Non-refundable vs. military deployment

zabadu · 03-29-2004, 12:43 PM

I was set to travel to see friends in NYC, but he is being deployed the week I am to arrive. Any chance the airline might change my reservation without the $100 fee?

dez · 03-30-2004, 03:50 PM

i usually keep calling back until i get a nice operator. just mention the situation and see what their immediate response is. if it doesn't seem helpful, thank them, hang up and call right back. you'll get a different operator. i think they can make those changes with no fee, but it's up to what kinda mood their in, and how good you can be with people on the phone.

hope that helps.
matt

cvbrown · 03-31-2004, 07:28 PM

Operator?

dez · 04-01-2004, 12:14 PM

operator, yeah , or customer service rep. whatever you call the people that answer the phone when you call !

cvbrown · 04-01-2004, 09:12 PM

Meds not helping you Dez?

dez · 04-01-2004, 09:44 PM

cvbrown i'm not sure if your posts are really helping him find the answers he needs.

zabadu: keep us posted on how this all works out.
Good luck!

matt

zabadu · 04-16-2004, 04:38 PM

They didn't care. I got charged the $100 fee.

I tried, but the agent actually helped me out by finding a ticket (I tried and couldn't) that cost exactly the same rate, so I only had to pay the $100, not $100 plus a heftier flight cost.

So, all in all, I only got screwed a little.

03-29-2004, 12:43 PM	#1
zabadu Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 2	Non-refundable vs. military deployment I was set to travel to see friends in NYC, but he is being deployed the week I am to arrive. Any chance the airline might change my reservation without the $100 fee? __________________

03-30-2004, 03:50 PM	#2
dez Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: BTV (Burlington, VT) Posts: 16	depends on who u know! i usually keep calling back until i get a nice operator. just mention the situation and see what their immediate response is. if it doesn't seem helpful, thank them, hang up and call right back. you'll get a different operator. i think they can make those changes with no fee, but it's up to what kinda mood their in, and how good you can be with people on the phone. hope that helps. matt __________________

03-31-2004, 07:28 PM	#3
cvbrown Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PNS Posts: 19	operator Operator?

04-01-2004, 09:12 PM	#5
cvbrown Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PNS Posts: 19	Rx Meds not helping you Dez?

04-01-2004, 09:44 PM	#6
dez Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: BTV (Burlington, VT) Posts: 16	?? cvbrown i'm not sure if your posts are really helping him find the answers he needs. zabadu: keep us posted on how this all works out. Good luck! matt

04-01-2004, 12:14 PM	#4
dez Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: BTV (Burlington, VT) Posts: 16	operator, yeah , or customer service rep. whatever you call the people that answer the phone when you call !

04-16-2004, 04:38 PM	#7
zabadu Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 2	What happened... They didn't care. I got charged the $100 fee. I tried, but the agent actually helped me out by finding a ticket (I tried and couldn't) that cost exactly the same rate, so I only had to pay the $100, not $100 plus a heftier flight cost. So, all in all, I only got screwed a little. __________________

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