ELAL allowing people to reschedule due to situation in Israel

[David Smith]

now pray tell how did n00b become a newbie (see i read up before i posted)
now enough hijacking this thread, bli neder I will TARB! howzat?

Good job. You've been awarded one bonus post for your post count. Ding ding ding ding ding ding!

[yochiek93]

Tsk, tsk. You can hate on your MIL and her neighbor, but no hating on n00b's. (Sometimes I wish i had Henche's wagging finger emoji.)

Isn't that emoji snorting coke?

[dudi]

Tsk, tsk. You can hate on your MIL and her neighbor, but no hating on n00b's. (Sometimes I wish i had Henche's wagging finger emoji.)

Would never hate anyone (besides for people who kill our people).
Just think that when we will need to reference this thread it will make it easier

[David Smith]

Isn't that emoji snorting coke?

[yochiek93]

Ah I was thinking of his signature

[IYM]

As of now, they are not allowing free changes of flights...hopefully it stays that way due to dramatic improvements in the situation...

[Moishebatchy]

I hate to sound so heartless, especially since I live in Israel, but... I don't see what's so "special" about this (FROM AN AIRLINE'S PERSPECTIVE, not from mine, so please don't lynch me), that an airline would be expected to allow people to reschedule/cancel for free due to the "situation". I mean, do you also expect an airline to allow you free changes to tickets to/from DTW, because "Detroit is a high-crime city", for example?

It's one thing when rockets are falling, chas veshalom - which are as unpredictable as they are unique (i.e. not a common crime/danger anywhere else in the world). But stabbings? As extremely unfortunate as it is when they happen (Hashem yerachaim), from the airlines' perspective, they are nothing new. Stabbings happen all over the world, every day, and the airlines don't feel like setting a precedent to simply allow free changes/cancellations anytime there's a spike in local crime. The fact that they are acts of terror (so-called "politically motivated") as opposed to plain-old-fashioned crime doesn't really impress the average airline bean-counter, unfortunately.

[myb8089]

so glad to see that you think that numerous stabbings a week are par for course... personally i don't

[gold]

Anyone know, i heard a rumour.  Is this true?

They let me cancel no fee.
Unspoken rule..supervisor must approve.

[ShlockDoc]

They let me cancel no fee.
Unspoken rule..supervisor must approve.

I really want to get out of a Delta flight to Israel next week.  Maybe I'll call and see if they will let me out due to the situation as well.

[Moishebatchy]

so glad to see that you think that numerous stabbings a week are par for course... personally i don't

I never said that.

Is it par for the course in downtown Detroit? Or Harlem? Or certain places in Mexico? Or certain parts of Johannesburg? Or any other really bad neighborhood in the world?

[myb8089]

and what i mean is that the situation was not like this when i booked the ticket.
the terrorism level for lack of better word has gone up more than a few significant notches.
no one would knowingly book a ticket there when the stabbings were coming fast and furious unless they really had to be there.

[Moishebatchy]

and what i mean is that the situation was not like this when i booked the ticket.

Exactly. And if you booked a ticket to any US city, and the crime rate there suddenly tripled, would you expect the airline to refund you for free? Or would you expect to be told "I'm sorry, sir, but crime rates are not in our control, and are a regular part of life, so too bad"?

Don't get me wrong, I'm with you 100% - it is scary. I live here, right in the middle of all this, for crying out loud. I'm just playing devil's advocate - as I wrote TWICE in bold letters in my earlier post, I am presenting THE AIRLINE'S PERSPECTIVE. Should they be nice? Yeah, I suppose. Would we like them to be nice? Yes, definitely. But if they decide not to be, can we understand where they are coming from, why they are being inflexible? Well, I can understand them, even if you don't.

#my2cents

[a mirrer]

I really want to get out of a Delta flight to Israel next week.  Maybe I'll call and see if they will let me out due to the situation as well.

my mom had a award ticket booked and canceled on the day of the flight for $150 because of the situation

[Moishebatchy]

my mom had a award ticket booked and canceled on the day of the flight for $150 because of the situation

Which mileage program?

[a mirrer]

Which mileage program?

dl

[Moishebatchy]

dl

Consider yourself lucky - they usually don't allow cancelling award tickets within 72 hours of departure altogether.

[damaxer91]

Consider yourself lucky - they usually don't allow cancelling award tickets within 72 hours of departure altogether.

Never taken more than 3 HUCA

[Moishebatchy]

Never taken more than 3 HUCA

I'm talking about "official" policy. HU📞A* can do amazing things.

*Credit for "HU📞A" goes to Chaikel.

[docbjg]

Called El Al, they seemed ready to help, til they realized that booking was not made through them, told me I had to contact the travel agent (in this case, Priceline). They couldn't touch the reservation because of that. Yet another reason to book directly with an airline.