Tax Refund on Unused Sector?
Dec 18, 2018, 5:40 am
#1
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Location: Cape Town
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Tax Refund on Unused Sector?
Hi everyone,
Just wanted to check before i go chasing/wasting my time with BA on this matter as this is a first for me.
I just found out that one of my family members did not fly their return sector and instead abandoned it instead due to a death in the family causing an extended stay at their destination before returning to London. Instead of providing a death certificate and changing the flights etc, instead the return sector was abandoned and a new oneway ticket (SVQ-LGW) on Ryanair was purchased. I know getting back the fare of the return sector is not going to happen, but is there any chance to recover any taxes? The routing was LGW-SVQ-LGW and travel was in CE on an IB issued ticket.
Thanks!
Just wanted to check before i go chasing/wasting my time with BA on this matter as this is a first for me.
I just found out that one of my family members did not fly their return sector and instead abandoned it instead due to a death in the family causing an extended stay at their destination before returning to London. Instead of providing a death certificate and changing the flights etc, instead the return sector was abandoned and a new oneway ticket (SVQ-LGW) on Ryanair was purchased. I know getting back the fare of the return sector is not going to happen, but is there any chance to recover any taxes? The routing was LGW-SVQ-LGW and travel was in CE on an IB issued ticket.
Thanks!
Dec 18, 2018, 6:21 am
#2
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: London Stratford, E7
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Posts: 3,374
Hi everyone,
Just wanted to check before i go chasing/wasting my time with BA on this matter as this is a first for me.
I just found out that one of my family members did not fly their return sector and instead abandoned it instead due to a death in the family causing an extended stay at their destination before returning to London. Instead of providing a death certificate and changing the flights etc, instead the return sector was abandoned and a new oneway ticket (SVQ-LGW) on Ryanair was purchased. I know getting back the fare of the return sector is not going to happen, but is there any chance to recover any taxes? The routing was LGW-SVQ-LGW and travel was in CE on an IB issued ticket.
Thanks!
Just wanted to check before i go chasing/wasting my time with BA on this matter as this is a first for me.
I just found out that one of my family members did not fly their return sector and instead abandoned it instead due to a death in the family causing an extended stay at their destination before returning to London. Instead of providing a death certificate and changing the flights etc, instead the return sector was abandoned and a new oneway ticket (SVQ-LGW) on Ryanair was purchased. I know getting back the fare of the return sector is not going to happen, but is there any chance to recover any taxes? The routing was LGW-SVQ-LGW and travel was in CE on an IB issued ticket.
Thanks!
You never know if you email BA stating the reason the flight wasn’t flown and asking where you scan a copy of the death certificate to get the taxes back they might just refund the sector as well although under no obligation to.
Dec 18, 2018, 7:04 am
#3
Join Date: Jan 2008
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The majority of taxes on the ticket would have been 'used' on the outbound flightUnited Kingdom Passenger Service Charge Departures (UB)£13.96United Kingdom Air Passenger Duty APD (GB)£26.00Spain Departure Charge (JD)£5.20Spain Aviation Safety And Security Fee (OG)£0.50Spain Security Tax (QV)£3.10the Spanish taxes (if refundable) come to under £9..
Dec 20, 2018, 5:01 am
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Thanks, i sent off an email to BA to see if they will refund the taxes and if they will additionally refund the unused inbound sector if i can produce a death certificate. Due to the traumatic and tragic nature of the death i do not really wanna bring up raw emotions by requesting the death certificate from the family member who most likely has it, but i shall update on what BA says for any future reader in the same boat. Thanks for the input.