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Home » Reader question » Reader question: Experience with open airline tickets?
Reader question: Experience with open airline tickets?
Dear readers,
Are there people here on the blog who have experience with open air tickets? For clarification. I'm going to Thailand for half a year in the fall. If, for example, due to compelling reasons (illness or ID), it is necessary to return early, I can leave quickly.
What I especially want to know are the pros and cons. Like, are they return tickets? Are they more expensive? Society bound and you can leave quickly etc.etc.
Thanks in advance,
Richard
'Open tickets' do not exist. You must always record flight data. Whether you can subsequently change those dates depends on the ticket conditions. This is often not possible with the cheapest tickets, or it costs (sometimes a lot of) money to change a flight. This is only possible without any additional payment with a fully flexible ticket, but you also pay the main price for such a ticket.
See, for example: https://www.kilroyworld.nl/reisinspiratie/vliegtickets/open-tickets
With most companies you can easily change the date with a surcharge.
It seems to me that an open ticket is an expensive way to go back if you get sick.
Mainly because it is not certain that you will need it.
Open tickets (or rather a return ticket whose return flight can be changed) are usually much more expensive than a return ticket whose flight dates are fixed.
It is better to invest in a good comprehensive travel insurance policy that covers your unexpected return journey and any other costs incurred during your trip.
A travel insurance that it is always wise to have.
In the event of illness, it is not always necessary to fly back to the Netherlands to stand on the waiting list for care for a month.
Thailand also has hospitals.
In addition, it will not always be possible to fly back if your condition is bad and you still need to go to a Thai hospital.
I would ask the health insurer about the coverage for a 6-month trip.
I do not know whether there is a limit to the time you can stay abroad before the cover ends.
It's vaguely like that to me.
I used to always have open tickets, it was not much more expensive and very easy, I had to use it 3 times (open ticket for 6 months) my father died on a Sunday so I couldn't reach anyone from Eva Air at night I had someone on the phone from Eva Air at the airport, I had to call Monday morning at 9 am then the office opened, I called at 9 am and already had the night flight back to Schiphol that country Tuesday at 10 am NL time , so I still had time to arrange everything.
At Thaiairways you can change a ticket 3x free of charge and in a relatively short period of time before departure.
This is not standard. Different conditions apply to each ticket rate. Thai Airways only offers free change with so-called Fullflex tickets. At the very lowest, so-called Saver rates, the 'changing fee' can even amount to 250 euros. Incidentally, you are not there yet, any difference in ticket price with the new date will be added on top of that.
Sorry , 10 days ago here in Buri Ram ( year ) ticket rebooked at Thai Airways , cost via Thailand 150 euros , rebooking via Belgium 200 euros , is clearly stated on the purchase receipt .
Greetings. Harry.
With a travel cancellation insurance, it is possible to reclaim the costs for converting the return flight if there is a doctor or other similar document present. Pay attention to how long the affiliated insurance period is. A continuous one is the most beneficial. Had to cancel a flight 1X due to circumstances and return in the meantime. The additional costs incurred were also reimbursed. Depending on the insurance there is a maximum.
And make sure that the company does not refuse you because you exceed the visa duration of one month. Some companies are having a hard time with that. Incidentally, complete nonsense because you can easily extend in Thailand.
Simple solution:
Buy a standard ticket and set aside the amount needed to customize that ticket. At KLM, I believe it is max. €150. If you need it, adjust the departure date with the money put aside. If you don't need it, you saved €150.
In the end, a flexible ticket is often already much more expensive and it is a waste of money if you do not need it.