This notice would be enough for most airlines (at least in the US).
In most cases, you can work with the airline and receive at least the following:
1. Change fees waived.
2. Ticket value is placed on file as a credit to be used to
purchase a future flight.
3. Purchase must be made within one year or credit expires.
Owen
> On Mar 18, 2020, at 11:14 , JORDI PALET MARTINEZ via Community-Discuss
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Hi Nancy, all,
>
> If I understand correctly, it means also the AFRINIC meeting part will not
> take place.
>
> Some of us book the flights quite early, from our own pockets, and to make
> them cheap they are non-refundable.
>
> Due to the circumstances of the Covid19, the airlines are offering free
> changes but only if the destination country is blocking the participants or
> not allowing meetings, which at the moment don’t seems to be the case, and in
> some cases ONLY changes, not refunding.
>
> Furthermore, if they allow ONLY changes, we need to indicate the dates for
> the change and must be in the next 12 months, typically.
>
> So, it is EXTREMELY URGENT to either, cancel the meeting, or announce
> immediately the new dates (and the city if is not the same).
>
> Otherwise we will be in a situation of not only wasting our time but also our
> money.
>
> I will suggest, as other RIRs and the IETF has done, to definitively cancel
> the meeting, due to the uncertainty of the situation and doing it online.
>
> Changing the dates not only means possible conflicts with other events, but
> also that people that must participate in certain sessions (example Policy
> meeting), not being able to be there even remotely.
>
> Regards,
> Jordi
>
> @jordipalet
>
>
>
>
>
> El 18/3/20 16:58, "afnog en nombre de nancy dotse" <[email protected]
> <mailto:[email protected]> en nombre de [email protected]
> <mailto:[email protected]>> escribió:
>
> Dear All,
>
> Good afternoon.
>
> On 16 March 2020, AfNOG, AFRINIC and the Local Host (ISPA-DRC) had another
> meeting to re-assess the Corona Virus pandemic as well as logistic issues.
>
> Unfortunately we concluded that a change of plans was mandatory to safeguard
> the health of our members, community and staff.
>
> Thus, we agreed that it is best to postpone the AIS 2020 Workshop &
> Conference to a later date. We will continue to monitor the situation and
> adopt precautionary measures to ensure everyone’s well-being.
>
> Further, we will communicate decisions taken in consultation with all
> stakeholders, and will advise on new AIS 2020 dates and
>
> the way forward in due course.
>
> Please stay safe.
>
> Kind regards
>
> Nancy
>
> AfNOG
>
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