Australian airlines will bring back old rules on domestic flights from May 1, canning the current luxury of free flight credits and date changes introduced during the pandemic.The extra protections were introduced by Qantas, Jetstar and Virgin as a result of the huge number of people missing flights due to COVID-19's unpredictible (sic) spread during the last two years. From Sunday, airlines will re-implement the old rules, meaning free credits and day changes on all flights will be gone.
Ben Mead, a travel agent and managing director of Holidays of Australia & The World, said it was time for "buyers beware", but said he was thankful for the pandemic considerations."Credit to the airlines, they've met market conditions and having that flexibility has been incredibly important for the recovery of tourism and getting people back on planes," he said.
Really, there should be continued flexibility without paying a HUGE surcharge.