Scoot Flight from Gold Coast to Singapore over Christmas Holidays

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  JimmyF on 26/09/2017 - 22:42

  Do you think I would be able to sell/transfer this ticket at a discount on Gumtree after paying the transfer charges? Or should I just cop the losses and let it go.

  Only one way to find out…..

  Its better to sell for say $300, than to have a total loss on them.

  Or look at flights from Perth to Gold Coast and still take the flights ;)

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    goku on 27/09/2017 - 15:36

    Exactly what I was thinking. Perth to Gold Coast flights around that period run upwards of $500. For an extra $250-300 I would save 6 hours each way to fly directly from Perth. Anyway I guess you run the risk of something like this happening when you book these low cost tickets.

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      JimmyF on 27/09/2017 - 15:48

      Ok, so if you sell the flights from the gold coast for $300, then you'll 'break even' compared to flying from perth to the gold coast to take the flights, but you save all that time.

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  amkssg on 27/09/2017 - 00:22

  The answer is… NO!
  Unless your plan is to screw someone over.

  The change fees are: $100 per person per flight, plus any fare difference.

  Source: http://www.flyscoot.com/images/plan-your-trip/scoot_fees_cha…

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    goku on 27/09/2017 - 15:30

    How would I be screwing someone over. Ticket cost me $712. If I pay the change fee of $100 that takes total outlay to $812. Say I sell at 50% discount. Someone can get this peak season ticket for $400. I would only lose $400 instead on $712. Win-Win.

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      JimmyF on 27/09/2017 - 15:50

      You could be screwed over if there is a 'plus any fare difference' charge added as part of the name change.

      There shouldn't be, as you're not changing flights. But it is scoot, so double check this before you offer it etc.

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      amkssg on 27/09/2017 - 17:24

      +1

      @goku, It's not $100 in total to change. It's way more than that.

      It's $100 + fare difference per flight per person just to do a name change.
      Then it's another $100 per person per flight to change the flight date.

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      Case 1: Change name, but not flight date.

      Based on the current prices of the flights (which is $998),
      the total airfare will be $998 + $200 change fee = $1198.

      You have already paid scoot $712.

      Therefore, if you sell the flight to someone else, you will have to pay Scoot
      an additional $1198 - $712 = $486.

      So, assuming that you sell the ticket to someone for $400, you are actually losing money (since you have to pay scoot an ADDITIONAL $486). This is assuming that you do not change flight dates.

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      Case 2: Change name AND flight date.

      Based on the current prices of the flights (which is $998),
      the total airfare will be $998 + $400 change fee = $1398.

      You have already paid scoot $712.

      Therefore, if you sell the flight to someone else, you will have to pay Scoot
      an additional $1398 - $712 = $686.

      So, assuming that you sell the ticket to someone for $400, you are actually losing money (since you have to pay scoot an ADDITIONAL $686).

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  peterpeterpumpkin on 27/09/2017 - 00:50

  +1

  I wonder if anyone around here has tried that changeyourflight.com partial refund thingy before? It might be one of those airline always wins scams, but Scoot is a member (http://www.flyscoot.com/en/fly-scoot/before-you-fly/change-y…).

  I've held off these European flight hacks because of reasons such as yours. I have a psychological barrier to throwing away more than ~$450 on flights so I just couldn't pull the trigger. Now that you can regularly get sub-$1200 flights in low season I can't take the risk booking too far in advance, but you scored an amazing deal for peak season. You would think Scoot/changeyourflight.com would be begging you for a cancellation exchange.

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    goku on 27/09/2017 - 15:33

    I looked into this. They said I have a very low chance of getting $200 something dollars for my ticket and a high probability of getting less than $100 from memory. That is hardly worth the effort.

    You would think that they would encourage a cancellation at peak times. Perhaps overbooking laws are stricter here than in US which has an effect.

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  Dont Care on 30/09/2017 - 21:00

  you've lost your money. suck it up and move on.

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  marquise on 01/10/2017 - 13:37

  Option 3
  Find someone with the same name as you who wants to fly the same dates and sell to them with minimal loss.