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please, do not point out again that they are not penalizing me - they cannot penalize me since i did not cancel this, they did.
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JMB, by the wording of your original complaint, you make it sound as though you are being penalized. However, 1) you were notified well in advance 2) they offer to rebook your flight with no penalty and 3) offered you a full refund, which you can apply towards the purchase of a new flight. You want compensation for your "inconvienence" (words from your original statement), but I don't see why. Airtran has done what they are obligated to do, most people really would be grateful because most people aren't so lucky to be notified in a timely manner as you were. I know I would be grateful for the call/email/message..etc.., especially when it concerns holiday travel.
Are two parties bound to an agreement? Yes. Did airtrain keep their end. No. what have they done to rectify the situation? Gave you viable options that put you back on track. If they did nothing and you found out the night before you were supposed to fly, yea i'd be upset, but right now you can make arrangements.
Airline, you have a good point, however if it's part of their contract of carriage, I don't think they will do much, probably vouchers for future travel. Plus your probably comparing apples and oranges when it comes to Airlines. If the OP is flying on a low-cost carrier, of course the price of the ticket may be more if he flies say Continental.
My original suggestion still stands: take the refund, buy new tickets, enjoy the holidays and be thankful things didn't go a lot worse.