{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/304670.json"},"data":{"type":"archived-petition","id":304670,"parliament":{"period":"2019-2024","government":"Conservative","dissolution_at":"2024-05-30T00:01:00.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Prevent Airlines/Travel agents charging extortionate re-booking fee & fare diff.","background":"A law preventing Airline companies and Travel agents charging extortionate re-booking fees and fare difference at least during crisis times such as COVID-19 or any global crisis times. There should be a regulated flat re-booking fee for all and a very strong regulation for charging fare difference.","additional_details":"Travel agents and Airline companies take unfair advantage especially during crisis times and charge extortionate amount as fare difference and booking fees.\r\nDue to COVID-19 I couldn't travel as planned and I was given only one option to re-book with new dates by paying fare difference. My original tkt cost £1,219 but when I checked new dates the price were £1,578 which means I shouldn't be paying more than £400 still I've been quoted £1,039 to pay as fare difference.\r\nTHIS EXTORTION NEEDS TO STOP","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":10,"created_at":"2020-03-17T18:42:11.444Z","updated_at":"2020-03-31T12:46:51.947Z","rejected_at":"2020-03-31T12:46:51.950Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2020-03-17T19:10:04.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":{"code":"irrelevant","details":"Arrangements for changing or rebooking travel are a matter for individual airlines and travel agents, not the Government or Parliament.\r\n\r\nWe have published a petition calling on the Government to create a fund to reimburse money lost due to covid-19 travel cancellations, which you might like to sign: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/304912\r\n\r\nYou can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:\r\n\r\nNHS website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/\r\nUK Government website: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus\r\n\r\nYou can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips"},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}