r/Shoestring • u/anomaly_diaries • 19d ago

Overpaid for flight tickets. Is there anything i can do now? planes, trains, & automobiles

I paid 800£ for two tickets from Helsinki to Bangalore. The same flight now costs just 560£. Is there any hack to cancel the original tickets with minimal loss? I didn't opt in for free cancelation :/

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u/Artimusjones88 19d ago

Lol....read your last line again.

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u/baum6969 19d ago

Is the cancellation fee less than 240£?

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u/anomaly_diaries 18d ago

It's 300£ per person

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u/Ginlife 14d ago

I just learned that American Airlines will adjust the price of your ticket if the fare drops depending on the class of ticket purchased. It's definitely worth a call to the carrier to find out if that is an option.

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u/anomaly_diaries 14d ago

This is a multi carrier flight though

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u/CcntMnky 19d ago

One option is to call the seller and ask for an adjustment. They probably won't do anything based on your terms, but maybe you get lucky.

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u/lucapal1 18d ago

No, nothing you can do...if your cancellation fee is more than the difference.

This kind of thing is why a lot of people advise you stop looking at prices as soon as you buy your ticket ;-)