Traveling is wonderful. There are no doubts. Know and discover new places. Learn the history and tradition of other countries and peoples. Return to places so beloved …. Often, however, the unexpected is just around the corner. Mishaps, destined to change our programs.
And it could happen that you have to give up your journey forever, with the result of losing some money.
Those who have taken out travel insurance are certainly at an advantage. This does not mean, however, that they are able to recover all the amount spent. Travel insurance often has several limitations.
Deleting a hotel reservation is often easy and free. Booking, a leader in the sector, offers, in many cases, the possibility to cancel a reservation up to 48 hours before departure. Really great. Almost different situation, however, with regard to the plane.
One of the questions that most haunts travelers is how to change airplane tickets. Or, more correctly, if it is possible to change airplane tickets. There is no single answer. It is a universal rule that, by purchasing a refundable ticket, you can change your ticket at any time before checking in.
It is possible to change air tickets, even if you have purchased a cheap fare ticket. The methods vary depending on the individual airline. The possibilities are many. Among these: the sudden change of the name; time and destination of your reservation. What we strongly recommend is to check in online, just in case you are really sure of the departure; or, at least, up to 24 hours before the flight, so as to be in time for any changes.
THE AIRLINES COMPANIES
EASYJET
All the info to change your flight. The company policy different rates based on the time before departure is seasonality. You will always have the opportunity to change the time, date, flight route and names.
Easyjet also provides free modification of the name in case of spelling mistakes. Read more.
MERIDIANA – AIRITALY
Cancellation. Edit names, date, time, route and itinerary. The company also provides the very useful “Flight Advance” option, completely free in the case of a PREMIUM fare. This, and other informations, are available at this link.
RYANAIR
The Irish company is pretty strict in case you want to change air tickets. In particular, in high season. Often, changing may require a larger outlay than buying a new ticket!
The “Failed Departure” option is rather interesting. Solution available for passengers arriving at the airport, at the ticket office, up to an hour after flight departure, to move on to the next available flight. This and other info, from here.
TRANSAVIA
The possibilities for changing air tickets depend mainly on the fare purchased. Any changes you want to make (date, itinerary, name or other), you will always be charged the PRICE DIFFERENCE (price of the flight at the time of the change, less the price of the ticket purchased). All info and costs, from this link.
VUELING
The change depends on the rate purchased. Generally, by purchasing a BASIC ticket, you have to pay a supplement. However, there are also some interesting options before buying tickets at cheap rates.
Anyone wishing to change Vueling air tickets, in any case, must always pay the price difference. Info and costs from here.