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Title: Do you use the airlines for travel?
Post by: ChrissyRyan on April 26, 2025, 11:28:15 AM
Post by: ChrissyRyan on April 26, 2025, 11:28:15 AM
Do you use the airlines for travel?
If so, do you pay for "refundable fares"? They cost more than the non-refundable fares.
If so, do you try to get the least expensive seats or do you pay a little more for some amenities, such as seat location, leg room, etc.?
Chrissy
If so, do you pay for "refundable fares"? They cost more than the non-refundable fares.
If so, do you try to get the least expensive seats or do you pay a little more for some amenities, such as seat location, leg room, etc.?
Chrissy
Title: Re: Do you use the airlines for travel?
Post by: EllenW on April 26, 2025, 12:34:58 PM
Post by: EllenW on April 26, 2025, 12:34:58 PM
I travel all time (the joy of being retired) a lot of time by airline. I purchase non-refundable, but I have travel insurance, so it is not a problem. What seats I chose are based on the length of the flight. If it is a long flight like LHR to DEN I select premium seat with more leg room. If shot like LAX to SFO then the cheapest seats.
Ellen
Ellen
Title: Re: Do you use the airlines for travel?
Post by: ChrissyRyan on April 26, 2025, 12:50:13 PM
Post by: ChrissyRyan on April 26, 2025, 12:50:13 PM
Quote from: EllenW on April 26, 2025, 12:34:58 PMI travel all time (the joy of being retired) a lot of time by airline. I purchase non-refundable, but I have travel insurance, so it is not a problem. What seats I chose are based on the length of the flight. If it is a long flight like LHR to DEN I select premium seat with more leg room. If shot like LAX to SFO then the cheapest seats.
Ellen
Ellen,
When you get travel insurance is it on a per trip basis? Or is it an annual purchase thing that covers all you travel, with some limitations.
I have bought travel insurance for individual trips but not directly with an airline.
Also, are not the non-refundable airfares applied to a future trip with the same airline (maybe with a fee) if you have to cancel a flight? Or do you simply lose everything you paid for the airline ticket? That is, when you have no travel insurance.
Chrissy
Title: Re: Do you use the airlines for travel?
Post by: EllenW on April 26, 2025, 03:16:57 PM
Post by: EllenW on April 26, 2025, 03:16:57 PM
It is on a trip by trip basis. Most of my flights are connected with one of my cruises and I purchase the travel insurance from the cruise operator (NCL) whch covers everything.
Ellen
Ellen
Title: Re: Do you use the airlines for travel?
Post by: ChrissyRyan on April 26, 2025, 04:01:12 PM
Post by: ChrissyRyan on April 26, 2025, 04:01:12 PM
Quote from: EllenW on April 26, 2025, 03:16:57 PMIt is on a trip by trip basis. Most of my flights are connected with one of my cruises and I purchase the travel insurance from the cruise operator (NCL) whch covers everything.
Ellen
Good to be protected.
Chrissy
Title: Re: Do you use the airlines for travel?
Post by: ChrissyRyan on April 26, 2025, 04:04:02 PM
Post by: ChrissyRyan on April 26, 2025, 04:04:02 PM
For business I usually go the day before and stay over one night to fly back the next day.
This is because I still go through security and get rental cars in a male presentation because of my documents. But so it goes.
This is because I still go through security and get rental cars in a male presentation because of my documents. But so it goes.