Credit card dispute process fails consumers denied boarding by airlines
When airlines deny boarding to ticketed passengers and force them to repurchase airfare at full price, the credit card chargeback process becomes the only recourse—but banks routinely fail to investigate these claims seriously and side with airline merchants. Consumers who paid for a service they were denied face a dispute process that does not account for documented service refusal as distinct from standard cancellations.
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