Paying For And Getting A Refund For Your Airline Ticket
* If you plan to pay in person and with your own bank check, take at least two forms of identification with you like a driver’s license, major credit card, or employee I.D. card. Particularly when you purchase tickets far from your home town, airlines, travel agencies and other ticket outlets will want to confirm your identity.
If you paid for your ticket with cash and you have a refundable fare, you can often get an immediate refund from the issuing airline or travel agency. If you paid by personal check, the refund will generally have to be mailed to you.
NOTE: In some cases tickets purchased overseas in foreign currency can only be refunded in that same currency and country, due to foreign government monetary restrictions. Keep this in mind if you are considering buying a ticket in a foreign country.
* When you pay by credit card, your charge account is billed-whether you use your tickets or not. You won’t receive credit unless the original unused tickets are returned to the airline. You usually can’t get cash refund for a credit card purchase.
* If you buy your...