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Online auction of unused tickets

Online auction of unused tickets

Special services allow you to get money back for unused tickets

For air travelers, services like EUclaim and Miss Refund have long existed, tasked respectively with material compensation for flight delays and simplifying refunds from unused airline tickets. Recently, a new service has appeared – the website Re-ticket.com provides the opportunity to sell a ticket that does not suit a customer to someone who really needs it.

According to the site's team, more than 40 percent of airline tickets can be sold in accordance with airline rules. To carry out such an operation, you simply need to pay a penalty of €25 to change the name on the airline ticket.

The site positions itself as an online marketplace for airline tickets; it can simplify and speed up the process of selling unwanted tickets by passengers, tour operators, and transport companies. Moreover, it is not limited to air travel – you can also sell tickets for trains and ships.

A user who wants to sell a ticket must fill out a short form, including the desired price of the ticket and the final auction date. Potential buyers are given the ability to search by destination and departure, date, and price. They can place bids on items of interest; after the auction closes, the buyer who offered the highest price wins.

Next, the specified amount is transferred to the re-ticket.com account. The seller, in turn, issues the ticket in the buyer's name with the transport company. Once this process is completed, the seller must send the ticket to the buyer. The money will be transferred two weeks before the flight date. In addition, Re-ticket.com, like Miss Refund, offers assistance to passengers in obtaining partial refunds for unused tickets.

Business opportunities arise wherever consumers face everyday problems. It must be said that the transport industry is full of such inconsistencies that offer opportunities to make money – just simplify life for ordinary passengers!

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