Who should pay for flights?

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Person A and person B are going on holiday and paid separately for their flights. Person B had a bereavement so Person A cancelled the hotel believing that Person B wouldnt want to go anymore. Person A did not speak to Person B about this at all before cancelling. Person B hadnt said anything about not wanting to go and cancellation was done only a few days after bereavement. Person B can't get a refund for flights as travel insurance small print doesnt cover a relative dying from a pre existing condition and both flight companies only refund if the death was within 10 days of flight. Who should pay for Person B's flights?

Person A

They should have checked before cancelling

A should rebook the hotel

I'm confused.

Does person B want to still go? If so why are they cancelling the flights. Just book a hotel and go away.

Can't they book a different hotel?

Just book different accommodation.
But person A should pay and/ or cover any shortfalls; they made an assumption.

Person A. But why can’t person B book another hotel and just go?

I am also confused about why would anyone need to pay for flights?
I am sure there is more than one hotel at their destination if the original one no longer has rooms.
If person A cancelled their own flights, they should pay for person's B accommodation. But good luck actually enforcing it...

This.

So nobody cancelled the flights.

Book a new accommodation?

Why would B cancel their flight?

You're obviously Person B as Person A wouldn't include all the details about insurance. Assuming A cancelled flights not the hotel, they should pay because they cancelled without even discussing it. If they just cancelled the hotel though, why should they pay for flights?

Book a new hotel? Failing to see why the flights need to be cancelled.

Not sure why anyone has to pay for the flights? If B wants to go all they have to do is book another hotel.

At least no one cancelled the cheque

Just book another hotel. What sort of idiot cancels without checking?

If it can’t be rebooked person A needs to
co er person B loss as they should have checked before cancelling

Person B doesnt want to go on holiday alone

So why doesn't person A want to go?

Then they should probably not force person A to compensate them for the flight which they can take but choose not to.

So did Person A cancel their own flights? Did they get a refund?

So the flights aren't cancelled?
The hotel is canceled, was it refundable?
Do person A and B still wish to go on holiday together?

Both A and B should get the taxes and fees back on cancelled flights. A needs to refund B the difference as they unilaterally bailed on the break.

Why can’t they just both go and book another hotel ?

In which case they should obviously pay for their own flight, since it is their choice not to go.