[prem fare gone]: AV CUR - MUC J ow €400; €710 r/t
#77
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: MAD, FRA, AMS
Programs: LH, A3, DL, UA, LAN
Posts: 329
Also managed to snag a AUA-MUC return. Outbound booked for March.
I managed to book the J fully refundable/changeable fare and now would like to add a stopover in BOG, I have a 4 hour layover on the AUA-BOG-MUC flight.
My question: can I just rebook the BOG-MUC leg (given J availability) at a AV ticket desk once I get off the plane in BOG? Thinking of staying a week in Colombia.
I understand I can’t do this before having flown the first leg as this would trigger a repricing to the current fare, correct?
I managed to book the J fully refundable/changeable fare and now would like to add a stopover in BOG, I have a 4 hour layover on the AUA-BOG-MUC flight.
My question: can I just rebook the BOG-MUC leg (given J availability) at a AV ticket desk once I get off the plane in BOG? Thinking of staying a week in Colombia.
I understand I can’t do this before having flown the first leg as this would trigger a repricing to the current fare, correct?
#78
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Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: MUC
Programs: TK Elite, FB Gold
Posts: 315
I'm also curious about this. I had a bunch of schedule changes a while ago, choose different flights but not considering staying in Bogota longer than a few hours in the early morning.
#79
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Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: MUC
Programs: TK Elite, FB Gold
Posts: 315
I managed to pull the fare rules off of ExpertFlyer and it seems that unlimited stopovers are permitted in each direction for free. I hope I'm reading this right but I'm hoping to make use of this in autumn when I'm flying "back" to CUR.
#80
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: MAD, FRA, AMS
Programs: LH, A3, DL, UA, LAN
Posts: 329
I was due to fly on March 21st - due to the current situation I decided to cancel all plans and request a full refund for the ticket. Although it's sad but better than being stuck in Colombia and quarantained.
Plans would have fallen through anyways as Curacao just banned all flights from Europe for indefinite time. See https://gobiernu.cw/nieuw/detayenan-...-di-mart-2020/ in Papiamento or
from https://www.curacao.com/en/questions...virus-covid-19 in English.
Plans would have fallen through anyways as Curacao just banned all flights from Europe for indefinite time. See https://gobiernu.cw/nieuw/detayenan-...-di-mart-2020/ in Papiamento or
VISITORS TO CURAÇAO:There is an air travel restriction for visitors on flights originating from Europe starting March 14th 2020.
#81
Join Date: May 2016
Programs: TK Elite+, SPG Plat, Jetsmarter
Posts: 144
I was due to fly on March 21st - due to the current situation I decided to cancel all plans and request a full refund for the ticket. Although it's sad but better than being stuck in Colombia and quarantained.
Plans would have fallen through anyways as Curacao just banned all flights from Europe for indefinite time. See https://gobiernu.cw/nieuw/detayenan-...-di-mart-2020/ in Papiamento or from https://www.curacao.com/en/questions...virus-covid-19 in English.
Plans would have fallen through anyways as Curacao just banned all flights from Europe for indefinite time. See https://gobiernu.cw/nieuw/detayenan-...-di-mart-2020/ in Papiamento or from https://www.curacao.com/en/questions...virus-covid-19 in English.
#82
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: MAD, FRA, AMS
Programs: LH, A3, DL, UA, LAN
Posts: 329
#83
All in all it was ok - except for the radio silence part - but don't worry if your fare is full flex, it will work out in the end, just be patience.
Cheers!
#84
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Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: MUC
Programs: TK Elite, FB Gold
Posts: 315
Curios if they'll wave the change fee/fare difference considering the situation. I'm flying beginning of May so still some time until then but if things don't change, won't be able to make my positioning flight.
#85
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Denmark
Programs: TK Elite
Posts: 11,853
Sure the change fee may/will be waived but the fare will be recalculated based on new availability (booking class available) and current fares. You are not going to like that…
This is how the airlines deal with the many waiver currently offered - they are not going to recalculate fares based on historical fares (unless travel has commenced) - forget it!
This is how the airlines deal with the many waiver currently offered - they are not going to recalculate fares based on historical fares (unless travel has commenced) - forget it!
#86
Join Date: May 2016
Programs: TK Elite+, SPG Plat, Jetsmarter
Posts: 144
My flights (early april) finally got cancelled and i got the following email:
"Due to current restrictions by several governments, such as border closures and passenger mobility limitations, to contain the spread of COVID-19, your flight with reference code XXXXXX has been cancelled. Your ticket will remain valid until you have a new travel date or decide to make the change."
I guess since it's INVOL either a refund or change without fare difference would apply?
"Due to current restrictions by several governments, such as border closures and passenger mobility limitations, to contain the spread of COVID-19, your flight with reference code XXXXXX has been cancelled. Your ticket will remain valid until you have a new travel date or decide to make the change."
I guess since it's INVOL either a refund or change without fare difference would apply?
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#87
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Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: MUC
Programs: TK Elite, FB Gold
Posts: 315
My flights (early april) finally got cancelled and i got the following email:
"Due to current restrictions by several governments, such as border closures and passenger mobility limitations, to contain the spread of COVID-19, your flight with reference code XXXXXX has been cancelled. Your ticket will remain valid until you have a new travel date or decide to make the change."
I guess since it's INVOL either a refund or change without fare difference would apply?
"Due to current restrictions by several governments, such as border closures and passenger mobility limitations, to contain the spread of COVID-19, your flight with reference code XXXXXX has been cancelled. Your ticket will remain valid until you have a new travel date or decide to make the change."
I guess since it's INVOL either a refund or change without fare difference would apply?
#88
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Denmark
Programs: TK Elite
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Obviously, a full refund is possible (maybe as a voucher by now) but whether you will be allowed to rebook without payment of fare difference is a very good question. I'm not entirely convinced that INVOL nature will make a difference. But I guess you will have to wait and see how AV will respond to your request for rebooking once you have the new dates set.
#89
Join Date: May 2016
Programs: TK Elite+, SPG Plat, Jetsmarter
Posts: 144
Obviously, a full refund is possible (maybe as a voucher by now) but whether you will be allowed to rebook without payment of fare difference is a very good question. I'm not entirely convinced that INVOL nature will make a difference. But I guess you will have to wait and see how AV will respond to your request for rebooking once you have the new dates set.
#90
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Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: MUC
Programs: TK Elite, FB Gold
Posts: 315
Rebooked as well to end of August for first leg then October for the rest. But a couple of days after got an email saying that due to Corona, BOG-MAD flight in October has been canceled. Will have to call again to get rebooked through a different transit airport.