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Old Mar 9, 2020, 8:20 am
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Originally Posted by Furry
At least for March flight waivers posted last week it was enough to have a free seat in travel class and no fare difference charged. Could be that this extended waiver is different as I believe it also affects new bookings made from today?
I believe so. This new waiver is general. It affects all bookings, new and old, on routes with or without any disruption. It is designed to make people feel safe to stay with AY. If they cancel a current booking, how likely is it they will come back to AY?

Also, this is the time for people to book summertrips. If people hesitate, the cancellations based on commercial reasons will continue for a long time. So new policy is also ment to get people to book now instead of wait and see.

Compare with eg SK, QR and many others that have introduced this fee-waiver for all bookings.
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