My Mates,
I have a domestic flight tomorrow with my family to Gold Coast and looks like there will be rain all over the weekend so not sure if I should travel at all.
Now if I don't is there any chance that Jetstar will cancel my tickets and get me a refund.
I'm aware that they have cancellation policy against the border closure only.
Any relevant suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.
Rain cheque?
prolly from Perth or darwin or lives in the desert.
if mebourne and sydney we are use to rain this year
My mum's visiting me for a short term from overseas and big time annoyed with the ongoing rain in Sydney, hence, I planned this trip to gold coast and guess what, it's raining there for next 4 days while we are there. sorry if I din't sound reasonable to you. Cheers.
Sometimes forecast rain doesn't necessary pouring, there are still places to go when it rain.
Any relevant suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.
HTFU and take an umbrella.
Also, please post Jetstar's response when you contact them to tell you want a full refund/credit because it's raining. Bonus points for taped phone conversation.
Refundable or non-refundable tickets? Most likely you won't get your money back if you choose not to fly
That's all I wanted to know, thanks guys 😅
Tell them u tested positive to covid
Won't they ask for a proof?
I’m sure there are pictures of positive rat tests available online
red sharpie
You'll have to report it to the gov, as they don't take RAT pictures.
@[Deactivated]: Yes the gov accepts them…. and then it becomes 'official' and on 'record'….. So the airline will accept it.
Ahh yes. Fraud. That should do it…
Take Rat test but the one with the lowest accuracy
Not that useful. The worst RAT test you can legally obtain locally (i.e. TGA approved) is:
80%+ clinical sensitivity (rate of false negatives = 1 in 5)
98%+ clinical specificity (rate of false positives = 1 in 50)
Source: https://www.tga.gov.au/covid-19-rapid-antigen-self-tests-are…
give them a call
definately will get a refund. also prolly get named by jetstar ceo on news.com.au about crazy reasons people asking for refund lol
I managed to cancel my perth tix only due to them changing flight times by more than 3 hours, I had zero luck with compasion cancellation (wedding cancelled). I have also heard
from a agent friend and take this with a grain of salt if you test positive they will voucher you. Yep we had 20 mins of Sunshine here on the goldy yesterday I was so happy to see a bit of blue sky but went back to ###p!!!
What fare type is your ticket?
Check this link for respective rules around refunds/cancellations.
Under a non-refundable fare type, you're out of luck especially with your weak reason of a rainy weather. You get flight credits under a more flexible fare type.
By the way I'm going to GC this weekend. It sucks it's going to be raining but cancelling never came to my mind.
Yeah, I guess I'll travel anyway and hope that the theme parks are running as usual.
Having said all that, can't hurt to ask.
I remember wanting to change a non-flexible ticket (person who booked for me picked wrong date or time) and they wanted me to pay ~$140 to change an ~$90 ticket. On the phone started off with too bad, then offered a voucher incentive (i.e. pay the full change fee, get the change plus a voucher), then offered a cheaper fee to change (around half the cost, from memory).
And I got this from just being kind but firm: asked for cheaper change fee; declined voucher as don't travel that much; etc. Remember, the people on the phone are just doing their jobs/what they're told.
Now if I don't is there any chance that Jetstar will cancel my tickets and get me a refund.
zero chance for a 'change of mind' unless you paid extra for the fully refundable tickets.
you're cancelling cos of rain? wow..