Outbound leg cancelled – Can I get a partial refund?

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I have a trip booked in November with the

  • outbound journey on Austrian Airlines from Zurich via Vienna to Nuremberg,

and the

  • return on Lufthansa from Nuremberg via Frankfurt to Zurich.

I have been informed that the flight I was supposed to take from Zurich to Vienna has been cancelled. I could take the earlier flight, but that would result in a six-hour layover in Vienna.

As far as I am aware, I am eligible for a refund of my entire ticket due to this flight cancellation (correct me if I'm wrong). However, could I also opt to only fly the return journey, and get (roughly) half of my ticket value back? Or would the ticket be re-priced in this case for a one-way journey NUE-FRA-ZRH, which as of now would cost me significantly more than I have originally paid?






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Can I get a full refund if one leg of my flight is Cancelled?

If your flight is cancelled. You have the legal right to either: a full refund - including other flights from the airline that you won't use in the same booking such as onward or return flights. a replacement flight to get you to your destination.

Can I get a refund if my outbound flight is Cancelled?

You can get your money back for any part of the ticket you haven't used. So if you booked a return flight and the outbound leg is cancelled, you can get the full cost of the return ticket refunded. If you still want to travel, your airline must find you an alternative flight.

Can you get a partial refund on a plane ticket?

Generally, you can get a partial refund for the unused portion of your ticket. However, there are cases where you've already departed, but due to a flight cancellation, the alternative flight offered to you no longer serves your original travel plan.

What does partially refundable ticket mean?

A. In case of partial refunds, the applicable one way fare and taxes for the utilized sector of travel and the cancellation/ refund charges are deducted and the balance amount is refunded. However in case of certain highly discounted fares, partially utilized tickets are non refundable.



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