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Jun 2, 2018, 7:14 am

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dylanks

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Originally Posted by ptr120

A question for the combined wisdom of this forum. Yesterday I was booked to travel DUS / MAD / BIO / MAD / DUS (TP run) all on one ticket. BIO was a b2b / immediate turnaround. The DUS - MAD sector was significantly delayed due to weather. This meant I missed my connection to BIO, and therefore the return from BIO. I therefore asked to be rebooked back to DUS (the flight that I would have been on anyway). The customer service agent said that she would make a note in the booking that I was rebooked due to IRROPS causing a trip in vein.

I was wondering if I would be able to claim ORC for this journey, and / or a refund (in full or in part) for the sectors I wasn't able to take due to a trip in vein?

I believe you could do either but not both. Assuming you need the tier points, I’d probably request ORC first, and once that has processed, seek a partial refund though the fare difference may be zero.

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