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How to get standby/cancelled flights? Bereavement so need to travel asap

  • 22-12-2017 12:28PM
    #1
    Eire girl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 49 ✭


    We've had a family bereavement so need to travel asap to South Africa.
    Does anyone know if it's possible to still get standby or cancelled (no show) flights at Dublin airport?


Comments

  • #2
    fixXxer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,453 ✭✭✭fixXxer


    Eire girl wrote: »
    We've had a family bereavement so need to travel asap to South Africa.
    Does anyone know if it's possible to still get standby or cancelled (no show) flights at Dublin airport?

    Speak to one of the airlines directly. I had to travel home from Australia to Ireland at short notice due to a death in the family, and when the situation was explained to them, they did everything they could to help. Air Lingus especially were great.


  • #3
    Jacovs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,299 ✭✭✭Jacovs


    Between all the different options (Emirates, Etihad, Turkish, Ethiopian, British Airways, KLM, Air France etc) I am sure there are still tickets available to buy for today or tomorrow.


  • #4
    trellheim
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,336 ✭✭✭trellheim


    Use Google flights to plan trip you will find lots of empty seats usually

    here's Dublin to Jo'burg leaving tomorrow back in January

    https://www.google.co.in/flights/#search;f=DUB;t=JNB;d=2017-12-23;r=2018-01-03

    sorry for your loss


  • #5
    LeChienMefiant
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 620 ✭✭✭LeChienMefiant


    Call the airlines directly as they may offer a bereavement discount.


  • #6
    PukkaStukka
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,386 ✭✭✭PukkaStukka


    My friends father died in South Africa last year. He got out fine with Emirates via Dubai. The only thing that's potentially problematic is the time of year that's in it.

    Very sorry for your loss OP.


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  • #7
    munchkin_utd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,970 ✭✭✭munchkin_utd


    just by looking up skyscanner, theres return flights leaving tonight and back in 7 days for €1100 with emirates, which is not a bad price.


  • #8
    L1011
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 75,480 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    Going to the airport for standby is only really practical if the ticketing carrier actually operates from their themselves; with BA, VS and SA being the core carriers on that route and only BA having any presence its nowhere near that useful; the middle eastern airlines all operate too but wouldn't have any deals at the desk.

    Skyscanner or at worst actually phoning a travel agent makes far more sense than turning up and hoping.


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