A is getting married and B is invited to the bachelor party. A asks if he can put the flight on his card for the points, so A pays for the ticket and B gives him money. B finds out a few days later he can't make it to the party, and asks if A can cancel the flight. A can and refunds the money to B.
Several weeks later, A goes to cancel the flight and because it's so close to the date of the flight, he can only get credit toward another flight, not money back. If A had cancelled when he found out B couldn't make it, he could have gotten money back.
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Does B have to be the one to use the flight, or can A use it later? I think some companies only let you use a credit on rebooking for the same person.
If the latter is the case and B has any other travel plans in the future (or thinks he may) then if I were B I might just take the credit. Personally I fly frequently enough that I'd be able to use it elsewhere and it wouldn't be a big deal.
If B can't afford it or won't otherwise use the credit, then I think this is A's problem. I also think it's A's problem if A gets the flight credit. Actually, I think it's A's problem, period, but if B is able to work with him on it that would be nice of B too, though certainly not an obligation.
A. Plus, he is getting credit towards another flight. Is he offering to exchange it into DHs name? Not that it matters - I’m just asking if he just straight up seems to want the $$ and then he also has the credit.
A. But are you certain he would have gotten the money back if he had canceled at the time B asked?
Also, this. It seems like most flights are non-refundable these days, period. Some will allow changes but most won't let you cancel entirely and get your money back. In fact, I'm not aware of any airline that lets you outright cancel and get a refund, unless you do it within like 24 hours or something along those lines.
I am surprised that there is an airline that would have refunded originally anyways (unless it was within the 24 hour window) I also the A is asking because it is pretty common to have credits that can only be used by the person the flight was originally booked for. This is a huge issue I run into with booking travel for my company - because sometimes plans change nad flights get cancelled but the company doesn't get refunded/credited - the credit goes to the person the flight was booked for - which is kind of a mess.
And why DID A wait so long to cancel? If it were a good reason (I don’t know what that would be) or if it’s just a really good friend (which I assume it is if you were going to fly to a party for them),I would ask them to eat the flight change cost (unless there is none like SW) and I’d pay for the credit to use later if at all feasible.
A. Silly mistake, but it's his responsibility. How could he even bring it up?
Because, weddings make people act cray cray.
LOL. There is absolutely no chance that I would have ever in my life flown anywhere for someone's bachelor/bachelorette party, so it all is definitely crazy to me, but I am in the minority there for sure!
Also - I would be the one who didn't cancel the flight until weeks later unless it could be done online without speaking to someone. otherwise, I would likely put it off day after day after day until it was too late. And I would never mention it to the person who gave me ample time!
A. But are you certain he would have gotten the money back if he had canceled at the time B asked?
Also, this. It seems like most flights are non-refundable these days, period. Some will allow changes but most won't let you cancel entirely and get your money back. In fact, I'm not aware of any airline that lets you outright cancel and get a refund, unless you do it within like 24 hours or something along those lines.
But this dumb points scheme was A's idea in the first place. So even if the flight was non-refundable from the day it was booked, IMO this is still A's fault. The fact that he waited so long just puts more of the blame on A.