Re:CheapAir accepts Bitcoin
by colinbartlett on Monday December 09, 2013 @03:46PM
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I haven't bought an airline ticket in a decade that has been refundable for cash of any kind. Most airlines will take some massive fee and then give you a credit toward a future flight, if anything at all.
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Alright, but the credit is typically equal to the dollar amount spent. How will they handle it for BTC? Will the credit be equal to the original BTC amount or the value in dollars?
That is, suppose you buy a 0.5 BTC (say at the time that's 500 USD) ticket. You need to change things, cancel for some reason. Do you get the credit as 0.5 BTC or as the USD value of the ticket at time of purchase (500 USD) or as the BTC equivalent of converting from USD at the time of the credit (which may or may not equal the original 0.5 BTC).
EDIT: Went to their site. Apparently refunds (in general, not BTC or USD specific text) are not typically available. When circumstances affect your plans you have to call to find out your options. Anyone have experience with their refund/credit options to comment?