Poll of the Day > Airlines are now* required to give cash refunds instead of vouchers

(+) Yeah! (+)

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/travel/new-federal-rules-airline-refunds-cash

*I think they have six months to implement once it's passed, but still. Massive W

The vouchers were always BS because you know a huge chunk of them probably went unused.

Good. Who wants a voucher for an airline that is giving you horrendous service? "Sorry we mistreated you. Please allow us to mistreat you again at a later date."

rjsilverthorn posted...

The vouchers were always BS because you know a huge chunk of them probably went unused.

"Here's $100, which you can only use to buy tickets with our airline (where $100 won't cover the full cost of the flight so you'll still have to give us more money to use this), and which will expire in three months so hopefully you're already planning another flight specifically with our airline."

Yeah, it's not exactly a secret that their compensation policy is specifically designed to avoid ever actually having to pay for it.

Biden Admin killing it especially hard this week, between this and abolishing non-compete clauses.

adjl posted...

"Here's $100, which you can only use to buy tickets with our airline (where $100 won't cover the full cost of the flight so you'll still have to give us more money to use this), and which will expire in three months so hopefully you're already planning another flight specifically with our airline."

Yeah, it's not exactly a secret that their compensation policy is specifically designed to avoid ever actually having to pay for it.

I actually got the cost of the ticket refunded in full as an e-credit when a girl I was seeing at the time couldn't make it out with me to a wedding (she got Covid and the ND National guard screened her at the airport). That said, Delta doesn't let you combine gift cards with e-credits and e-vouchers, which is mega dumb.

As long as if the amount doesnt go down. I always loved the chance to stay an extra day on vacation and get $1500-2500 (for two people) on a trip I paid $400 for.

blu posted...

As long as if the amount doesnt go down. I always loved the chance to stay an extra day on vacation and get $1500-2500 (for two people) on a trip I paid $400 for.

It probably will go down, given that the numbers seen in non-cash compensation are artificially inflated by the fact that the company knows they won't actually be paying out on them and to make them seem more generous. If airlines actually have to pay for every instance, they won't be paying as much, though I expect they'll still have to cover immediate requirements like paying for a hotel room if you're stuck overnight.

Great decision honestly.

That should have been done ages ago.

Good. Should have done this in the first place.