{"id":26502,"date":"2016-09-19T13:00:39","date_gmt":"2016-09-19T06:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/virgin-atlantic-wont-accept-that-im-at-risk-from-zika-virus\/"},"modified":"2016-09-19T13:13:39","modified_gmt":"2016-09-19T06:13:39","slug":"virgin-atlantic-wont-accept-that-im-at-risk-from-zika-virus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/virgin-atlantic-wont-accept-that-im-at-risk-from-zika-virus\/","title":{"rendered":"Virgin Atlantic won\u2019t accept that I\u2019m at risk from Zika virus"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nAirline insists Orlando is not affected so will not offer us a refundI read your recent letter about Virgin Atlantic and its policy on refunds regarding the health risks of the Zika virus to pregnant passengers planning to fly to Florida. My boyfriend and I were also due to fly out with my family in September to Orlando (as a 30th birthday present to me), but a few weeks ago I found that I was pregnant, unplanned. Since then we have had a back and forth battle with Virgin Atlantic and Flysharp, the company we used to book the fights. It will not offer any sort of refund as it is insisting that the affected area is Miami, not Orlando. It is frustrating to have the same conversation over and over again and to feel like you are hitting your head against a brick wall. All the sites I have looked at have state that any pregnant passengers should not travel to Florida if it is non-essential. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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