S Couple Charged Whopping 13,000 New Zealand Dollars for Requesting Flight Change After Wife’s Shocking Medical Diagnosis

An American couple was charged a whopping Rs 13,000 New Zealand Dollars (about Rs 6.5 lakhs) for changing their return flight after the woman received a sudden medical prognosis, according to a report in Radio New Zealand.

Todd, 60, and Patricia Kerekes, 75, were vacationing in Aotearoa when she received the news that she had only four months to live due to gallbladder cancer. They flew business class on Air New Zealand in January from New York to Auckland, where they planned to stay until April.

Patricia was diagnosed six weeks into the vacation. Their surgeon advised the 60-year-old to come home immediately, so she phoned the airlines to rearrange their journey. The cost of the roundtrip tickets was 37,500 NZD