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How Soon Do You Get a Refund After Your Flight Is Canceled? - Lifehacker
So your flight’s canceled. And after the initial anger and tears settle, you realize getting re-booked on a later flight with that airline isn’t ideal, maybe because you’ve found a better option elsewhere. But while airlines are, in fact, legally obligated to offer you a refund in the event of a canceled flight, you should know that money probably won’t come easily.
Over on Elliott Advocacy, one traveler was desperate for help after Alaska Airlines canceled his flight; it took over five weeks, a back-and-forth with both the airline and an online travel agency (and Elliot Advocacy stepping in on their behalf) before a refund was finally processed.
How exactly do airlines get away with keeping your money for weeks at a time after failing to provide any services? Well, they’re shitty, for one. But there are a few things you should know if ever you find yourself in this scenario and any situation in which you qualify for a refund from an airline (like, say, you’ve canceled a refundable ticket).
So your flight’s canceled. And after the initial anger and tears settle, you realize getting re-booked on a later flight with that airline isn’t ideal, maybe because you’ve found a better option elsewhere. But while airlines are, in fact, legally obligated to offer you a refund in the event of a canceled flight, you should know that money probably won’t come easily.
Over on Elliott Advocacy, one traveler was desperate for help after Alaska Airlines canceled his flight; it took over five weeks, a back-and-forth with both the airline and an online travel agency (and Elliot Advocacy stepping in on their behalf) before a refund was finally processed.
How exactly do airlines get away with keeping your money for weeks at a time after failing to provide any services? Well, they’re shitty, for one. But there are a few things you should know if ever you find yourself in this scenario and any situation in which you qualify for a refund from an airline (like, say, you’ve canceled a refundable ticket).