The flight i booked home got cancelled and i found another flight that is much cheaper than the first flight. The thing is that I have already been refunded by the school for the cost of my ticket. Should I have to pay back the difference to my school? What do you guys think???
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The ethical thing to do is tell them and let them decide.
The legal thing? Not sure.
Up to you, but I mean at this point will it make a difference? Might be a headache in paperwork
Thanks for your replies guys! I think that I’ll keep the extra money as I’ll have to pay residence tax and a bunch of other fees before leaving Japan and I will basically not get a final paycheck. To be honest, I don’t really feel guilty or any way in particular about it because it is inconsequential albeit a bit unethical. I am going to have to basically start over my life after having lived here for 5 years and I could use the extra money 🤑
I believe, from what I understand from having just completed the flights part of my return trip, is that keeping the money is fraud and is illegal (not to mention a little unethical, if it was only a few yen cheaper then I’d probably say don’t worry, buy you said much cheap leading me to think upwards of 1000 yen)
I would strongly recommend that you talk to your BOE or Contracting Organization and discuss it with them. Please do not commit fraud. Sure the extra money is nice but I would recommend against anything illegal.
Do the right thing. You can’t lose that way.
Consider this: your new flight could be cancelled, and you might need to get something higher priced. I would wait until the entire thing is settled.
Your boe/CO might ask for a copy of your boarding pass (ours requested it) after your supposed departure date as proof you took the flight.
Not sure what they would’ve done if someone never sent it.