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On our way home from Belize we encountered a problem with Maya & bottom line: They owe me money for a mistake they made.
However, the people at the desk at Maya didn't care one bit, and we had 10 minutes to book another flight & get to the airport or we'd miss our international flight. So I didn't have much time to argue with them.
Basically here is what happened:
On Saturday we had Aquamarina call Maya Air & change our flight from 9am to 10am. I stood there while she called, everything was confirmed, flight changed for all 3 of our travelers.
Sunday morning we arrive at Maya Air terminal. They look up my name & my name is on the 10am flight...but the other 2 people are not.
The lady at the counter proceeds to tell me that we've missed our flight & everything is full until 11am.
We freaked out because if we were not on a 10am flight out of there, we'd surely miss our 12pm international flight into Houston.
We argued, asked for a refund, tried to figure out what to do.
NO ONE cared.
We ended up having to run over to Tropic Air & re-pay for all of our flights. Maya refused to refund our money.
So, Maya screwed up, I'm now short quite a bit of $$ that I desperately need back, and I don't know how to get them to refund my money. We didn't miss our flight THEY SCREWED UP & never changed everyone over!!
I will never fly Maya Air again.
I encountered no problems in Belize until leaving & they were rude and didn't care at all about their own mistake.
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to get my $$ refunded or is this just a lost cause???
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I'm sure someone will have suggestions on what to do with Maya or not do but in the meantime let me ask you....did you use a credit card? If so can you file a dispute with them? Good luck..Rhonda
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"If you find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere"
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Well I would call my Credit card co. DIRECTLY and see what they say. Have all your dates, times, facts ect.,. and usually they will remove it if you have all the facts in order. It's worth a try. That's why I always use a card for my own protection. Good luck Kristy!
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what b.s. your own travel agent through this board says they are not sure if you can get a refund? Totally unacceptable and not good business procedures.
They need to look at the long picture...referals are worth more than ripping someone off.
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its CLEARLY Maya's mistake. I even saw the piece of paper with filght times & the 10am flight had my name right at the top...but not the rest of my party.
Then all 3 of us were listed on the 9am flight with our names crossed out & she said "Sorry, you've missed your flight" & went to help the person behind us. RIDICULOUS !!!
I would attempt to contact Maya myself, but I'm not sure who to call/ask for/etc.
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ps. Let me clarify, my travel agent was very helpful & great throughout this whole trip. I just really need my $$ refunded!!!
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,kristykins step no#1 call maya air ... speak to someone of managament..if they tell you to pound salt,go to step #2 call card company ,dispute charge.have all facts ready and written confirmations ,to fax to card company .. would think as business people maya will do right by you ,but you need to be aggressive..I have seen this before, many times not with maya but other things..And you need to be firm and speak nice , and calm on the phone...all should be well ..if not e mail me off the board...as I know a little about travel business but just a little....???
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Worked for CC company for 7 years. If it gets to that point, call the company and let them know to expect a letter. The CC company is under no obligation to help you after a phone call -- it's the letter that starts the clock they are required to adhere to by their agreement with Visa or MasterCard. Ask where to send correspondence specifically for disputes. A good customer service rep will tell you what to include and may even fax you a letter template that helps them help you. If it's a smaller company make sure you have, at a minimum, the following: name, date of letter, cc # used, date of service, name of all travelers. In your story, make sure to use the words "service not performed," "denial of service," and "attempted to resolve with company management." After you tell the story, it would be a great idea to get an affidavit from the person who helped you at Aquamarina. Long story short, your CC company has full time employees who do nothing but execute their powers as narrowly defined by Visa (or MasterCard). They need to see evidence like itineraries and affidavits to help you. General word to the wise, Visa is much better with international disputes, MasterCard greatly reduces your dispute rights when you travel abroad. Good luck!
I will have a Belikin -- put it on klcman's tab.
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Wow. Great advice/information!!! thanks so much you guys. my travel agent is still also working on resolving this, so if that doesn't work, I will start making the nessesary calls. I'm definetly not backing down on this.
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