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Old Feb 6, 2020 | 3:52 am
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tya
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Originally Posted by gengar
To be fair, I don't expect great service from BR
I second that! BR is not known for being apt in dealing with IRROPs.

Originally Posted by gengar
but this is clearly a situation created by total morons in Italy rather than at BR..
Totally agree. Even de facto Italian embassy to Taiwan in Taipei made a post on Facebook the other day that they will talk to the "competent Italian government authorities" about this problem. Not sure those authorities will be competent enough to reverse the mistake.

Originally Posted by jcaitsith
[M]y original itinerary only involved layovers in Taiwan both outbound and inbound (MXP-TPE-NRT ICN-TPE-MXP), I hope that my refund request does not get dismissed on this ground. any input is welcome.
​​​​But I also wonder why not ask BR to transfer you to other flights since your final destination is not TPE
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