Originally Posted by
5khours
1. Are you sure you can't get the visa? Might want to ask FTers their opinion. Looks like it might be Vietnam where there are lots of options for getting visas.
2. Try to board without the visa, that might improve your leverage on geting a refund if the airline denies boarding (even if it's your fault.)
3. Book a connection to a nearby country and then just transit the country where you were denied a visa. (Won't work if you HAVE to be in the original country but could be a strategy if you are just looking for a vacation.)
4. It is almost always the carrier issuing the ticket who has to refund. Not the operating carrier.
1. Since you and I answer 2/3 of the VN visa questions, I did not ask FT.
But I did ask a lawyer. Not sure what's up, but extremely doubtful I can get it done before my flight leaves.
3. VN is destination and purpose of trip is there, no value in this, but do understand the good idea.
4. Thanks. I'm rusty on purchased tickets, mostly award flying the past few years.
2. I put this #2 last cuz I'm wary of it and need to think it through. If they don't check, or allow me to board, do I then just walk away? Setting aside denied boarding leverage, does being checked in for a flight and not boarding offer more refund/change opportunities than a no show and/or changing before checkin? These are things I don't really know, and am just thinking out loud.
Originally Posted by
Tokyoite
What route?
What country were you denied a visa?
Can you reapply for another visa?
Is the ticket refundable as per ticket rules?
That will answer the question as to whether you are even entitled to a refund before/after departure.
If you dont know the ticket rules, please post the fare basis letter here, or origin and departure, date of purchase, cabin etc.
If you can get a refund, you would need to talk to your 3rd party OTA (Priceline) and not ANA/Operating carrier.
ANA ticket stock booked on 3rd party OTA simply means ANA did not sell you the ticket.
They sold it to Priceline who sold it to you. So you need to deal with Priceline.
Is the ticket changeable/Can you reroute to avoid the country in question?
Thank you for the comments. I do understand priceline should be my point of contact. From everything I've read though, they usually punt to the airline, so looking to understand all my options and choose a good strategy for what I want the outcome to be.
SLC-Vietnam in Y, via SFO/HKG outbound and NRT/LAX return. UA/UA/HX//VN/UA/AS. United lists fare classes as K/K/X//T/K/G. Vietnam is destination and problematic visa. No purpose in avoiding/rerouting/transiting, as mentioned above. I am working to find out about applying for another visa, that's a bit separate from this question. My immediate concern is that my flight is tomorrow and I would be very disappointed to lose the full value of the ticket.
I have never learned much about fare codes. Priceline lists XPN, instant purchase non-refundable. I do see this "FARE BASIS KKX08A7K" on the NH version of my receipt.