Too sick to fly

[BigDUSA 71]

Guy mentioned in another topic he was to sick to fly and the airline didn't refund his money. If you fly on a US airline and you get sick the airline has to refund your money. YOU MUST CALL and cancel your flight before it takes off. Get note from your local MD and send it to the airlines along with a copy of your ticket receipt. Call customer service and get the address of the ticket refund office. Make copies of all documentation. You will get a refund. I'm speaking from personal experience on this. My wife and daughter came down with a nasty cold on the day we were to travel to LOS for a vacation.

[Fonz 0]

BigD,that`s why I take out travel insurance.

 

Cheers

[MrMango 671]

Guy mentioned in another topic he was to sick to fly and the airline didn't refund his money.

I would think hat no Airline will refund a round trip ticket if not used. Did he try to rebook on a later flight and was refused?

 

I have done this without penalty after proving that I was ill.

[js007 795]

I think it can also depend on the type of ticket you buy. For example, I once had a round trip ticket on Thai Air to Bangkok but used only half of it. I had had pretty much forgotten about the other half, but one day I decided I'd send an e-mail to Thai Air asking about the possibility of credit towards another flight. They told me I could either have a refund or a credit, so I took the refund of around $800.

 

The next time I booked a ticket, I made sure I was buying one that was refundable. It cost a little more, but I felt better. As it turned out, I had to cancel that trip and they refunded all my money with no problem.

 

J

[BigDUSA 71]

I think it can also depend on the type of ticket you buy. For example, I once had a round trip ticket on Thai Air to Bangkok but used only half of it. I had had pretty much forgotten about the other half, but one day I decided I'd send an e-mail to Thai Air asking about the possibility of credit towards another flight. They told me I could either have a refund or a credit, so I took the refund of around $800.

 

The next time I booked a ticket, I made sure I was buying one that was refundable. It cost a little more, but I felt better. As it turned out, I had to cancel that trip and they refunded all my money with no problem.

 

J

 

Cheap Charley always buys the cheapest non refundable ticket available. Sometimes I have to buy a more expensive ticket when I want to upgrade to business using frequent flyer miles. Next time you buy a ticket in the US check the fare rules regarding refunds due to a medical problem.