Originally Posted by
StatusJon
"We took your $1K but oops that week is not available, but now this week in December is available... oh no wait well that fell through we are trying to find a new schedule... actually we have dates now in March but there is a $500 upcharge... oops that fell through too... Oh we are unable to process cancellations..." - that is what I am afraid of.
Rightly so. You should also be concerned if the carrier is not named as you could find yourself on some one-plane outfit of dubious reliability. If you're willing to outright lose your money and/or spend a night or two in an airport, go ahead. Otherwise well, caveat emptor.