A Durban pensioner is embroiled in a David versus Goliath battle with one of South Africa`s largest travel retailers. Vincent Pillay, a former football hero who in his heyday played against the likes of Kaizer Motaung, the founder of Kaizer Chiefs FC, has asked Flight Centre for a refund after a trip booked to Toronto, Canada for his wife on February 10, was cancelled by the Air France-KLM airline. But the travel firm, which revealed last month that its annual turnover was R5.5 billion in sales, has refused to budge on the request for a refund of R28 810, saying it can only pay out when it receives a refund from the airline. Sandhini Pillay, 72, was booked to travel on June 2, with family...
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