All safe here in Belgium. Nice from you to start this topic. Nevertheless for my children and partners it are uncertainty times ahead. My sun and his gf left 7 month ago for volunteering in Port Elisabeth, she as a part of school and my son went along with her to to about the same. The return was planned on 2nd of April. Departing in Port Elisabeth with South African Airways on a domestic flight to Johannesburg, there taking a flight with Turkish Airlines to Istanbul and from there to Brussels. I know…they could choose a better flight/company, i suggested that many times what if…and just in case..;but young guys and money… So they booked this flight via Mytrip.com(horsesh….t company)
My daughter went after her brother for holidays and for 3.5 weeks stay with returning 24th of march and booked directly with British Airways(so far no cancellations) but not perfect because transfer from London to Brussels isn’t certain either but less far the get them back.
Past month the news…South African Airways about to be bankrupted so domestic flight canceled…due to they booked via mytrip, it is the responsibility of mytrip to rebook or change booking to other date(s) but ZERO communications
Along came Covid19…Turkish Airlines stopped flying Brussels…but yet again..it’s mytrip.com’s job to arrange all!!! Again ZERO communications. With this outbreak SA people are getting a bit racist towards them, when they say they where volunteering 7 months they serve them in the restaurants and etc but, always asking where are you from..Belgium…e few steps backing off…. creepy for young guys and girls. Calling them the ones who bring the virus in to SA…So my son and his girlfriend prefer to return along with my daughter if possible but without any communications and ability to change the flight(loose all your money) it is a bit stressful last couple of days…
What if a lock down happens there or tightens lock down here in Europe .. problem is, i can’t anticipate because it’s almost 2 weeks from today so the airlines have still the time by law…
@JLITHPAW i feel more sorry for you..missing birth of your children…pffff Keep safe and strong
If i did what i wanted i booked 2 new tickets with KLM or other “big airlines” with direct flight to Frankfurt/Amsterdam/Paris with a cancellation insurance in case the former flight are still a go and/or mytrip rescheduled on other flights without charge ofcourse…
…to be continued..
