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BA and other airlines 'ripping off' passengers who miss their flight, investigation finds
British Airways and other leading airlines are "ripping off" passengers who miss their flight, Which? investigation finds ahead of Christmas getaway It has been revealed airlines are cancelling passengers' return flights if they miss their outward plane - forcing them to pay thousands of pounds to rebook their tickets. (www.telegraph.co.uk) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
;these fares are the no-excuses accepted fares, sold to people who live with excuses as a component of their lives.... The airlines are not insidious , rather self-protecting folks looking to get paid twice for as many roundtrips as possible.
If this is not 'tongue-in-cheek' then it is rubbish! Airlines (and hotels) are getting worse for distrusting customers and providing as little as they can get away with and still keep customers. Their ethos is "it does not matter if we lose a customer or two, we have plenty more".
There is some truth in the fact that they are protecting themselves from those that have screwed them in the past but it is not right, nor is it fair to paint all their customers with that same brush.
There is some truth in the fact that they are protecting themselves from those that have screwed them in the past but it is not right, nor is it fair to paint all their customers with that same brush.
Hallrob says "One-ways cost a lot and this is a way to book round-trip but fly one-way."
Can someone explain why a round trip should be cheaper than a one-way.
I can understand that a round trip should be cheaper than a single out plus a single return but cheaper than one-way doen't make sense. If the airlines do this, then it is not abuse to buy the cheaper ticket and use only the return half of it.
Can someone explain why a round trip should be cheaper than a one-way.
I can understand that a round trip should be cheaper than a single out plus a single return but cheaper than one-way doen't make sense. If the airlines do this, then it is not abuse to buy the cheaper ticket and use only the return half of it.
Ah geez - this is such OLD NEWS it's pathetic. It's been going on since AAL first introduced the non-refundable, low price tickets - that was sometime in the 80's! If you missed your outbound flight, the return was automatically cancelled. If you were flying in Y or F class and arrived late for your flight (traffic) an adjustment was made for the next flight out.
Matt, the practice may be old, but what is new (and newsworthy) is that it may no longer be considered a fair practice in terms of UK consumer protection laws.
That's BS. The rules are the rules. ALWAYS.
There has been new legislation, the law does change.