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Avelo Airlines is about to add change and cancellation fees. This is something that the four-year-old airline has never imposed and counters a big banner at the top of the airline’s homepage that claims the opposite. While some fares will not have change or cancellation fees, like most things you need to read the fine print.
Beginning Friday, March 7th, Avelo Airlines will add change and cancellation fees to any ticket changes that are not more than two months from departure. The Points Guy reports that the change and cancellation fees will run as follows:
- More than 60 days from departure: Free
- 8 to 60 days prior to departure: 25% of itinerary cost
- 1 to 7 days prior to departure: 50% of itinerary cost
- Less than 1 day prior to departure: 75% of itinerary cost
Avelo offers a way to avoid these change and cancellation fees, but it will cost you $5. When booking, customers are presented with the option to purchase a new add-on option called “AveloFlex.” This fee is per passenger and per segment. While a nominal fee, it’s annoying that you need to pay in order to be able to make changes.
There is a disturbing trend just starting to take root with airlines allowing change and cancellation fees to creep back into their operations. Last week, Spirit Airlines quietly reintroduced change fees on its lowest-priced “Go” fares. After touting that change and cancellation fees were gone, it seems like that’s no longer entirely true. This essentially aligns the low-cost carrier with other airlines that charge fees on the cheapest fares, but it’s a move that will aggravate many passengers.
Anthony’s Take: I hate change and cancellation fees and have been so happy since they largely went away. While Avelo is offering a cheap way to avoid them, customers should not have to pay anything. I’m less annoyed about these fees on Basic Economy (and equivalent) tickets, but it’s a problem when charged across all fares.
(Image Credit: Avelo Airlines.)
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