Change a flight date with GOTOGATE

Butti

I am living the same nightmare and am probably going to cancel the flight. My lesson is book with the airline and book separate flights to and from rather than a return. If I'd booked with the airline directly I would be able to cancel the outbound flight and unusually have the return left intact. That is in their terms and conditions but not the agents.

Butti

I am living the same nightmare and am probably going to cancel the flight. My lesson is book with the airline and book separate flights to and from rather than a return.

Gleeful

Butti wrote: »

I am living the same nightmare and am probably going to cancel the flight. My lesson is book with the airline and book separate flights to and from rather than a return. If I'd booked with the airline directly I would be able to cancel the outbound flight and unusually have the return left intact. That is in their terms and conditions but not the agents.

On schedule airlines, two one-ways will always be far more expensive than a return. It is almost impossible to change a return into a one way flight too, I've not seen many contracts that will let you do that.

Where did you get your information from? I'm curious

Caz3121

Butti wrote: »

I am living the same nightmare and am probably going to cancel the flight. My lesson is book with the airline and book separate flights to and from rather than a return. If I'd booked with the airline directly I would be able to cancel the outbound flight and unusually have the return left intact. That is in their terms and conditions but not the agents.

with Easyjet, Ryanair etc a return is actually 2 one-way tickets so you can cancel one leg without it affecting the other leg (the fare for a return is the same as 2 x one-ways)
with scheduled airlines you will normally pay a premium for one way tickets
e.g. if you look in November you can buy a return flight from London to New York with Virgin for £361
If you want to buy the outbound as a one way it is £846 and it you want the return as a one way it would be £750
so buying 2 one-ways would be £1,596 v's a return ticket for the same sets on the same flights of £361
Which airline is it?....if Ryanair, Easyjet etc, you do not need to dance, you can just not turn up and the return flight is still fine

Heliflyguy

Gleeful wrote: »

On schedule airlines, two one-ways will always be far more expensive than a return. It is almost impossible to change a return into a one way flight too, I've not seen many contracts that will let you do that.

Sorry to debunk this myth I have seen many return bookings issued as a one way for each flight, just issued one on BA LHR-WAW-LHR in Q and L class total cost 219.71, as a return its 256.71.
In Q both ways its 173.71 as one ways and 189.71 as a return.

The downside is if a change is made to both flights/tickets in one go then it going to cost 2 x the change fee (depending on class rules) rather than 1 charge if it had been a return ticket.

If the airline allows re routes in the rules then there should be no problem changing a return into a one way.

jpsartre

Heliflyguy wrote: »

The downside is if a change is made to both flights/tickets in one go then it going to cost 2 x the change fee (depending on class rules) rather than 1 charge if it had been a return ticket.

Another downside is if one of the flights are cancelled and there are no suitable rebooking options then you would be entitled to a refund of that flight only.