Undecided whether to book for this summer? There are flexible tickets!
For the past year we have been living in a kind of limbo, we have become accustomed to playing Risk of [...]
For the past year we have been living in a kind of limbo, we have become accustomed to playing Risk from week to week with red, yellow, orange and white zones, the various closures do not allow us to make plans to long-term But wait and hope.
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Not to mention the travel, Who trusts to book for an expensive, long-distance trip if we don't have the certainty Of being able to travel?
Fortunately, all airlines also allow you to book tickets "flexible." That is, tickets that can be edited, deleted o postponed even at the last. Rates vary, low-cost airlines for example offer this service for a fee, while other companies include already the flexible fare in their tickets.
TheFlightClub.com comes to your rescue! In fact, we have reviewed the major airlines that allow you to book airline tickets with flexible fare and avoid running into unforeseen problems and thus throwing money away unnecessarily.
Air France and KLM
The current situation has led Air France and KLM to change their policy on the refunds and on the changes of tickets precisely to offer the maximum flexibility and tranquility.
If you purchase a ticket, regardless of the fare conditions of the ticket, you can change the date and/or destination even up to the day Of the departure of the flight.
It is possible postpone or cancel the trip for any reason, in addition, those who have purchased a ticket with a non-refundable concessionary fare will receive a voucher valid for 1 year, a voucher in any case refundable.
As for KLM, similar principles apply, one can cancel or change the reservation according to the conditions ticket fares, in general, however, the company allows ticket exchange at no cost additional, apart from normal compensation if the ticket were to cost more.
There is also a "Flexibility" option that allows ticket buyers to change up to 3 times one or all of the flights in the reservation up to 48 hours before of departure, at no additional cost other than the cost of this option.
British Airways
British Airways has also had to adapt to the current situation; in fact, it has decided to apply a policy less strict for ticket changes or cancellations, precisely to meet the needs of travelers who often had their flights canceled at short notice.
For reservations made from the March 3, 2020 onwards and for trips that were to be completed by the April 30, 2022 is possible:
- edit the dates and destination without paying penalties or fees, only the price difference, if any;
- delete the reservation and receive a voucher worth the value of the ticket, valid for a future reservation;
- for the Executive Club Members who have had their flights canceled can select Avios points in lieu of a voucher or refund, with the opportunity to enjoy a bonus of 100% over Avios purchased with standard fare.
Emirates
Super policy Flex for Emirates, which decides to extend the validity of the ticket even to 2 years! In practice, if travelers have suffered a edit or a deletion of the flight due to Covid-19, the ticket purchased remains valid for 24 months.
Validity includes tickets issued by the September 30, 2020 and with travel scheduled by September 30, 2021. If, on the other hand, we do not want to put the ticket on "Standby" but wish to have the money back Emirates offers us the FULL REFUND.
During the 24 months you can use the tickets, at no extra cost, on any flight to the destination of your choice. In addition, you can also change the destination without further costs, Within the geographical area in which the original destination is located.
Qatar Airways
For all tickets purchased by the April 30, 2021 Qatar guarantees maximum flexibility possible, regardless of the destinations chosen for travel.
With Qatar you can change the date and the destination Of the ticket, in the same booking class, an unlimited number of times and without penalty: you read it right, you can change the ticket as many times as you want without commission, paying only the difference in price if the flight costs more.
Obviously also possible option full refund, with no penalties and no refund fees.
Alitalia
Alitalia also allows edit free of charge the ticket, but poses specific modalities: the first is that exchanges are guaranteed on tickets purchased by March 31, 2021 for travel scheduled by October 31, 2021, in addition:
- It is possible to request the change of the ticket even after the departure date provided the traveler cancels the reservation first of departure, failure to show up at the airport unannounced causes the ticket to be forfeited.
- The change can only be one and does not include additional costs, unless there is a supplement for routes that cost more.
- Also possible is the change of destination, with the payment of any difference of fare or booking class but can be made only domestic ticket with domestic destination or international-international, you cannot change a domestic flight for an international one, and vice versa.
Low Cost Airlines
On the other hand, the discourse changes radically if it involves low cost airlines, virtually none offer the same service as those listed above.
The reality you can change what you want but you have to remember first to buy a "Flex" fare ticket, which allows you to change course or date at will without intervening in fees, penalties or additional payments.
If we purchased a standard, non-Flexible ticket and decided to change route or date, then we would be forced to pay the change, as well as any surcharge on the route. For example, with Ryanair we would have to pay 35€ + VAT Per person for flight change in low season or 50€ + VAT in high season, always if the procedures are done online, in case we have to change the flight at the airport the rates go up to 56 or 95€, plus difference on the route.
Even if we decide to purchase a ticket with easyJet's FLEXI fare, we can change the flight, but only under one condition, namely opting for a flight scheduled for the day before or the day after the original departure date. In addition, changes are subject to seat and route availability and are not guaranteed.
Better to play it safe
Booking a vacation during this period of uncertainty is possible, in fact, the airlines we have suggested offer attractive options flexible For flights, except for low-cost airlines.
If we want to make sure we don't throw our money away, better to spend a little more and have the certainty that if something happens we have the solution at your fingertips.
For the rest, we just have to wait for the vaccine or rely on the Health Passport To get back to traveling the way we like to travel.
