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Know Your Rights 

 

Overbookings:

The airline is required to ask passengers to voluntarily take a later flight.   Sometimes an airline will kick in an incentive such as a free domestic or international round trip ticket for doing so.  Usually those that checked in the latest or those with the most recent reservations are the first to be bumped.  There are some loopholes for not receiving any compensation due to the event of overbooking.  For example, if you didn't comply with the airline's check-in, ticketing or reconfirmation requirements, or if the airline offers to place you on another flight scheduled to your final destination within an hour of your original scheduled time.   To see more specifics on overbooking, and other passenger right issues, visit the Department of Transportation's Aviation Consumer Protection Division's section on flight rights.

 

Other Considerations:

The airlines will allow nonrefundable tickets to be refunded due to the illness or death of your traveling companion or a close relative.  Travel insurance will cover this contingency and charging a ticket on a credit card will give you some travel cancellation insurance.   

An airline may offer a discounted fare when a close relative becomes seriously ill or dies, causing you to travel without any advance planning.  Criteria for bereavement fare varies among airlines.  Some airlines will give a discounted fare to attend the funeral of a parent, child, sibling, spouse or in-laws only, while others include non-marital partners and their immediate family members.

 

If You Lose Your Ticket:

Contact the airline as soon as possible.  You will need to fill out a lost ticket application.  The airline will either issue a replacement ticket or force you to purchase a replacement ticket at the current available fare.  You'll probably be required to sign an agreement saying that you will pay the cost of the replacement ticket if someone uses your lost ticket.  If you purchase a replacement ticket, the airline will issue you a refund if no one ever used your lost ticket.  Expect to wait anywhere from two to six months.

 

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