Bank statement charge
What is COA*CHEAPOAIR.COM AIR on my credit card?
Who charged you
CheapOair the flight booking site (also OneTravel bookings)
COA*CHEAPOAIR.COM AIR is CheapOair, the online travel agency run by Fareportal; COA is its short code for CheapOair. The line is usually CheapOair's own part of a flight booking, such as its service fee, an add-on or a change fee, while the airline often bills the ticket itself as a separate line.
How it can show on a statement
COA*CHEAPOAIR.COM AIRCOA CHEAPOAIR.COM AIRCOA*ONETRAVEL.COM AIRCOA -WWW.CHEAPOAIR.COM
1 more way it shows
COA*HTTP //WWW.CHEAPOA
Find out what it was
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Search your inbox and spam for a CheapOair or OneTravel booking email from around that date; the confirmation lists the fare, the fees and any add-ons.
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Look for an airline charge on the same or the following days and add it to the COA lines: together they should match the total price you were quoted.
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If the line came weeks after the trip was booked, think back to a change, cancellation or refund you asked for, since those fees are charged when the request is handled.
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Count the passengers and airlines on the trip: a booking for several people or with two airlines can produce several lines.
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Ask anyone else who uses your card whether they booked a flight, for themselves or for you.
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Still a charge you did not agree to? File your complaint here. We write it with you and send it to CheapOair, so you do not have to chase it yourself.
Not in any of your accounts? If nobody in your household made it, someone else may have used your card details. Your card issuer can stop the card, so the charges do not continue.
Why does it say “COA*CHEAPOAIR.COM AIR”?
CheapOair books your flight with the airline as an agent and adds its own fees. Its terms say your card may be billed in several charges that add up to the total price, and its payment help explains that one booking can show the airline's charge, CheapOair's service fees and any insurance as separate lines, sometimes one for each airline and each passenger. The COA line is the part CheapOair bills under its own name, so it is often much smaller than the fare: in public state card records most COA lines are between a few dollars and about a hundred dollars.
COA is the short code Fareportal, the New York company behind CheapOair and OneTravel, uses for CheapOair. OneTravel bookings have been billed under the same prefix, as COA*ONETRAVEL.COM AIR. Older and newer lines differ only in small details (COA*, COA without the star, or COA followed by the site's web address), and the word at the end names the product: AIR for a flight, where older lines without COA showed CAR for a car rental.
Why you might see this charge
- CheapOair's booking service fee for a flight, charged per passenger and per ticket and billed apart from the airline's fare.
- A seat, bag or other add-on bought through CheapOair with the booking.
- A fee for a change, cancellation or refund handled after the ticket was issued, on top of any airline penalty.
- One of several lines from a single booking: the airline's charge, CheapOair's fees and any travel insurance can post separately, sometimes once per passenger.
- A booking made on OneTravel, CheapOair's sister site, which uses the same COA prefix.
Is COA*CHEAPOAIR.COM AIR legit?
Yes. CheapOair is a large US online travel agency run by Fareportal, Inc. in New York, the same company behind OneTravel, and a COA line is normally its genuine billing for a booking made online or with one of its agents.
Because CheapOair sells as an agent for the airlines, one trip can produce several lines that only add up to the quoted price together, which makes a single COA line look unfamiliar. Fake messages that borrow travel brand names do circulate; match the line with the confirmation emails in your own inbox, never through a link in an unexpected message.
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Questions about COA*CHEAPOAIR.COM AIR
What does COA mean on my credit card?
COA is the short code Fareportal uses for CheapOair, the flight booking site it runs. A line that starts with COA is a charge from CheapOair, usually its own fees or add-ons for a flight booking.
Why do I have more than one charge for one CheapOair booking?
CheapOair says a card can be billed in several charges that add up to the total price: the airline's charge for the ticket, CheapOair's service fees and any insurance, sometimes one line for each airline and passenger. Add them up and compare the total with your confirmation email.
What is COA*ONETRAVEL.COM AIR?
It is a flight booked on OneTravel, a sister site of CheapOair run by the same company, Fareportal. It is billed under the same COA prefix.
Is CheapOair legit?
Yes. CheapOair is a real online travel agency run by Fareportal, Inc. in New York. It books with the airlines as an agent and adds its own service fees, which is why its line can be smaller than the fare and sit next to an airline's charge.
What if I did not agree to a COA*CHEAPOAIR.COM AIR charge?
File a complaint on Complain.biz. We write it with you and send it to CheapOair, so you do not have to chase it yourself.
Based on
- CheapOair Terms and Conditions: payment acceptance, service fees and post-ticketing fees (CheapOair)
- How will my credit card charges appear on my statement? (CheapOair Canada, Payment and Billing FAQ)
- Fareportal, the New York travel company that operates CheapOair and OneTravel (Fareportal)
- Fee grid for CheapOair (COA) and OneTravel (OT) bookings (Fareportal)
- State of Delaware open data: state employee card transactions (COA*CHEAPOAIR.COM AIR, COA CHEAPOAIR.COM AIR and COA*ONETRAVEL.COM AIR lines)