Postponing a flight new money gouge

[onemore]

I postponed a flight this morning, didn’t cancel but a flight is there waiting for me to redeem in 12 months time.

The charge for this privilege is 100 U.S. DOLLARS, of course plus any fare difference.

Is this a new charge, or have I been in a cave somewhere missing out on this enhancement?

 

[offshore171]

Was it a flex fare?

 

[opusman]

If the change fee was charged in USD then presumably the flight was booked through the QF USA website?

 

[onemore]

Yes a flex fare, now I haven’t done this change for a long time but when did they start charging changes in the yankee dollar?

 

[oz_mark]

Which airline, and what type of redemption?

 

[offshore171]

Can you provide a bit more detail?

 

[onemore]

Opusman has shed the light on the reason, I booked the flight in the Philippines online with Qantas and was charged in the local currency, so I must inquire why the charge in the yankee dollar and not the Philippine peso.

 

[TheInsider]

This is a very vague conversation...

Fare Guide: Philippines to Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific | Qantas

www.qantas.com

Fare types | Qantas AU

Find out the fees that apply when booking, changing or cancelling your ticket with our fare conditions and rules.

www.qantas.com

 

[onemore]

I postponed a return leg of a flight with Qantas to Manila that I had purchased on the Qantas website, and was charged in the Philippines currency.

I reckon it might be worth me checking with Qantas in Australia to double check this.

 

[TheInsider]

I postponed a return leg of a flight with Qantas to Manila that I had purchased on the Qantas website, and was charged in the Philippines currency.

I reckon it might be worth me checking with Qantas in Australia to double check this.

Fare rules are attached above. That's what the rules are. You wouldn't have a flex ticket either.

 

[RichardMEL]

This is nothing new. Various fare types have various conditions and fees associated with them - these are all shown (or available to be shown) when booking the ticket - which most of us tend to not bother with under the assumption we won't change or cancel.

"Flex" these days can mean many different things from the ability to keep (most of) the value of the ticket to a truly fully flex/refundable fare. This fare is in between with the change fee being $100 plus fare difference. This has been pretty normal practice for yonks.

 

[onemore]

Yes, I know that it has been that way for yoinks, but changes in U.S. DOLLARS???????????

 

[opusman]

Yes, I know that it has been that way for yoinks, but changes in U.S. DOLLARS???????????

When your ticket is sold outside of Australia it'll be priced in a different currency.

 

[offshore171]

Yes, I know that it has been that way for yoinks, but changes in U.S. DOLLARS???????????

Not uncommon in developing nations.

It’s due to volatility of the local currency which is not considered hard currency.

 

[PineappleSkip]

Not uncommon in developing nations. It’s due to volatility of the local currency which is not considered hard currency.

+1. Go to the fight countries and you see it all the time.
Cheers skip