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Amtrak is making ‘saver’ tickets nonrefundable, embracing airlines-like fare policy
Beginning March 1, Amtrak’s popular “saver” tickets will be nonchangeable and nonrefundable, ending a popular policy that gave passengers the flexibility to rebook if their travel plans changed.
New rules will also establish restrictions for standard fares, the railroad said.
Amtrak said the changes will allow the company to introduce more “deep-discounted” ticket sales, and increase ridership and revenue in the system that carries 32.5 million passengers annually.
But the moves are likely to be widely viewed as another sign of Amtrak’s evolution into a system that operates more like airlines, with fees for extras and nonrefundable fares. Under the leadership of Richard Anderson, former chief executive of Delta Air Lines, Amtrak has turned to more airline-like practices, from serving prepackaged meals to introducing cancellation penalties.
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Ugh. I have no problem with non-refundable, but non-changable will hurt.
Amtrak is making ‘saver’ tickets nonrefundable, embracing airlines-like fare policy
Beginning March 1, Amtrak’s popular “saver” tickets will be nonchangeable and nonrefundable, ending a popular policy that gave passengers the flexibility to rebook if their travel plans changed.
New rules will also establish restrictions for standard fares, the railroad said.
Amtrak said the changes will allow the company to introduce more “deep-discounted” ticket sales, and increase ridership and revenue in the system that carries 32.5 million passengers annually.
But the moves are likely to be widely viewed as another sign of Amtrak’s evolution into a system that operates more like airlines, with fees for extras and nonrefundable fares. Under the leadership of Richard Anderson, former chief executive of Delta Air Lines, Amtrak has turned to more airline-like practices, from serving prepackaged meals to introducing cancellation penalties.
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Ugh. I have no problem with non-refundable, but non-changable will hurt.