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Originally Posted by 642435
@ jimw,
Thanks for understanding our position and putting in words what is wrong with the current airline industry.
@A320, you are correct I did not read the T & C because it is useless to read it! I already know what it is. There is no provision of if I agree or don't. If I don't agree with the T & C, it means I don't fly anywhere - there is no true options - as there is no other major airline with the flights that we require. That is a monopoly and there are rules/laws against things like this, but if the politicians are well greased, they don't see anything.
I completely agree that "as an individual" if I buy a plan ticket and I buy cancelation insurance - I'm covered if I need to cancel - for whatever reason.
However, If I'm a business and I buy the ticket for the employee and I buy trip cancelation and the employee leaves - I'm screwed!! as no insurance company or Airline want to see and understand "this" scenario/problem.
Even better, AirCanada now has a "small business" rewards, the more you buy tickets for your employees, the more reward they say they will give you. AirCanada knows they have a "mint" making machine in getting small business to buy tickets for their employees, because if the employee leaves, AirCanada keeps the money and resells the seat to someone else...So the more they get small business to buy, the more they are guaranteed to steal from them!! Wake up World!! This is dishonesty in its purest form!!
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@ Jim W what gave you that impression even though that statement may have a small ring of truth to it. Just as an FYI I treat all my fare paying passengers farely and all the same. Sometimes I whistle to the beat of a different drummer as I usually put myself in someone else's shoes and look at each situation carefully. This causes many disagreements between me and other gate & ticket counter crew.
You could have purchased what is refered to as a flexiable or refundable fare ticket. They are generaly one of the more highly priced tickets, but allow you the most flexiability in travel plans.