Originally Posted by
iFlyMoreThanYou
Made another booking which got cancelled yesterday, and received this in writing:
1. Ticket status can be remain as an open ticket for 760 days from original date of ticket issuance. You may then rebook later once new date is finalised. Kindly contact EK call centre to cancel the booking in advance. There will be no penalty and fare difference to be collected upon rebooking as long as within same region and same cabin. However any different in Taxes will be collected.
This seems to be consistent with earlier posts on no fare difference being charged.
That is a very similar statement as what I got from my TA, which I used though my bank. Fare differences or change fees will not be collected but any differences in taxes will be. In my personal case, with the ZAR having dropped considerably in value against the USD (in which I think taxes are set), there will be a bit to pay once I am able to 'reactivate' my two outstanding tickets. But it's relatively small change in the bigger picture. Interestingly when they had to remove the outgoing sectors when they got cancelled and I had to decide what to do next, they had to remove the inward parts of the bookings as well. So now it appears to be an 'open ticket' from one region to another one (but limited to the fare bucket in which is was booked of course). Interesting times....