It's age-old advice, "Read the Small Print" or "Read the Entire Contract Before Signing", and it's good advice... advice that many of us don't follow.
When the airline cancels your flight you do have other options other than just waiting for the next flight, which could be days from now. You can get all your money back even if you purchased a non refundable ticket.
It's important to know your rights, and what the airlines have committed to providing to you when you buy a ticket. So we've included each airlines Force Majeure clause, which can include anything from extreme weather to acts of war.
These contracts will allow you to have leverage with the airline when you are no longer willing to travel once your original flight has been cancelled. The key to getting a full refund is that your original flight must have been cancelled.
Yes, they're written in "legal-ese" and yes most of them are over 30 pages long, but we believe it's truly worth your time to go through these documents and perhaps highlight the areas that most concern you.
Written by the airline's legal counsel they are, of course, slanted towards the airline. If you see something you don't understand, contact that airline and ask for clarification.
Keep a copy with you when you travel (you might be surprised how many airline employees are not familiar with these documents) and refer to them if necessary.
Stay calm, be polite, but as one clothing store says in it's advertisements "an educated consumer is our best customer."
To see each airlines Force Majeure Clauses, which will determine if you will be refunded, if you will be re-accommodated, due to the events the airline deems a force majeure just click on the links below.
