Onetravel.com and Cheapoair.com [they are both the same institution] Clear RippedOff business practices Online Internet
| Dear Marius We've received your cancellation request for booking (#35503265). Your cancellation is NOT COMPLETE. Before your cancellation can be processed, you must either: • Visit our website : Our self-help tool will guide you through the cancellation process by using the link and one-time password provided below. • Call Customer Care : A representative will ask you for a one-time password in order to complete your cancellation. Your one-time password is provided below. Call us at: Within U.S. 866.636.9088 toll free 24/7 Outside U.S. +1.212.478.0335 A $0 cancellation fee will be charged on the account you provided, once the cancellation is confirmed. Once the booking is canceled, you will have a $1178.16 credit with Air New Zealand , valid for one year from the original date of issue: 06/07/2016. A few notes about your airline credit : All travel must be completed on or before, 06/06/2017, and is only valid for travel on Air New Zealand. All changes are subject to availability and airline fare rules . When you use the credit, there will be an airline penalty of $200.00 per person, plus any applicable fare difference. This credit is non-transferable and non-refundable , and may only be used by the person(s) named on the original ticket, regardless of the name on the credit card that purchased the ticket(s). Please be advised that the credit can only be re-booked through our Customer Care team. Please do not contact your airline(s) directly to redeem your credit. Thank you, Web Site Name Customer Service |
One Time Password (OTP): 986260 .
You can click here to complete the cancellation online. |
As per above, I cancelled the ticket in less than 48 hours, as I found out that I needed to be present in the US while doing my job, and couldn't do it from Australia due to physical presense requirement (I'm an IT Project Manager).
On 07/12/2016 I wanted to book another ticket through Air New Zealand for the above credit. I found a $1,087 ticket, and knowing that I have to pay $200 airline penalty, I said - I can do this. When I called them, they wanted to charge me total of $1,800 (so from my pocket, I would have ended up spending $600 extra). After hours of being wtih them on the phone, they wanted to give me the new ticket for an additional $460 (they took $160 off the initial $600 extra).
Air NewZealand gave me the ticket for $1,001.XX. They were so professionally, and they confirmed that the Airline Agency (One Travel) is having their own policies and rules, which obviously, are not properly shared to the public.
Air New Zealand said they don't charge any airline penalty, and that they have NOT gotten any funds from my initial booked ticket in June 7, 2016. OneTravel agents didn't want to be on the phone with Air New Zealand, to confirm what's happening. 3 times they hung up the phone on me while I attempted to put Air New Zealand on the phone, as well as the travel insurance.
I've spent probably 8 hours on waiting, and talking, and waiting again. This business is not professional at all.
Lessons learned:
Never do business with a company who can't keep their word, and who's objective is to rip off existing customers. After this experience, I decided I will buy a ticket directly through the Air NewZealand, as supposed to doing it through One Travel. Yes, I ended up spending $1000 from my pocket, again - but Air New Zealand was very professional, and OneTravel didn't deserve the addtional $600 (yes, I would have saved $400 if I would have went through them, but they do NOT deserve my money, and I rather spend the extra money on another company who knows how to treat customers).
OneTravel.com is a total rippedoff company! Please do NOT buy from them! I'm so done with them.