“Help, I’m sick!” Cancelling your flight
As you may have noticed, I have been MIA from the travel blogosphere for a little while. I recently fell ill with a high fever that morphed into a good old fashioned common cold, complete with the teary eyes and a runny nose. It’s been a few days since I developed this sickness, and it came just in time for my trip to New Orleans, on which I am supposed to embark in just two days.
I’m hoping to be semi-healthy before Thursday. However, it got me thinking about flight cancellations/changes. I’ve never had to deal with something like that before. And with the possibility of having to skip out on visiting the Big Easy looming over my head, I began researching everything there is to know about non-refundable flights.
Most of the trips I book are non-refundable. Yet, depending on the airline, you may be able to move your flight (for a small fee) to another day and to a completely different destination all together! The best advice I can offer is to search the airline’s website or call them directly if you need to make a cancellation or a change. And if you are an avid traveler, you may want to invest in Travel Insurance.
I’m determined to make it to New Orleans as planned. So I’m off to take a hot shower, wash all my germ-infected pajamas and linens and drink plenty of fluids. You will be seeing the highlights of my trip to Louisiana by next week. Thanks for being so patient!
- Posted in Travel Tips on January 27th, 2009
January 29th, 2009 at 2:14 am
Hi Carrie,
Hope you get better soon. Followed your link from TBEX. Best of luck with that flight. All I know is having a clear nose for a flight is important, otherwise ouch!
I’ve been sick when traveling, not nice.
Get better,
Dave
October 20th, 2009 at 5:39 pm
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