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James H

1 reviews | Active since Oct 2018

01 Mar 2019, 18:30

Travelstart passing the buck to CEMAIR

I have tried emailing them as per the request below, maybe this will garner some sort of reaction.

CEMAIR flight was grounded in December. Travelstart promised a refund 6 - 8 weeks after the fact. Now, we get this load of drivel:

We regret to inform you that there has been a delay in the processing of refunds for Cemair due to the airline no longer being part of the airline/agency remittance system. Cemair has, however, advised that they will process refunds outside of this remittance system directly to clients' bank accounts. In order to do so they request a letter from each clients' bank stating the bank details of the person who paid for the tickets. In light of this, if you are still awaiting a refund, for your Cemair tickets, please could you respond to ********** with your Travelstart reference number for the Cemair flights and a letter from your bank stating your bank account details so we can assit you. If you have already received your refund please ignore this email. On behalf of the airline we apologise for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience. Kind Regards Travelstart

Travelstart, I live in the Kruger Park - there is no bank from which I can get a letter. Why on earth you think it should be my responsibility to go and get a letter from the bank is beyond me. I paid YOU, YOU are the vendor. If your vendor did not uphold their end of the their contract with you, it is not my problem. I paid you and I expect you to refund me without my having to go through the exceptionally tedious process of going to a bank.

Please pay me back my money!

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Replies (4)
Travelstart
Travelstart's reply04 Mar 2019, 08:45
Official
Dear James Hendry 

Thank you for taking the time to provide your feedback.

A customer relations team member will be in contact during the course of the day, to discuss your query.

In future, for any feedback, you may email us to ***

Regards, The Travelstart Team 
JH
James H's update05 Mar 2019, 10:51
Reviewer Update
Customer relations phoned me. Then they told me that nothing has changed and that, after ten weeks, they still have no idea when or how I will get my money back. They waffled on about processes and internal meeting what what. All of it no closer to their refunding the R3k I paid to them as the agent. Highlight of the phone call was a joyful reading out of T and Cs about how the agent cannot be held responsible. They are thoroughly enjoying passing the buck.
Travelstart
Travelstart's reply05 Mar 2019, 11:04
Official
 Dear James Hendry

Thank you for taking my call this morning.

As discussed earlier, we are doing our utmost to expedite and resolve this, however we are dependent on the airlines timeline. We do apologize for the inconvenience caused.

Kind regards, Melony at Travelstart
JH
James H's update19 Mar 2019, 09:45
Reviewer Update
Two weeks have passed, still no response. Still nothing has been done. What is the hold up?