Booking with Alitalia in advance
Oct 31, 2017, 2:46 pm
#1
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Join Date: Oct 2017
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Booking with Alitalia in advance
I’ve found a really good offer to Naples from London with Alitalia for July/August 2018. I will decide to book directly with Alitalia rather than GoToGate or MyTrip despite a £70 saving due to the poor reviews I’ve seen.
Unfortunately booking with Alitalia isn’t exactly a good bet to take. With liquidation problems and my expected travel to take place in 9 months time how safe would it be to book directly with AZ now? Would I be given the opportunity to reroute with another SkyTeam member if AZ does shut down or would a refund be offered? (Not too keen on a refund as ticket prices may soar).
Unfortunately booking with Alitalia isn’t exactly a good bet to take. With liquidation problems and my expected travel to take place in 9 months time how safe would it be to book directly with AZ now? Would I be given the opportunity to reroute with another SkyTeam member if AZ does shut down or would a refund be offered? (Not too keen on a refund as ticket prices may soar).
Oct 31, 2017, 10:11 pm
#2
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Posts: 36
It depends on what exactly happens to Alitalia, but generally, I believe it's neither. If an airline goes bankrupt and you have a booking with them, typically you lose your money without any refund or rebooking.