Airline Ticket Split Into Two Charges, Refund Denied for Undelivered Leg
A customer authorized one payment for round-trip tickets through a travel agency, but the charge was posted as two separate transactions and the return-leg portion was never delivered. The bank denied the dispute for the withheld amount despite the service not being rendered, showing how split-charge processing can undermine a customer's ability to dispute a legitimate non-delivery.
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