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Flight Cancellation Options

  • 08-07-2008 1:41pm
    #1
    mickger
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    I have flights booked to Chicago for myself and my wife with Aer lingus which were booked online. We are due to leave 31st of July. Due to circumstances beyond our control we may not be able to travel on that date. What options do i have? Will i be the loss of the money? Have never been in this situation before so some advice on my rights would be appreciated. Tia


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  • #2
    lynchie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,013 ✭✭✭lynchie


    mickger wrote: »
    I have flights booked to Chicago for myself and my wife with Aer lingus which were booked online. We are due to leave 31st of July. Due to circumstances beyond our control we may not be able to travel on that date. What options do i have? Will i be the loss of the money? Have never been in this situation before so some advice on my rights would be appreciated. Tia

    Change them to another date and you wont lose that much. Otherwise depending on your travel insurance and your reasons for not travelling, you may be able to claim the tickets back on it.


  • #3
    orchidsrpretty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,148 ✭✭✭orchidsrpretty


    If you are just cancelling them outright, you will get the fare back but not the tax.


  • #4
    Bluetonic
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    orchidsrpretty wrote: »
    If you are just cancelling them outright, you will get the fare back but not the tax.
    Thats completely the wrong way around.

    You are entitled to the tax back NOT the fair. However most airlines will apply an admin fee which is equal to the tax when processing the amount due for refund.


  • #5
    mickger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 847 ✭✭✭mickger


    lynchie wrote: »
    Change them to another date and you wont lose that much. Otherwise depending on your travel insurance and your reasons for not travelling, you may be able to claim the tickets back on it.

    Could i change them to a different destination eg New York in November.


  • #6
    Jan2008
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2 ✭Jan2008


    Just found myself in a similiar situation except the flights in question are for this weekend and are booked with Ryanair. Has anyone ever cancelled flights with them? There's no mention of it on the website and the 'Customer Care' line is automated....


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  • #7
    lynchie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,013 ✭✭✭lynchie


    mickger wrote: »
    Could i change them to a different destination eg New York in November.

    Yes, AFAIK you can do it online or you can ring reservations and change it that way


  • #8
    lynchie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,013 ✭✭✭lynchie


    Jan2008 wrote: »
    Just found myself in a similiar situation except the flights in question are for this weekend and are booked with Ryanair. Has anyone ever cancelled flights with them? There's no mention of it on the website and the 'Customer Care' line is automated....

    No such thing as cancelling them with ryanair unless is a bereavement. You can apply for your taxes back though.


  • #9
    Benedict XVI
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,377 ✭✭✭Benedict XVI


    mickger wrote: »
    I have flights booked to Chicago for myself and my wife with Aer lingus which were booked online. We are due to leave 31st of July. Due to circumstances beyond our control we may not be able to travel on that date. What options do i have? Will i be the loss of the money? Have never been in this situation before so some advice on my rights would be appreciated. Tia

    The only place you will find out what your options are are on the T&C of you tickets, read that first.

    If you have travel insurance read that as well, that may help you.


  • #10
    mickger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 847 ✭✭✭mickger


    I have flights booked to fly to Chicago on the 31st of July with Aer Lingus but due to reasons beyond my control i can't go on that date. Would it be possible for me to change the dates and fly July 30th next year? On their website it will only let me change up to June next year. Tia


  • #11
    Victor
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    Airlines tend to only allow bookings about 11 months in advance to stop people booking the wrong year.

    They also have less idea of how much flights will cost that far in advance.


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  • #12
    mickger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 847 ✭✭✭mickger


    Victor wrote: »
    Airlines tend to only allow bookings about 11 months in advance to stop people booking the wrong year.

    They also have less idea of how much flights will cost that far in advance.

    Is the 11 months set in stone or if i rang them would they let me book more than 11 months in advance?


  • #13
    BuffyBot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,924 ✭✭✭✭BuffyBot


    Merged with your previous thread on this.


  • #14
    bucks73
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,905 ✭✭✭bucks73


    mickger wrote: »
    Is the 11 months set in stone or if i rang them would they let me book more than 11 months in advance?

    Simple answer is no. Airlines dont have the capability to book more than 11 months in advance.

    You could try changing to a date currently in their system and then change again when July 09 is in the system. Expensive business though.


  • #15
    watna
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,367 ✭✭✭✭watna


    mickger wrote: »
    Is the 11 months set in stone or if i rang them would they let me book more than 11 months in advance?

    I'm pretty sure it's set in stone. It's an industry standard to only have travel times and dates ready 330 days in advance. They just won't have the info for the end of July next year.


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