American Airlines ?

[aubriee]

My mom came out of nowhere yesterday with the info that she may decide not to go with me to WDW in Sept. WHAT? I already have nonrefundable airline tickets bought and the pkg (free dining, one day MYW tickets, and eight nights at POP) also bought. I'm sure my 9 y/o GD would want to go in her place. I can make changes to the pkg up until 45 days out. Right? so that means I have until early August.

However what about the airline ticket, do I just lose it or is there anyway to switch my GD's name for my mom's? Anyone have any idea what American Airlines policy is if you only want to change the name on a ticket?

 

[bicker]

Airline tickets are sold for the transportation of a specific person between two specific cities. If they're non-refundable, then any there is no way to get your money back. On AA, you can change the date and possibly the cities by paying a change fee (which sometimes is 100% of the price of the tickets, depending on how low of a fare you were offered originally), but you generally cannot change the name of the passenger without a death certificate.

I'd make my mother pay for the ticket, and then make it her problem to deal with it from there.

 

[lost*in*cyberspace]

You cannot just change the name on an airline ticket. If you bought the ticket, you can get a credit for the purchase price to use towards a new ticket.

From AA's website:

Q: I have a nonrefundable American Airlines ticket that I am not going to use. Can I still get a refund?

A: Nonrefundable tickets generally cannot be refunded. However, exceptions may be available under the following circumstances:

* Death of the passenger, immediate family member, or traveling companion.
* Schedule changes implemented by American Airlines.
* In addition, certain illnesses may be considered if your ticket included international travel (along with travel to or from the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico).

Upon request taxes and fees not imposed by the airline may be refunded if the airline's obligation to remit the tax or fee depends upon use of the ticket for travel. Taxes and fees will not be refunded if the airline's obligation to remit the tax or fee arises from the collection of the tax or fee. All taxes and fees imposed by the United States government fall within this category and are not refundable.

Q: I have a nonrefundable American Airlines ticket that I am not going to use. Can I use it toward the purchase of a new ticket?

A: Subject to certain restrictions and fees defined in the rules of the fare, the value of a wholly unused nonrefundable ticket may be used toward the purchase of a new ticket. Travel on such reissued tickets (or subsequently reissued tickets) must commence no later than one year from the date of issue of the original ticket.

Usually you can get answers to these types of questions by calling the airline or checking their web page.

 

[evaready51]

Also, if a credit is issued on that ticket only that person that's name was on the ticket can use that credit.

 

[JodyTG]

I'd make my mother pay for the ticket, and then make it her problem to deal with it from there.

I second this. She told you that she wanted to go, so you bought her a ticket. Now she decides that she doesn't want to go after all? I'd tell her that you need her to pay you back for HER ticket so that you can afford to buy one for someone else who will actually GO.

But...JMHO...

 

[Hannathy]

first please do not flame me I play by the rules I do not reuse mugs and have always paid for my kids when they are 3 or 9 etc and used my kids meal credits for kids meals but in this case why couldn't she use her Mom's ticket for her Granddaughter she isn't cheating the airline and a 9 yr old does not need ID to fly? I would explain to the 9 yr old to use her Mom's name for the day and it isn't teaching her GD to cheat they paid full price for it and if they could just change the name they would.

I know this isn't 100% kosher but I don't feel it is cheating, She paid for 1 ticket and she is using 1 ticket. I think for 1 flight I could be Ruth instead of Mary.

 

[chipscinderelly]

first please do not flame me I play by the rules I do not reuse mugs and have always paid for my kids when they are 3 or 9 etc and used my kids meal credits for kids meals but in this case why couldn't she use her Mom's ticket for her Granddaughter she isn't cheating the airline and a 9 yr old does not need ID to fly? I would explain to the 9 yr old to use her Mom's name for the day and it isn't teaching her GD to cheat they paid full price for it and if they could just change the name they would.

I know this isn't 100% kosher but I don't feel it is cheating, She paid for 1 ticket and she is using 1 ticket. I think for 1 flight I could be Ruth instead of Mary.

I'm sure I'm not going to get all this info right, but for starters if Mom has flown before and has a frequent flyer on AA then AA is going to know Mom's not 9. Also, when you purchas a ticket you tell the system whether or not you are purchasing child or adult tickets. It's pretty risky in my opinion, don't want to get yanked from a flight for dishonesty.

 

[Hannathy]

If she has a FF number maybe but when we have flown and checked in they often don't know who is myself-adult and who my daughter is from only the names, and I'm not sure all the personal info comes up on just the check in screen everytime. My DD also has more frequent flyer miles than I do. I have also bought tickets without identifying a child as a child and at the counter all they ask to see are the adult ID's. And in this day and age of many people in the same family having different names why couldn't it just be a coincidence that her Gd has the same name but shouldn't have been listed with that FF number.
I guess it depends how much they have flown with AA.

 

[bicker]

Regardless of whether or not someone could get away with it, the fact that we're talking about whether someone could "get away with it" indicates that it is wrong.