A situation with my son going on vacation with his friend and family

[Anonymous]

Hi have a high school son who is 16 and has been invited to go skiing out west with friends and his friends family. They said all we had to do is pay for his air and they would take care of the rest. It was about $600 but then yesterday she calls me that for the return flight they are changing it and there is only first class available which is $1040 one way! On top of the change fee. I am upset about it but not sure how to handle. We can afford it but I don't even fly first class! How would you handle this.

[Anonymous]

Why are they changing the flight? Can he keep the original flight? He's old enough to fly alone. Or are you saying that you never when purchased the first ticket? If so, I would just say no. That astronomical. If your son makes a fuss, tell him you'll pay $600 and he needs to come up with a way to pay the rest.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why are they changing the flight? Can he keep the original flight? He's old enough to fly alone. Or are you saying that you never when purchased the first ticket? If so, I would just say no. That astronomical. If your son makes a fuss, tell him you'll pay $600 and he needs to come up with a way to pay the rest.

Sorry for all the typos. I'm on my phone.

[Anonymous]

Just suck it up if you can afford it.
Not worth the battle.
We were upgraded to first class once and my kids still rave about it,

[Anonymous]

If I agreed to one price, I would not be ok with a sudden almost doubling of the price. I'd say, no, sorry. Sounds like you already booked, can't your son just fly back alone?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just suck it up if you can afford it.
Not worth the battle.
We were upgraded to first class once and my kids still rave about it,

+1

[Anonymous]

Let him fly back alone. I wouldn't pay that much for myself. You could put him up in a hotel overnight for way less than that.

[Anonymous]

A hotel will not allow a 16 year old to check in, even if you pay for it.

Why are they changing flights? If its to take a later flight, they should put him on the earlier one. If it were me I would call the parents to figure out whats going on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Let him fly back alone. I wouldn't pay that much for myself. You could put him up in a hotel overnight for way less than that.

This.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just suck it up if you can afford it.
Not worth the battle.
We were upgraded to first class once and my kids still rave about it,

Why pass up on a life lesson because it's not worth a "battle"? How lame.

[Anonymous]

I'm not sure why they want to change the flights, but the change expenses could arguably fall under the category, "the rest".

[Anonymous]

Why would they put you in that awkward situation? I would ask if they can put him in a taxi so he could fly back alone on the original flight. I've changed flight arrangements for myself and family, but I wouldn't expect someone else to pay $1,000 more then then had originally planned.

[Anonymous]

^^ I meant I've changed flight arrangement for myself and family (when it was just us), I wouldn't change flight reservations if someone outside the family were flying with us.

[Anonymous]

OP.

Need more. Is this flight on an earlier or later date? Did the family rebook for themselves in first or coach?
How many days is the trip? Five?
I'd cover the cost. It's a free trip, free accommodations, free food and skiing passes and rental are darn expensive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just suck it up if you can afford it.
Not worth the battle.
We were upgraded to first class once and my kids still rave about it,

Why pass up on a life lesson because it's not worth a "battle"? How lame.

Maybe the life lesson is when you travel with others, sometimes you have to suck it up.