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Name chnages and charges

chilly

2006-10-30 11:54:54

I booked with charterflights.co.uk they say i have to pay £50 to change my husbands initial (which is wrong on ticket ) as i didnt pick this up on the booking confirmation, I dont want to pay this now incase i have to change name later (and pay again!!) and as i dont know if he can go due to illness does anyone know A) how late can I leave it to change the name and B) the cost of this?? we are flying with Thomsons, I did ask the girl on phone this morn from charterflights but she said she will have to contact Thomsons and i dont want to open a can of worms here about him being ill and fit to travel etc HELP plse!! (when i booked the girl i spoke to said she would get this done for me if necessary (name change) for £20 as she 'knew someone at airline but i am not convinced now and dont want to risk this!! at this late stage) forgot to say I have checked the thomsons website they dont say how late you can leave this??and they only charge £25 for nmae change!!!! so the main charge must be charterflights.co.uk additional charge>??!! how do i find that out as the girl i spoke to this morn just told me she would have to contact thomson hepl plse i am very stressed out right now with all this as its all very confusing we usually travel schedule and i am lost here, i dont think i can go direct through Thomson if i booked through charterflights.co.uk

chilly
heads all over the place!!!

chilly

lezlie

2006-10-30 12:04:55

If charterflights.co.uk made the mistake then they will have to correct it not you

lez

chilly

2006-10-30 12:08:30

thats what i thought Lez but they say as i have had the booking confirmation for so long and left it till i got the tickets to tell them the error that i have to pay £50 I didnt see it was wrong on the actual booking confirmation weeks ago as i was distracted and didnt check properly

chilly

2006-10-30 13:04:06

Well I think i might have solved this one now!!

took the bull by the horns and phoned the initial girl back, she told me that she cant do what she said originally as tickets are now issued BUT good news!! to change name OR initial is £50 up to 2 weeks prior to departure and to do either after 2 weeks prior to departure right up to last few days is only £15 extra so i am leaving the incorrect initial and then I can either change that or name nearer the time, when we see how he is etc... hell!! I think its only a couple of weeks nightmare it has crept up on me!!! moral of this story i think is to book direct with airline would have been £25!!
chilly

weebabymonkey

2006-11-01 08:55:39

You can't change the lead name inside 14 days, however you can change any other name on the booking right up until the day before departure, (for £50 fee plus £15 tod).

Genereal rule of thumb, Thomson will usually correct any spelling mistake free of charge within 2 weeks of it being booked, providing it hasn't been ticketed, so always check your Thomson invoice.

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