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« on: Wednesday, May 17, 2006, 11:15:09 » |
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One of my mates has pulled out of Germany (£5000 tax bill and the goverment with holding his passport)
On the Tickets it says the name are non transferable is there anyway around this?
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« Reply #1 on: Wednesday, May 17, 2006, 11:16:55 » |
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Change the replacements name by deedpoll for £40
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« Reply #2 on: Wednesday, May 17, 2006, 11:17:19 » |
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I thought that if you wanted to change the names on plane tickets, you had to pay to do it ? Thats what my friend had to do I think.
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« Reply #3 on: Wednesday, May 17, 2006, 11:28:38 » |
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A lot of them will change but you may have to really push for it and it'll cost you a bomb.
As a suggestion I'd play at the heartstrings give your mate cancer and say it's his bestest friend that's going to for him.
If you do it over the phone always demand to speak to a manager they're far more likely to cave in than a phone chimp who may not have the power to alter it anyway.
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« Reply #4 on: Wednesday, May 17, 2006, 11:43:47 » |
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One of my mates has pulled out of Germany (£5000 tax bill and the goverment with holding his passport)
On the Tickets it says the name are non transferable is there anyway around this? It depends on the airline. Easyjet for example, do let you change the name for about £30. If it is BA or Lufthansa though, there's no chance I am afraid :? |
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« Reply #5 on: Wednesday, May 17, 2006, 12:14:28 » |
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Its German Wings a dodgy German budget airline I think.
I phoned them and all I could get was the tax back but that was it.To be honest I think im fucked trying to get the germans to change procedure.Never mind the lads paid the ticket it just would have been nice if someone else could use it rather than the airline profiting.
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« Reply #6 on: Wednesday, May 17, 2006, 14:14:39 » |
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Most Airlines charge a fortune to change each detail on the Plane ticket, which is why my mate ended up going to New York by himself. :?
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« Reply #7 on: Wednesday, May 17, 2006, 21:13:04 » |
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how much was the ticket anyway? cant have been much more than £150
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« Reply #8 on: Wednesday, May 17, 2006, 21:30:21 » |
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cant remember a bit less than that I think
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« Reply #9 on: Wednesday, May 17, 2006, 21:47:55 » |
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the cost of changing the name wont be much less than a new ticket shirley
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« Reply #10 on: Wednesday, May 17, 2006, 21:57:26 » |
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Yes but a new ticket wont be available its all booked up.
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« Reply #11 on: Thursday, May 18, 2006, 08:44:17 » |
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Dazza is spot on there. Play the terminal illness card and sadly enough it normally gets you somewhere but some airlines are even pedantic enough to require proof in a lot of cases, ie doctors note stating not to travel.
Have you tried Air Berlin? They have some availability a few days ago, so did Excel Airways......good cheap option and had return tickets for £70
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