The current “tax holiday” on federal airline taxes has again shown the spotlight on airlines that keep moneys that rightly belong to passengers, as recently posted here. But wait! There’s more! Air Fare Watchdog has been keeping an eye on another way that airlines keep revenues that they shouldn’t — namely, fares that dropped after pssengers purchased their tickets. The site has published an extensive chart on “Airline Fare Drop Refund Policies” with information on which airlines are doing what in terms of refunds for what, in effect, are after-the-fact overchargers. Fliers who try to nail down their travel plans well in advance, either because there are certain dates they must travel or to take advantage of a fare sale, but the price drops between then and the time they fly will find this chart very useful.
