (conference visa). I looked at refundable tickets, while they are priced higher, they give you half ...
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Refund of tickets due to travel warning to Turkey
We are a family that purchased tickets to Portugal with a layover in Istanbul. Due to travel warnings, we tried to request a refund of our tickets, but Turkish Airlines is not accepting the refund. ...
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What is best. Buying a one way ticket or a round ticket that is refundable [duplicate]
Im going to Australia for a year. I dont know exactly when im going back to my country (Chile), so i just want to buy a one way ticket but they cost the same as a round way ticket.
Could it be ...
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24 hour hold/refund on wholly international air ticket on foreign airline
Does the US DOT policy for airlines to "hold a reservation at the quoted fare for 24 hours without payment or allow a reservation to be cancelled within 24 hours without penalty" apply to foreign ...
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Claiming for Damage Baggage by US TSA
Travelling from Jamaica to France, my friend locked her suitcase. Upon her arrival back in France she discovered her suitcase was destroyed. The TSA had not only opened it, but ripped the zipper off ...
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Wizz Air ticket cancellation
I have to cancel my Wizz Air tickets due to visa problems. I have already checked in online for the outward journey on March 16th and return is March 23rd.
What if the Wizz Air cancellation fee is ...
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Missed flight USA airport tax refund?
Are airlines in the US legally obligated to refund any airport tax charged if a seat was not used?
In particular I am thinking of a flight with Spirit Airlines from Fort Lauderdale to Boston which ...
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Flight booked through Expedia transit issue
I recently booked a two way flight through Expedia. The flight is from country A to B, both of which I can enter with no problem. Each of the flights has connections. In my first flight I connected in ...
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Need advice on problems with Bookings.com and a hotel
Since the original post has gotten so many negative comments due to the tone, here is the actual question, and I will add the additional details (absent subjective comments and names) at the end.
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