Unable to get on flight - urgent help!

cadaz · Oct 30th, 2005, 19:54

I didn't know I required a visa and now I have missed my flight to India

I have to cancel the whole trip but now, my concern is, I already booked 4 sets of train tickets and it has already been delivered to my hotel waiting for my arrival.

How do I cancel the tickets?

My first set of train tickets leaves 31st Oct 7pm.

shanthi · Oct 30th, 2005, 20:00

Wow, what a bummer....I guess you've only today, joined IndiaMike, otherwise you'd have known that no one can get into India without a visa! Very sorry for your troubles.

I guess the only way you can cancel the already delivered train tickets is by telephoning perhaps? Don't seem to me that you can do it any other way at this very late stage - you'll probably end up paying for your hotel, tickets, the lot.....can't for the life of me understand how you got this far and not realising you had to have a visa - or that no one else told you!

It's going to turn out to be a very exensive wasted booking I guess, I'm really feeling for you friend.

cyberhippie · Oct 30th, 2005, 20:21

Wow bummer!!!
Anyway here's a link to a page that gives you a step by step guide to canceling ticlets!! Just scroll down to near the bottom of the page!
http://www.irctc.co.in/eticketsguide.html#cancel

cadaz · Oct 30th, 2005, 20:39

I'm still counting my losses

the tickets I have are i-tickets and not able to cancel online. I read from the IRCTC website that to cancel, the tickets need to be canceled at Computerised Reservations counters ?

Does anyone know if there is any of such counters in Calcutta near Sudder street (my hotel) so that I can ask the receptionist to cancel them for me ?

ARGHHHHHHHHHHHH I'm so sad....I planned this trip for months and to be unable to go at the very last moment at the airport when they tell me I need a stupid document.

wonderwomanusa · Oct 30th, 2005, 22:52

>Does anyone know if there is any of such counters in Calcutta near Sudder street (my hotel) so that I can ask the receptionist to cancel them for me ?<

The Foreigners' Booking Office is on Fairlie Place, 20 minutes' walk from Sudder Street; your hotel may charge you to have someone go over there to cancel these tickets, as there can be fairly substantial numbers of people waiting on line to carry out their business in this office.

cadaz · Oct 30th, 2005, 23:03

But I thought these are computerised systems? Is it fully automated?

And if they charge me, how am I supposed to give them the money?

wonderwomanusa · Oct 30th, 2005, 23:34

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Originally Posted by cadaz

But I thought these are computerised systems? Is it fully automated?

And if they charge me, how am I supposed to give them the money?

Well, you know, I've never tried to get a refund for a ticket while in India. let alone from abroad, so all I did was reply to your question about where the booking office is located.

It can take a lot of time to do any sort of business in India, so you may have to pay for the service -- credit cards come to mind. The hotel has already done you a service by receiving your rail tickets; now you are cancelling the room AND you want the receptionist to take time to cancel the tickets. What hotel had you booked? Do you think they will do everything for you without charge?

(How do you expect to get your money back, anyway? You already paid for the tickets, didn't you?)

cadaz · Oct 30th, 2005, 23:52

refunds are made thru the credit card

cyberhippie · Oct 31st, 2005, 00:04

You can cancel tickets in any computerised reservation office such as the one wwusa mentioned.
I hope for your sake that this is doable by a third party otherwise your screwed!!
Ask the hotel if they would mind doing this but you will I'm sure have to reimburse them for their trouble!!

Oct 30th, 2005, 19:54	#1
cadaz Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 15	Unable to get on flight - urgent help! I didn't know I required a visa and now I have missed my flight to India I have to cancel the whole trip but now, my concern is, I already booked 4 sets of train tickets and it has already been delivered to my hotel waiting for my arrival. How do I cancel the tickets? My first set of train tickets leaves 31st Oct 7pm.

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Oct 30th, 2005, 20:00	#2
shanthi Account closed on user's request Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: South India Posts: 785	Wow, what a bummer....I guess you've only today, joined IndiaMike, otherwise you'd have known that no one can get into India without a visa! Very sorry for your troubles. I guess the only way you can cancel the already delivered train tickets is by telephoning perhaps? Don't seem to me that you can do it any other way at this very late stage - you'll probably end up paying for your hotel, tickets, the lot.....can't for the life of me understand how you got this far and not realising you had to have a visa - or that no one else told you! It's going to turn out to be a very exensive wasted booking I guess, I'm really feeling for you friend.

Oct 30th, 2005, 20:21	#3
cyberhippie Account Closed by User's Request Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: the Netherlands Posts: 6,013	Wow bummer!!! Anyway here's a link to a page that gives you a step by step guide to canceling ticlets!! Just scroll down to near the bottom of the page! http://www.irctc.co.in/eticketsguide.html#cancel

Oct 30th, 2005, 20:39	#4
cadaz Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 15	I'm still counting my losses the tickets I have are i-tickets and not able to cancel online. I read from the IRCTC website that to cancel, the tickets need to be canceled at Computerised Reservations counters ? Does anyone know if there is any of such counters in Calcutta near Sudder street (my hotel) so that I can ask the receptionist to cancel them for me ? ARGHHHHHHHHHHHH I'm so sad....I planned this trip for months and to be unable to go at the very last moment at the airport when they tell me I need a stupid document.

Oct 30th, 2005, 22:52	#5
wonderwomanusa Maha Guru Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 3,245	>Does anyone know if there is any of such counters in Calcutta near Sudder street (my hotel) so that I can ask the receptionist to cancel them for me ?< The Foreigners' Booking Office is on Fairlie Place, 20 minutes' walk from Sudder Street; your hotel may charge you to have someone go over there to cancel these tickets, as there can be fairly substantial numbers of people waiting on line to carry out their business in this office.

Oct 30th, 2005, 23:03	#6
cadaz Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 15	But I thought these are computerised systems? Is it fully automated? And if they charge me, how am I supposed to give them the money?

Oct 30th, 2005, 23:52	#8
cadaz Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 15	refunds are made thru the credit card

Oct 31st, 2005, 00:04	#9
cyberhippie Account Closed by User's Request Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: the Netherlands Posts: 6,013	You can cancel tickets in any computerised reservation office such as the one wwusa mentioned. I hope for your sake that this is doable by a third party otherwise your screwed!! Ask the hotel if they would mind doing this but you will I'm sure have to reimburse them for their trouble!!

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