This is 28-year-old Jordan Axani. He's a real estate development manager with some extra plane tickets and he's willing to fund your airfare for a two-week trip around the world, provided that you are willing to leave a few days before Christmas. The Cabbagetown resident posted a notice on the microblogging site Reddit looking for a travel companion because his girlfriend, whom he planned to take the trip with since March, broke up with him. He only started searching for a woman with the same name as his ex began when he discovered what a hassle it can be to make changes to plane tickets. He wrote, "Anyone familiar with the archaic system that is modern air travel will know that a name change on a ticket is damn near impossible. Moreover, the flights were purchased during a massive blow-up on Priceline and were frankly so cheap and on so many different airlines that they're not worth the headache or money to cancel."
When Axani made calls to AirFrance, Alitalia and Jet Airways, on which the five flights were booked, he was told the only way for him to change the name on the tickets he had purchased was with a marriage, birth or death certificate. Priceline, which is where he purchased the tickets, told him that it was his responsibility to contact each individual airline to see if the name can be changed. None of the airlines were very helpful, but they do advertise that the tickets were "non-transferable."
Axani is confident that he will find someone else with the name of Elizabeth Gallagher, who will be able to join him on this amazing trip. He also promised that he's totally normal and a great guy to share a laugh with over a beer. He's not looking for companionship, romance, drugs, a trade or to take selfies with you in from of the Christmas Market in Prague. He is just asking someone to enjoy this trip and that it brings someone happiness. He also said that the value of the flight package is around $6,000 that he's not looking to recoup.
Personally, I fell bad for this kid, but seriously, wouldn't it be better to just get a credit from these airlines for future flights rather than go with a stranger? My fiancee went through something like this where she was supposed to go to the Virgin Islands for New Years with her ex. They broke up, but when she called the airline, they gave her a credit on a future flight and she was able to have his name transferred to mine. So, it can be done. There is no way this poor guy is going to find an Elizabeth Gallagher in Canada. It's like finding a needle in a haystack!
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