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Dorothy R

1 reviews | Active since Sept 2019

18 Jun 2020, 13:35

Cancellation of flights and refund of money.

We have booked our flight to France in December 2019 and due to the Covid-19, Emirates airlines cancell our flight which leave Travelstart to give us our money back. Since March 2020 we are corresponding with them to pay our money back which did not happen. When we ask to re-book flights for December 2020 they say we have to pay in R13 000.00 per person as it is high season. The money we paid was during December in their high season. Travelstart is not treating us fairly, take our money and is dishonest in their way of dealing with clients as Emirates confirmed that there should not be an additional amount to be paid when moving the flights to a later date. I want my money back ASAP. They do not answer their phones because of the Covid-19. When leaving messages on their website it takes two weeks to come back to us with an answer. They do not care about their customers, only the money and the commission they making on customers.

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Travelstart
Travelstart's reply18 Jun 2020, 14:06
Official
Hi there 

Thank you for your feedback.

An email was sent to you on the 29th of May to *** advising the below. If there was any misunderstanding regarding not getting your refund I do apologize.  

 
Hi Deon Roux, Thank you for your email. Your refund application has been submitted to teh airline for a refund. The refund can take 6-8 weeks, however due to the current worldwide crisis significant delays in the refund process should be expected. These delays are due to various reasons which include skeleton staff working through the lockdown and high volumes of refunds to process. We realise it’s frustrating to wait for your money and we are putting as much pressure as we can on the airlines to process these as quickly as possible. Wishing you a great day. #StayStrong with Travelstart
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Dorothy R's update18 Jun 2020, 14:13
Reviewer Update
Good day. 6 - 8 weeks is already lapsed as we are in day 101 of lockdown. Emirates say they have nothing to do with the repayment as it is Travelstart to do the repayment. Thus it seems that you are also not putting any effort in paying my money back. So please stop the blaming game and refund my money. Also you have not answer the statement that Travelstart requesting an additional R13 000.00 per person to move the flights to December 2020. I am awaiting your feedback as well as time when I can expect my money into my account.
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Dorothy R's update18 Jun 2020, 14:51
Reviewer Update
Hi please phone me on ***