If a Missed Flight Makes Your Trip Meaningless, Ask About the “Trip in Vain” Rule
Let’s say your business meeting is in a few hours, you arrived at the airport on time, but your flight is delayed. You are not going to go to a meeting and your whole trip was in vain. Some airlines have random rules that may allow them to pay you compensation.
If you miss your flight for airline-specific reasons, and if you miss it, it negates the whole purpose of your trip, the airline may just work with you. As with the flat tire rule , there is no official policy, but some airlines will help you if you just ask. Travel Sitemap Happy Records:
This can be easily applied to business and personal travel. For example, salesman Tom flies to Bodank, Idaho to attend an important conference. But on the way to Bodunk, the plane is delayed and a problem arises with the mechanics.
The main problem was that Tom had to leave for the meeting three hours after the plane landed. Then, under this rule, Tom is entitled to refund, credit, change or compensation. This journey no longer makes sense: by the time he lands, the meeting is over.
They add that most airlines have different refund handling policies for these scenarios, and since these situations can vary widely, this is almost entirely at the discretion of the check-in agent. If this happens to you, you need to go to the agent at the gate. For more details, skip to the full post below.
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