changed flights
#1
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changed flights
I recently booked a non stop trip from NYC to Europe through my travel agent at a very low price and it was ticket by Delta. About a week later I got a letter from him saying that Delta changed the flight on the outward leg to a connection flight thru another US hub. The other flight was not changed. The new departure is about 4 hours earlier but the arrival time is about the same.
I did a check and saw that the original nonstop flights were still available but now were appreciably higher priced. I am sure that my change was done because the airline would like to sell my seat at a higher price. Can they do this? Isn't a ticketed reservation something that is a final deal when the flight is not cancelled?
If anyone has had a similar experience, I would appreciate hearing how they handled this.
I did a check and saw that the original nonstop flights were still available but now were appreciably higher priced. I am sure that my change was done because the airline would like to sell my seat at a higher price. Can they do this? Isn't a ticketed reservation something that is a final deal when the flight is not cancelled?
If anyone has had a similar experience, I would appreciate hearing how they handled this.
#3
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If you booked thru DL, they'd fix it for you without any problem. But you'll have to go thru your travel agent instead, hopefully they should be just as accommodating but who knows.
#4
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I agree with Mountain's post.
I would add that I think you can pay DL $50 to take over the ticket. That way they can deal with the issue without having to go through the travel agent. Depending on the TA, and your relationship with them, it might be worth the $50 (which is basically covering the discount the give the TA for selling the ticket).
DL should be able to fix it as long as seats are available on the original route.
I would add that I think you can pay DL $50 to take over the ticket. That way they can deal with the issue without having to go through the travel agent. Depending on the TA, and your relationship with them, it might be worth the $50 (which is basically covering the discount the give the TA for selling the ticket).
DL should be able to fix it as long as seats are available on the original route.
#5
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I agree with Mountain's post.
I would add that I think you can pay DL $50 to take over the ticket. That way they can deal with the issue without having to go through the travel agent. Depending on the TA, and your relationship with them, it might be worth the $50 (which is basically covering the discount the give the TA for selling the ticket).
DL should be able to fix it as long as seats are available on the original route.
I would add that I think you can pay DL $50 to take over the ticket. That way they can deal with the issue without having to go through the travel agent. Depending on the TA, and your relationship with them, it might be worth the $50 (which is basically covering the discount the give the TA for selling the ticket).
DL should be able to fix it as long as seats are available on the original route.
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