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Has anyone used Air China flying from Australia? They claim "free cancellation" of standard economy tickets, which I want to do if we get visas for China...

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Mon, 16 Jul 2018 06:31:22 +0000

Has anyone used Air China flying from Australia? They claim "free cancellation" of standard economy tickets, which I want to do if we get visas for China...

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Mon, 16 Jul 2018 10:08:01 +0000

Read the fine print! Airlines often charge a service fee of some sort, even on refund of so-called "fully refundable" tickets. And if you book through a third-party, like an online ticket agency, the agency usually adds its own fee.

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Mon, 16 Jul 2018 10:52:46 +0000

Not so unusual but often there is a time limit like 48 or 24 hours.

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Mon, 16 Jul 2018 14:42:20 +0000

According to their website refunds will be handled according to the type of ticket purchased.

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Tue, 17 Jul 2018 00:42:49 +0000

Thanks everyone...

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Tue, 17 Jul 2018 15:20:32 +0000

From Australia I have always got a confirmed flight from STA travel without paying and used that to apply for my visa. Once I have it I book with them anyway.

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Thu, 18 Jul 2019 01:00:13 +0000

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