Open tickets in India
Jan 18, 2019, 8:16 am
#1
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Open tickets in India
Hi guys..
A friend of mine requires 3 open tickets for her family members.. they need to travel BOM-CCU-BOM but the dates are not finalized and they basically want to guard themselves against last minute high flight prices.. i looked through AI, Jet, Indigo, Spice, but couldn't find anything to this effect..
Any advice ?
A friend of mine requires 3 open tickets for her family members.. they need to travel BOM-CCU-BOM but the dates are not finalized and they basically want to guard themselves against last minute high flight prices.. i looked through AI, Jet, Indigo, Spice, but couldn't find anything to this effect..
Any advice ?
Jan 19, 2019, 5:18 am
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i haven't seen an open ticket in india for a very long time....i would suggest buying a ticket with the lowest change fee....
Jan 20, 2019, 11:55 am
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I usually just book 2 or 3 nonrefundable (cheapest possible) tickets on potential dates.. Typically works out cheaper than getting a refundable/changeable ticket or a last minute walkup.
Jan 20, 2019, 7:25 pm
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There is no way to guard against this currently. Both strategies (cheapest non-refundable or refundable) involve a high amount of risk.
Depending on the certainty to fly on a date and the season I’d buy as soon as I had some suriety on the date of travel.
Just to confuse OP.
Depending on the certainty to fly on a date and the season I’d buy as soon as I had some suriety on the date of travel.
Just to confuse OP.
Jan 21, 2019, 1:07 am
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https://www.jetairways.com/EN/IN/Jet...s-Economy.aspx
Buy (anything!) from 9W at your own risk. Especially if not very near term.
Buy (anything!) from 9W at your own risk. Especially if not very near term.