Sep 17, 2017, 1:21 pm
Last edit by: Tokyoite
Please:
Do NOT call the airline while the fare is still alive!
(Definitely dead now. Plead your case to have your ticket(s) reinstated!)
Do NOT call the airline while the fare is still alive!
(Definitely dead now. Plead your case to have your ticket(s) reinstated!)
[PREM FARE GONE]Nz: Syd-lax z $944
Sep 17, 2017, 2:27 pm
#76
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Booked mine on expedia US, I don't think the expedia AU has the 24-hour cooling of period, btw. (google takes you to expedia AU).
Ticketed within 5 minutes, with a stopover in AKL. I was also trying to add a stopover in NAN but it would keep repricing...
Ticketed within 5 minutes, with a stopover in AKL. I was also trying to add a stopover in NAN but it would keep repricing...
Sep 17, 2017, 2:27 pm
#77
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Sep 17, 2017, 2:30 pm
#79
Join Date: Jul 2012
Posts: 211
Ah! I did it straight on Expedia.com.au, didn't think that much so just pull the trigger. So far no ticket #. I guess I should have booked via US site!
Sep 17, 2017, 2:35 pm
#81
Join Date: Sep 2017
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Fare rules allowed free stopovers in AKL and a few other cities. I just used multicity function and it priced out on Expedia and Amex Travel. But still no ticket number, I wonder if stopover is a hang up. But pricing wise, it came out to be $40-50 more due to extra taxes and fees.
Sep 17, 2017, 2:38 pm
#83
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I am not 100% sure, but expedia AU doesn't display the 24 cancellation sign...I had to switch to the US version, which took me 5 minutes there to double check everything under the gun, not sure when it will get pooled...I got ticketed probably a couple of minutes before it got pooled...crazy...
Sep 17, 2017, 2:40 pm
#84
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: PDX
Posts: 988
i am in on it with ORBITZ.......excited....ticket #issued , anz PNR good and also shows up on site. i paid a little extra for straight to and from my hometown PDX ($1575), still worth it for 2 vacations to the south pacific.
Last edited by WrLdTrvLnIndian; Sep 17, 2017 at 3:12 pm
Sep 17, 2017, 2:43 pm
#85
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From Expedia AU:
If you booked your flight today and cancel before midnight (local time), you might receive a full refund.
Sep 17, 2017, 2:46 pm
#87
Join Date: Jul 2012
Posts: 211
Possibly Expedia US's ticketing system is some kind more "automatic" than its AU version. Especially during the daytime here in US. One more lesson learned!
Sep 17, 2017, 2:54 pm
#89
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I'm more than curious to see what will happen. It seems that usually TATL EF ranging between 600-800 eur are honoured. This case is so similar yet so different: different carrier, different pond, different regular market price.
let's see.
let's see.
Sep 17, 2017, 2:57 pm
#90
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Looking through this some many good dates next year; and totally can't take advantage of it. Ugh! It's a good one.