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45 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

Your right!

I got the return dates wrong .

 

That was a lesson as I'm getting very very old to concentrate more on the subtleties and the pedantics of life .

 

How can one possibly make a flight booking and only realised a week later that the dates on return were incorrect ,perhaps and as I must say dear boy the pedantics of the older brain is not perhaps... concentrating,,?

Let me add to this. In a rush. I once spelt my name wrong on the booking and didn't realise until much later. It cost £150 to change. Lesson learnt.

I believe you are an elderly gentleman so I will give you the benefit of the doubt but as you probably know, it's REALLY important to check your details before booking as airlines will sting you with any changes particuarly if you have booked the lowest "saver" fare.

One other thought, what is the cost if you cancelled the booking ? Are there cheaper fares that outweigh the $588 difference?  For example, if it's $250 to cancel you may find a much cheaper flight on websites like Skyscanner

No, but if you haven't already seen it, this may  help

11 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

Rude ?

Please look up salubrious meaning.

It means you are promoting beautiful posts 

I was talking about non-descrip

5 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

This was Philippines Airlines 

But please don't post "non descript" posts on here that could be described as salubrious 

I am stating fact while you are just being nasty and rude! Don't like my post? Move on!

I picked up in the post, mistakenly, that it was an Aussie airline but the principal is the same and I suspect you know that

On 9/11/2024 at 9:57 AM, johng said:

How much of a splurge was it from economy to business..2x  3x 4x   ???

General rule of thumb is Biz is x2/3 and First x6/7 although pre-covid it was nearer x2 x4.

2 minutes ago, Fat is a type of crazy said:

My experience of airlines from Australia e.g. Qantas and Jetstar  - is that if you pay a certain fare and if you fly at a certain level -   this normally includes all business class  - there is no problem changing the date with no fee and it is not a new ticket with new conditions as such. The cost depends on the going price of the day - more demand - higher fare - lower demand - they'll change the date with no price difference. But it could be he is flying an airline that is more in line with your experience so I'll leave it there. 

I don't have knowledge of Australian airlines but IME It depends if you have purchased a cheaper saver ticket or an open ticket. A saver ticket will usually have strict conditions and penalties including date changes.

Just now, georgegeorgia said:

I will be lodging further complaints.

Does anyone in Australia know if there is Airline ombudsman or a government department who deals with these complaints?

 

$588 fare difference is outrageous for a week later change date 

I wish you luck but you are wasting your time. As another poster said, you are changing the terms of the original contract and moving the dates so in effect it's a new ticket which leaves you at the mercy of price changes.

I typed "Airline ombudsman Australia" and low and behold. https://www.aviationcomplaints.gov.au/airline-customer-service

Let us know how you get on.

6 hours ago, Thechook said:

Sounds fishy

Nah. Why transfer the money easily via the bank when you can take the more risky option of paying by cash. 😕

11 hours ago, Dave0206 said:

Yes of course you are right but 1) if 20 minutes delay is enough to miss connecting flight why buy it ( today 28 minutes late)

2) why do airlines sell it especially if possible compensation is a real possibility 

I select the route based on price and if the cheapest ticket means I have a 20 min connection then I'll take it. I assume the airline has already calculated out that this is doable otherwise it would be costly for them especially under EU261. I travel a lot and the shortest connection I've had is 40mins and as I said before, the aircraft arrived 20 mins early so 40 mins become an hour connection.

11 hours ago, Dave0206 said:

Again I will agree @ certain airlines and airports if flying through doha or Abu Dhabi easy for them to hold plane as the 30 passengers are their's but if for example you land terminal 1 Heathrow with non affiliated airline and connection is British Airways @ T5 you think BA will pay fine for missing there take off slot for you?

Booking two seperate flights with different airline/partners would ensure the onus is on the passenger.

What we're talking about here is a code-sharing flight so essentially one ticket across at least two aircraft under Star Alliance. If the airline offered this ticket with a short connection then it's down to them to sort it out if things go wrong - within reason

7 minutes ago, Dave0206 said:

Yes of course you are right but 1) if 20 minutes delay is enough to miss connecting flight why buy it ( today 28 minutes late)

2) why do airlines sell it especially if possible compensation is a real possibility 

Done this many times and you'll usually find that the first plane gets in much earlier than scheduled and even if they come in on-time/slightly late they will hold the connecting flight.

19 minutes ago, Dave0206 said:

As I  read it they bought tickets through thai airways to the UK .flight from Thailand late and missed connecting flight .

7.20 in morning perhaps no schengan visa can not depart airport 🤔 

Why they didn't fly directly to UK perhaps cheaper?

Many airlines do not have there own staff at airports  

Also unless you really are familiar with airports difficult to  navigate from 1terminal to another in short space of time. 

 

It's still the airlines respnsibility whatever way you look at it.

Just now, impulse said:

 

Good info.  If they were pleased when the airline gave them 300 SEK (26 EUR) instead of 100 SEK (8 EUR), then 600 EUR should ease the sting somewhat.

 

I suspect the 300kr was for food/drink. There are many more aspects of this regulation which includes the airline having to cover overnight accomodation/meals where applicable. Thai failed big time and I hope they pay up rather than the passengers going through the courts.

16 hours ago, Artisi said:

Only 300,000, he got off lightly. 

Very true. Just think about all of us who are married 🙂

2 hours ago, DavoTheGun said:

The people in the Honda were obviously not wearing Belts, or they would have survived that.

Not sure on that. If they weren't wearing seatbelts then I would of expected them to be flying out the window.

Sort of good news but household costs for utilitiy bills, food, clothing etc are still a lot higher than they were pre-Ukraine, some as high as 30%+. Peoples wages have stagnated so in fact we we are lot worse off before the war.

My electric bill went from £80/month to £210/month!

As a buyer for a major global retailer, prices went up during the Ukraine crisis - understandable, but as costs prices for commodities dropped I have seen very few price decreases. The likes of P&G, Coke Unilever, Kraft etc are milking us dry. High prices set to stay I'm afraid.

44 minutes ago, ronster said:

Took 100m to stop after the airbags went off would suggest he might have been speeding.

He could have braked hard before he hit the bike.

4 hours ago, DrPhibes said:

YA,

 

That kind of damage Porsche vs motorbike, one or both had to be seriously speeding.

Probably but Porsche could have bounced off something else.

I doubt we'll ever know what happened...

1 hour ago, richard_smith237 said:

Possibilities here...

 

1) 3am - Both likely to have been drinking

2) Fast Car - likely speeding

3) Motorcyclist in Thailand - Riding without lights

4) Motorcyclist in Thailand - Riding in wrong direction

5) Motorcyclist in Thailand - Pulled out in front of car without looking

 

 

Of course, none of the above can be proved - but to anyone who has spent any time here a minimum of 3 of the above possibilities are quite likely to have occurred.

 

The real surprise here is that the Porsche driver didn't flee.

So in summary, brake failure then?

1 hour ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Unless the bike rider was at fault and came out of nowhere or suddenly swerved into the car.  Funny how some AN posters automatically lay the blame on Porsche drivers.

True but it's also funny how many imported cars end up in 'accidents'.

The amount of times, I've seen these cars driving recklessly along the motorways is insane. Talking of which, hows the Red Bull heir getting on these days or the girl who drove into the toll booths?