Originally Posted by
Maestro Ramen
...Only thing I would warn you against is their practice to charge you a ridiculous sum to select your seat.
Standard OTA protocol
Originally Posted by
mherdeg
...But an agent early in the refund process insisted that the "YR" surcharge component of a refundable TK fare was nonrefundable, which is not consistent with the fare rules or the airline's contract of carriage or, well, reality. After a few months of weekly back-and-forth I looped in The Guardian's consumer advice columnist on 20 Feb 2014....If you don't plan to do anything other than book and fly the ticket you should have no problems. My personal experience would make me wary of using them to change or cancel itineraries in accordance with fare rules.
We all plan to only book and fly...changes are usually unforeseen, and the OTAs "sizzle" when it comes to juicing their profit is often fees of $200 or more to make changes/refunds on top of the airline's penalty.