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Frank M

1 reviews | Active since Nov 2018

22 Nov 2018, 10:46

Very, very, poor service.

Due to some changes in my flight schedule I wanted to change the flight details of one of the flights I booked. I sended an email to Travelstart to get different flight tickets. Their help was horrible. The flight ticket I booked initialy was around R 2700. I told them that i wanted a different flight wereby I sended them an option for a different flight I would like to get.

The flight is in January so there is time enough to process everything and all.

They responded to me with an option for a new flight whereby I had to pay: TS Admin Fee R700 Airline Change Fee R456 Airline Tax Difference R426 Airline Fare Difference R2840 Which add up to R 4422 in total.

They didn't took the option I sended them. In the meanwhile I checked the website again and I found out that tickets are still available of a cost of around R 2400.

So i felt very angry about how I got treaten by Travelstart. I can imagine i have to pay Admin Fee and a penalty to rebook a flight. But that the cost will add up to almost double the cost of a new flight makes me just very angry and frustrated.

I would never recommend people to use Travelstart again. I booked a new flight on my own now because that is much cheaper than proceed with a change on the flightdetails.

I expected more from a company with a sloga as 'We Love to Help'.

Best, Frank

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Travelstart
Travelstart's reply22 Nov 2018, 11:11
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Dear Mr. Meiland, 

thank you for taking my call and offering me the chance to explain the change process. As mentioned, each ticket issued has a specific set of fare conditions attached. In this instance, the airline does not allow a change to a different airline which is why you were offered another flight on the same airline. If the same fare is no longer available on the new flight option, the airline charges a penalty and any difference in the fare and taxes, which is why the penalty on the change would have been higher than the original fare. As requested and explained, we will send a cancellation quote to you for one of the tickets and we need a response from you if you wish to proceed. 

With thanks and kind regards,
***nor at Travelstart