India cancels flights to Israel, no one will go till August 8, now how will the tickets be refunded?

India cancels flights to Israel, no one will go till August 8, now how will the tickets be refunded?

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Due to the growing conflict between Israel and Hamas, Air India has suspended all flights to and from Tel Aviv with immediate effect till August 8. Air India said in a statement, “We are closely monitoring the situation and during this time, our full cooperation is with the passengers who have confirmed tickets. We are also giving them the opportunity of one-time rescheduling and waiver of cancellation charges.” Let us tell you, tension has increased in the entire Middle East. Especially since Iran killed Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh, due to which this conflict can increase even more.

Due to the increasing tension in the region, airlines of many countries have canceled flights to Israel and Lebanon. According to the information, Singapore Airlines, Taiwan’s EVA Air and China Airlines are canceling flights to Iran. Now in such a situation, people’s question arises, how much refund is given in case of flight cancellation or can you reschedule it later or not? So let us tell you.

Refund in case of flight cancellation

If your flight gets cancelled for any reason, then as per the rules, the airline company will inform the passenger at least two weeks before the travel date or will arrange an alternate flight. Now if the situation of war persists in Israel, then the airline will postpone the flight for some time until the situation improves. Talking about the refund, if the flight is cancelled 24 hours before the scheduled time, then during this time the airline will have to arrange another flight or return the ticket.

What is the refund if the flight is delayed?

What is the refund if the flight is delayed?

Many people also have questions like whether they get a refund if the flight is late? In such a case, as per the rules, the airline will have to provide meals and refreshments to its customers. Apart from this, if the flight is delayed by more than 24 hours or more than 6 hours, then the airline will have to make arrangements for accommodation for the passengers.

What if there is overbooking?

What if there is overbooking?

In case of overbooking, the airline will have to arrange another flight for the passenger. This flight cannot be more than an hour late from the first flight. If the airline arranges another flight within 24 hours, the passenger will get 200 percent refund of the ticket as compensation. However, this compensation cannot be more than 10 thousand.

You can also get full refund for train ticket

You can also get full refund for train ticket

According to the railways, if for any reason the train is cancelled or is delayed by 3 hours or more, passengers can claim a full refund. Passengers get a full refund on cancellation of tickets in case of cancellation or major delay of railway trains. If you have bought the ticket from the ticket counter, you will have to go to the reservation counter to cancel it. If you have bought the ticket online, you can cancel the ticket with the help of IRCTC website https://www.operations.irctc.co.in/ctcan/SystemTktCanLogin.jsf.

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