fortymilliondaggers
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- May 1, 2007
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Booked Syd-Mel 23 Jun - 30 Jun on Virgin, $70 each way for my partner and I. Unfortunately, she has had to fly down today at short notice. I tried to change her flight for the 23rd online, but since they were completed in the same CC transaction, that was not possible. Furthermore, the Virgin lines were jammed (anyone know why? there was 'unexpected circumstances' causing the phones to be busy?) so we had to bite the bullet and book ahead. She will be using the return leg.
So, I get on the phone this afternoon to see what value I can salvage from what was a very cheap fare. Turns out I woul dhave to fork out more ($40) to cancel the ticket and to gain flight credit which could only be used on the phone (where bookings are at least $15 more expensive, the call centre operator told me). Add to this a loss of Velocity Points.
I just don't tihnk it's worth my while. The way I see it, it costs me more money just to allow Virgin to resell the seat to someone else. I'm not into corporate charity.
What should I do with the ticket for the 23rd? I'm wondering whether I can recoup taxes and fuel fines without incurring these ridiculous charges? Otherwise, I'll just use the baggage allowance and forget all about it - the seats were cheap to begin with.
So, I get on the phone this afternoon to see what value I can salvage from what was a very cheap fare. Turns out I woul dhave to fork out more ($40) to cancel the ticket and to gain flight credit which could only be used on the phone (where bookings are at least $15 more expensive, the call centre operator told me). Add to this a loss of Velocity Points.
I just don't tihnk it's worth my while. The way I see it, it costs me more money just to allow Virgin to resell the seat to someone else. I'm not into corporate charity.
What should I do with the ticket for the 23rd? I'm wondering whether I can recoup taxes and fuel fines without incurring these ridiculous charges? Otherwise, I'll just use the baggage allowance and forget all about it - the seats were cheap to begin with.