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Originally Posted by DoubleK
Has anyone booked a flight through Trip.com? I'm looking at booking a flight from Montreal to Calgary and it's hundreds of dollars cheaper on Trip.com vs WestJet website for the same flight.
How is that possible? Seems dodgy to me.
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DoubleK - I did in January from Calgary to Toronto and back, and it was fine. But be aware - there are no refunds, and there may be charges for changing your booking (if you're allowed to at all). You also can't edit your flight directly with the airline if you choose to go around the third party (in this case, the third party is trip.com). I went through hell in January going through BudgetAir (another third party) because I fell for a cheap flight; tried to get a refund but they wouldn't help me at all, PayPal didn't help me, and I finally escalated it to CIBC and they resolved it after months of discussion and proof of evidence (that I thankfully saved).
Long story short - third parties can be cheap, but you better hope absolutely no hiccup occurs at all with your trip. Best way, for piece of mind, is to get your ticket directly though the airlines.