nonrefundable airline tickets, help!

swimcatsmom
Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:33:37 +0000

Probably depends on the airline and on the rule for the particular ticket you purchased. Several years ago I bought a ticket through priceline to go home to the UK and visit my father who had had a stroke. While I was there he died (which I had not expected - my brother was a little in denial so had not conveyed quite how bad it was). The funeral was scheduled for the day after I was scheduled to fly home (thank you step mommy dearest). The airline would not budge on any changes and I had to buy a whole new ticket - on another airline needless to say. Now I always make sure a ticket is at least changeable even if there is a fee.