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cherith L

1 reviews | Active since Mar 2011

01 Jun 2015, 16:43

Bank Account double charged

On 25th May 2015 I purchased airline tickets online. The payment was confirmed and deemed successful by email from travelstart. I was issued my electronic ticket. On the 28th I was charged again by Singapore Airlines for my tickets from my account. By Friday my bank account was R19 876 in arrears. Due to being charged a second time for the same tickets. I was told by travelstart that the problem was with my bank. How does a bank create a debit order on behalf of Singapore Airlines. I can't use my account even to transfer money for personal use and I have to wait 24hrs for the bank to do a reverse of payment. If it was just a bug then my bank could clear the problem immediately but my statement clearly shows I was charged twice by the airline that was arranged through travelstart which I entrusted my banking information to. I have booked many tickets online before with other websites and this has never happened to me.

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Travelstart
Travelstart's reply02 Jun 2015, 16:57
Official
Hello chebear,

Thank you for bringing your concerns to our attention.

I do apologise for the inconvenience experienced. As explained yesterday as well as when we spoke today, this was a pre-authorisation on your card that was not released timeously.

I have taken cognizance of your further concerns and will be reverting back to you tomorrow.

Kind regards,
Nazley de Vos
Customer Relations Specialist