The thing is monkey, I agree with you to a point, change fees are the worse, especially if something unexpected happens in your life, you're still expected to pay (though some airlines give you some leeway depending on the circumstances). So if the airlines changes their schedule, sure they should pay. And most do in the form of travel vouchers (I have enough that i'll never have to pay full fare again for years to come). But the fact is monk, most of our fellow passengers will insist on MORE. I once stood next to a guy at a customer service desk (rare for me, but it was a quiet day and what i wanted was my points applied). I will never forget it, he wanted a 1) Hotel stay in NY (4 stars), 2) a limo to take him there, 3) round trip business first ticket anywhere he wanted to go, 4) a complete refund on his flight, while sticking with his original plans, 5) a refund on the hotel he was staying at, and 5) a limo when he got to his destination, (i forget where he was going). I just stood there and laughed, but he didn't think it was funny, but I thought it was hysterical. But this is not uncommon when it comes to my fellow passengers wanting that type of compensation for their flight changes, delays, cancellations. I've seen it many times in my travels and it never gets old. Most airlines, at least when I travel, will give you a full refund if it affects a short trip (such as abutter mentioned), or they will change your trip at no cost to you, plus give you travel vouchers on top of that. I guess because i'm a pretty simple, old guy, i don't need much, but some folk out there, hmmmmmmm i dunno.
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