Change or cancel a QF Red-E deal?

[GladstoneTim]

Hi,
Is it financially any different to cancel a booking than it is to just change it using the original route but more suitable dates now that a meeting has been rescheduled?


Booking changes: Your original fare may be used as credit towards a new fare of equal or higher value, provided the new fare conditions are met.
For changes made over the phone, you must pay the service fee applicable as at the date of change.
At the time of making the change you must pay:

• the change fee applicable as at the date of the change
• any fare difference between the fare for your new booking and the original fare.
  • Once your booking is made the current change fee and service fee can be viewed anytime at qantas.com/your booking

Cancellation:

• • Re-booking - see 'Booking Changes' above.
    • Ticket value can be used towards payment for a new booking for travel anywhere on the Qantas network within 12 months of the date that the original ticket was issued. However, you cannot re-book and travel on the same day.

 

[beardoc]

When you cancel a Red E-Deal, QANTAS put the full amount of the booking in your account as a voucher - however, when you go to apply the voucher, they levy the change fee then. So it's no different, really.

 

[jeza]

Rather than start a new thread I have a question along similar lines. I have a return flight booked from Perth to Melbourne staying 10 days but would like to change it so the original Perth to Melbourne flight stands stay 7 days but I then want to go Melbourne to Sydney for a 3 days and then Sydney to Perth.

What would be the best way to go about this?

Thanks in advance for any assistance

Jeza

 

[sutho58]

I would just book a return flight Mel syd, that way you would not have to pay the change fee which I think is about $75..

 

[jeza]

Sorry maybe I didn't explain it well.

I already have Perth - Melbourne & Melbourne - Perth flights on the one booking reference and from what I see I can't change online the Melbourne - Perth leg to a Sydney - Perth or if I go to cancel I have to cancel both flights, can't just choose to cancel only the Melbourne - Perth one. From what I can see I would have to cancel the whole booking and start again

 

[medhead]

Yep. Sounds right. That why it was suggested that you just buy a return MEL-SYD flight.

So PER-MEL 7 days MEL-SYD 3 days SYD-MEL MEL-PER


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[jeza]

Doh! I'm such an idiot, I misread sutho58 post. Sorry about that and thank you both for the help

 

[medhead]

No worries, it took me some thinking time to understand his post as well.


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