airline ticket advice

LoopyL

Hi,

myself and the now ex boyfriend (thats another story) had just last week booked tickets to go to asia for three months...today we broke up and i do not want to go to asia by myself. Is there anyway i can get my money back from the airline (eithad) or do i just have to take it as a lost? The tickets were booked on his dad card too so i just dont know what to do. any advise appreciated.

Paulw

Highly unlikely you'll be able to get a refund. It depends on the type of ticket and if there is that option on that ticket.

Aishae

you could ask if he would sell it if you found a friend who would take it? he'd have to sell it for less than he paid perhaps. but if you both take the loss you both lose more (thats assuming there is a name change option on the ticket)

Paulw

A name change may be costly tough, and can sometimes be €100 to €150.

And then there is the fact you'd need to find people willing, with the correct visas (if needed) and shots (medical shots).

Aishae

yeah - unlikely but not impossible. itd be lucky if it was possible. as a refund is really unlikely. if they did give one it'd be entirely at their discretion

Tayla

http://www.etihadairways.com/sites/Etihad/_layouts/Etihad/obe/CompareFareType.aspx?ROUTE=CDG-KUL&LANGUAGE=GB

Check that page out to see if changes are allowed on your flight type.

kelle

Found this on Ethiad website

Cancel your flight
Permitted at a charge of EUR 175. Refund administration fee: Etihad charges service fees for all tickets being processed for a refund, in addition to any fare penalties applicable.

LoopyL

thanks for your replies. we're not even on speaking terms so i just dont know what to do. he had emailed me the confirmation in relation to my ticket last week so i have that but thats all i have just dont know where to start or what to say.

Aishae

is it already paid for on your end? if so then your ticket is yours - you arent on speaking terms but you both booked this so it is something that has to be discussed

dev100

Do you have insurance? Maybe try that...

Paulw

Any refund would most likely be paid back in the method it was paid. So, you wouldn't be getting cash in hand.

Insurance wouldn't cover a breakup or change of mind.

LoopyL

ya its paid for but was paid for on his dads debit card. and we hadnt gotten our insurance yet because we were looking at getting backpackers insurance separately.

Pkiernan

Remember that even if the airline won't refund any portion of the ticket, they HAVE to give you back any Government taxes, landing fees etc involved with the ticket.

ArphaRima

Go to Asia by yourself. Plenty of people do.

LoopyL

I'm too nervous to go by myself was even nervous about going with my bf cause im such a home bird. thanks again for all the replies.

headmaster

Loopyl,
am i right in thinking that you yourself incurred no expense in the ticket purchase? Your ex boyfriends dad seems to have paid for the tickets, if so, why are you trying to get money out of it? I may be wrong, but the post seems to suggest otherwise.

LoopyL

I gave him the money out of my savings for the ticket he just used his dads card to pay for it cause his dad was paying for his ticket and it made sense to get both tickets together.

dudara

First thing is to contact the airline and see what they can do in terms of a refund.

What worries me though is that the tickets were purchased on his father's credit card. If the airline can refund, they will probably only do so to the method of purchase, i.e. that credit card. So you would need to get his father to then return the money to you.

LoopyL

thats what i worried about. i sent him a message last night to say im looking into getting a refund and that it might have to go back onto his dads card and that i would give him my account details and he could just lodge it in my bank if it would be easier but the response i got was i can go jump if you think im gonna bother dad over you.

if they do approve the refund i might contact his sister and ask her to contact his dad but id prefer not to drag her into it either.

Aishae

thats really unreasonable, saying that to you
regardless of how things ended
its your money (if you got a full/partial refund)
if he doesnt calm down it might even be best to approach the sister (if youre on good terms with her) or even the father himself if youre on good terms with him?

Pythia

Just leave it for a week or so. When is the flight? Wait until everyone has calmed down and you will probably find he'll be more helpful. Emotions are getting in the way of everything right now.

ScouseMouse

Pkiernan wrote: »

Remember that even if the airline won't refund any portion of the ticket, they HAVE to give you back any Government taxes, landing fees etc involved with the ticket.

But, like ryanair, if they want to, they can impose a service charge equal or nearly equal to the taxes.

Effectively wiping out any refund.

LoopyL

the ticket is for the second week in november. so i dont want to leave it too long but might wait til the end of the week and see. ya id be on good terms with the sister. his father always takes his side (even when he giving out to me in public because he was annoyed at his father but he took it out on me) so it think the sister would be the better option to go with.

kelle

LoopyL wrote: »

(even when he giving out to me in public because he was annoyed at his father but he took it out on me) .

Doesn't sound like a guy I'd like to go on a 3-month holiday with, if he regularly humiliated you in public. You might lose a few bob, but think how much worse it would have been had you been on holiday together and then you found out what he was really like - it would be difficult getting back earlier than planned, and you would have lost a lot more. Maybe just look on it as a lesson in life!


*But try to get your money back!

si_guru

..and there is no chance you could make up with him?

keithclancy

Unfortunately the Dad paid so the Contract is with him.

The Airline won't even entertain giving a refund directly to you.