International travel looks unlikely to recommence any time quickly and some domestic journeys are in limbo as coronavirus cases continue to increase in Victoria.
Qantas has grounded the majority of its international fleet and is standing down thousands of personnel until a minimum of July 2021, in addition to making 6,000 positions redundant.
New South Wales is shutting its border with Victoria, contributing to restrictions in location in other states.
All this implies a great deal of cancelled flights, hindered strategies and a lot of individuals waiting for refunds– some, for several months
But since of the pandemic, it’s not a simple process.
Travel agencies and airlines are having a hard time to handle the big volume of cancellations, however if you’re not getting what you spent for, you could be entitled to your money back.
” We understand many people who want those refunds remain in a quite awful scenario,” Rod Sims, the chair of the Australian Competition and Customer Commission (ACCC) says.
” Either [it was going to be] an expensive trip of a life time or they’re simply in terrible situations and desperately require the cash.”
Here are when and how you can get a refund at the minute and what you can do if the cash isn’t forthcoming.
Are you immediately entitled to a refund if your flight has been cancelled?
Unfortunately,