Need help interpreting this Fare rule
Jan 28, 2024 | 11:53 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: May 2011
Posts: 18
Need help interpreting this Fare rule
Can I get help with this fare rule? Am I allowed to make changes to the flight dates (before 1/28/2025) with a fee of $300 or am I not allowed to? Thanks
CHANGE CONDITIONS
Adult
New York to Delhi
General Information
- Prices are guaranteed with current exchange currency
No-Show For First Flight
General information- In Case Of Exchange, New Travel Dates Must Be Prior To 28/01/2025
- Penalty Fee Cannot Be Waived In Case Of Passenger Illness Or Passenger's Family Death
- Changes Are Not Allowed
- Changes Are Allowed With Restrictions
- Maximum Penalty Fee (In Case Of Entire Ticket Exchange) Is USD 300.00
- Penalty Fee For Partial Changes In The Ticket Is Free Of Charge
Last edited by sheerfun; Jan 28, 2024 at 12:09 pm
Jan 29, 2024 | 7:16 am
#2
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Denmark
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Hmm.. good question because the ticket rules seems to be conflicting (when it states that change of travel dates are no allowed).
My guess is that you can rebook the ticket for USD 300 (new first travel date to be before 28 January) BUT when you change the first segment the entire ticket will be repriced based on current fares, i.e you will be asked to pay up-fare to reflect the current fare for your new itinerary + USD 300 change fee - that can be a really high amount if the original fare was significantly discounted.
My guess is that you can rebook the ticket for USD 300 (new first travel date to be before 28 January) BUT when you change the first segment the entire ticket will be repriced based on current fares, i.e you will be asked to pay up-fare to reflect the current fare for your new itinerary + USD 300 change fee - that can be a really high amount if the original fare was significantly discounted.
Feb 5, 2024 | 2:56 am
#4
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: NYC
Posts: 9,781
Best call the OTA and provide the new date. OTAs are mostly useless so keep it simple. Basically - I would like to change the date to "xx". What is the cost?
If allowed and before travel you would likely pay the fare difference and the penalty - so it could well be much more than $300.
If allowed and before travel you would likely pay the fare difference and the penalty - so it could well be much more than $300.