Non refundable ticket
May 9, 2010 | 9:03 am
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Non refundable ticket
I bought ticket tomy wife to india using my continental miles for may 27..due to pregnancy of wife .she cant travel ..what are the options for the ticket to sell it or to do with continental airlines
May 9, 2010 | 9:14 am
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You can try your luck by calling Continental. If you have travel insurance perhaps they might cover a medical-need based issue.
Otherwise, you have to just pay the change fees and change it to a later date.
Otherwise, you have to just pay the change fees and change it to a later date.
May 9, 2010 | 12:27 pm
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If the ticket was issued in your wife's name you cannot sell it for use by someone else. You can cancel and redeposit the miles into your account, for a fee ranging from zero (for Platinum elites) to $75 (for non elites) if it was booked after December 15, 2009, higher fees if booked before that date.
If you get a letter from her doctor indicating that she is not to fly for health reasons you could try to get the redeposit done without a fee, but it's not a sure thing - you'd have to specifically request it and hope for the best.
If you get a letter from her doctor indicating that she is not to fly for health reasons you could try to get the redeposit done without a fee, but it's not a sure thing - you'd have to specifically request it and hope for the best.
May 9, 2010 | 1:15 pm
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If the ticket was issued in your wife's name you cannot sell it for use by someone else. You can cancel and redeposit the miles into your account, for a fee ranging from zero (for Platinum elites) to $75 (for non elites) if it was booked after December 15, 2009, higher fees if booked before that date.
If you get a letter from her doctor indicating that she is not to fly for health reasons you could try to get the redeposit done without a fee, but it's not a sure thing - you'd have to specifically request it and hope for the best.
If you get a letter from her doctor indicating that she is not to fly for health reasons you could try to get the redeposit done without a fee, but it's not a sure thing - you'd have to specifically request it and hope for the best.
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May 9, 2010 | 4:28 pm
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I was misled by the title saying "non-refundable ticket".
Yes, this is a much easier situation.....the award miles can be redeposited ..and the fee (or no fee) will depend on elite status.
May 9, 2010 | 4:30 pm
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On another note. Did you just discover that your wife is pregnant? I would have thought it was obvious, say the last 3-4 months. 
May 9, 2010 | 4:41 pm
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SeamusSA is quite correct. If there's a fee, ask to have it waived. Don't let a false sense of propriety keep you from asking for something, particularly when there are extenuating (not to mention sympathetic) circumstances. Pregnancy is a good one. It never hurts to ask. Oh, and congratulations. ^
May 17, 2010 | 8:09 pm
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het dude i forgot actually it was a roundtrip ticket..my wifecame from india to iah ,,and she cant go back now what i has to do for the ticket
May 18, 2010 | 5:01 am
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May 19, 2010 | 4:25 pm
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yes i did it was the last date of the trip.they said we cant change to any further date ..they said it was last..i am going to lose the ticket on may 27 and loose my miles .is there anything to do with them
May 19, 2010 | 5:01 pm
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That's a tough one and I don't know the rules around this. Your best bet is probably a doctor's note saying that she can't travel anymore, though CS will probably say "didn't she fly there in the first place?"