Comments on: Airline No-Show – You Might Be Charged For Not Showing Up For Your Flight

By: Clem bradfield

Clem bradfield — Sun, 08 Mar 2020 20:40:09 +0000

Why doesn’t someone start a class action against these airlines. A fee to cover their potential lose of in flight purchases may be valid but not the fees that are being quoted. I have just no showed on an all inclusive holiday to Tenerife. Which cost £1300 . I am now in Spain feeling a lot safer for obvious reasons. This cost an additional £1000.
An anxious traveller Clem

By: Carlo

Carlo — Thu, 04 Jan 2018 03:40:45 +0000

I’m also a victim of this”no-show” airline clause with SQ. It’s absurd. I paid for the round-trip ticket and I’m not allowed to take the return flight.

By: Kay

Kay — Sun, 05 Nov 2017 12:09:45 +0000

Agree, the logic that the airline is losing money if a passenger misses the flight is hog wash! I recently missed my Singapore flight from Delhi to Singapore because I was stuck at domestic airport – the flight got delayed an hour an a half which meant that I wouldn’t arrive in Delhi on time to catch my DEL to SIN flight.

Consequently I had to fork out more money to book on another’s airline so I could fly into Singapore – three hours later – which was better than waiting for 24 hours at Delhi Airport with a ton of luggage!

However, upon checking in to my “second” leg, the return flight to home (SIN to LAX), I was required to pay $68 as a service charge and $300 no show fee.

How utterly ridiculous! First, I had to fork out $200 to buy another ticket just to get to Singapore because I missed my flight,. Then, I was expected to fork out another $368 because I didn’t check in to the first flight? Explain how isn’t that recouping airplane losses!!! If anything, they are getting double my fare. One, I already paid for a seat, in addition to the extra leg room I bought, boot got forfeited when I missed the flight. Then, I was expected to pay for missing the flight!!! This is just another way for their airline to gauge from consumers because they know we have no choice an de must get to our destinations. I will be contesting these charges with the airlines and with my credit card company.

By: John

John — Fri, 12 May 2017 12:09:35 +0000

It all depends on the jurisdiction you are subject to. In most countries consumer protection laws void such clauses or at least make it unenforcible for the Airline to charge you in addition to the lost flight&evtl. return.
You simply need to decline the airline bill and defend this…

By: Gladys

Gladys — Thu, 20 Apr 2017 09:05:44 +0000

Hi there, I just got charged by Singapore Airlines S$980 for no show for 2 persons. Is there any way I can appeal. I can accept paying some penalty but charging this much is ridiculous. Please advise many thanks. Fyi, our ticket is just economy.

By: Janusz Szutkowski

Janusz Szutkowski — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 18:06:32 +0000

I was just on my way to buy a tickets for my family for vacation using Emirates, when I noticed this strange “no-show” thing. Thanks God I red about it and now I understand new step in greedy. It has nothing to do with airline economics. It is just way to use people in unfortune and show something written with small letters. I’ll newer fly with Emirates or Singapure Airlines. I don’t want to take risk I’ll miss plane in my complicated route through south-east Asia and instead for help I will got pennalt from these greed Emirates.

By: Xiang

Xiang — Sat, 18 Feb 2017 22:57:13 +0000

I guess the point is, if you choose to buy another ticket, you might well buy the ticket from another airline. While if you simply change the original ticket, you’ll have to stay with the original airline. That’s where that original airline could potentially lose money by your no-show. Otherwise it indeed makes no sense.

By: Lionel

Lionel — Sun, 11 Dec 2016 00:02:01 +0000

Agreed as well. The airline will do some benefits on gaz, drink etc and the seat is already pay.
What is stupid (but marketing justify the low price of fix ticket) is wis a policy of possible change for a low price a lot of people would informed the airline and so the seat could be sell “twice”

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 24 Oct 2016 11:45:44 +0000

I agree with the comment above. How is this essential for the airline to survive?? If you turn up and fly it would cost the airline more than if you don’t show up. All this is, is another way for the airline to make even more money.

They do not lose money by you not showing up, or please explain if I am wrong?!?!?

By: Farrhan

Farrhan — Sat, 16 Apr 2016 04:17:46 +0000

I don’t understand this. If I paid for a ticket, does it matter what I choose to do with it? The airline has already made money off me. Why am I being penalised if they lose the opportunity to sell it to another customer?

TIA for thr clarification.