This week, especially if you’re on Reddit, you may have heard the name Elizabeth Gallagher. Unfortunately, Elizabeth and her partner Jordan Axani (both from Toronto) split-up before leaving for an around the world trip. So Jordan offered to fly someone named Elizabeth Gallagher around the world for free (the name has to match exactly), or be forced to forfeit Elizabeth’s portion of the flight, with no refund. “To date, you have little recourse. You can change your dates, which costs a few hundred bucks per flight, or you can cancel it altogether, forfeiting the entire price you’ve paid. Neither are exactly compelling options.,” as per a posting on Yore Oyster.
As you can imagine, this blew up around the world getting picked-up by numerous news outlets.
Out of this though came Connections, an online platform that allows others in similar situations post similar trips/flights. Yore Oyster states, “You’re at your desk on a Tuesday afternoon when an email hits your inbox: You’ve been matched! Someone has posted a two-week roundtrip flight to Europe in your name, and you can claim it absolutely free. Pretty great, right?”
So although the chances might be slim, you just never know when you might get that email telling you that there’s a free flight available! Sign-up here.
Some flights currently available:
Kelly Marshall – Toronto to Paris Round-Trip
Jon Benson – Toronto to San Francisco Round -Trip
Jordon Bishop – Prague to Tokyo One-Way
Vancouver to New York City Round-Trip