I missed my flight home :(

Drakares

Ok lads...

I was meant to fly back into Dublin this afternoon after having not been home in 6 months (am an emigrant). There was a ****ing crash at the airport exit on the motorway and I was stuck for 3 hours when is theoretically 15 mins from the airport... Watched the flight leave from the car

I was looking forward to seeing my pals and family, but also some tayto, an easter egg or two, a chicken fillet roll, bulmers and a chinese.. But I'm here on my todd back in the apartment ready to go to work tomorrow now instead

The upcoming flights in the next few days are un-payable

I look forward to your condolence posts and also possible food descriptions of what I'm missing

gandalf

Did you have travel insurance?

Stheno

If you'd walked you might have caught it?

The_Valeyard

Sorry dude, hard luck, hope you get another flight soon and get tayto and pints of bulmers

Drakares

gandalf wrote: »

Did you have travel insurance?

Nope... Gutted.

Was with Ryanair too so €300 on flights gone, had a car booked with Hertz and had to pay a €45 cancellation fee. Got to cancel my accommodation along the west coast as I booked it a bit more expensive with free cancellation.

Alf Stewart.

Where are you stuck at?

This info is crucial, before Alf dishes out sound advice mate.

Drakares

Alf Stewart. wrote: »

Where are you stuck at?

This info is crucial, before Alf dishes out sound advice mate.

Nice on Alf, but fear not! I have organized to fly in on Saturday next week instead. Cost me a bit but sher feck it.

Am flying in from Germany...

I am working as a cutting edge accountant in Frankfurt and everyone else is a peasant and I eat in Michellin star restaurants and I am better than ever....

Oh wait... That's that Aengus lad

Living in Southern Germany seriously, but did manage to book flights back next weekend! Still, don't know how I'm going to face work tomorrow... Might head in a half day. Have had a few jars and kinda mauling it over... Could be having that chinese now ye'know with the lads having teh craic

mansize

Missed Departure Fee
n/a
€100 / £100
Only available at less than 40 mins before and up to 1 hour after flight departure time. Also available to customers who arrive at the ticket desk up to an hour after their flight departure to move to the next available flight. The fee is charged per passenger per sector.

What time you get to Airport?

josip

Drakares wrote: »

Nope... Gutted.

Was with Ryanair too so €300 on flights gone, had a car booked with Hertz and had to pay a €45 cancellation fee. Got to cancel my accommodation along the west coast as I booked it a bit more expensive with free cancellation.

Can you cancel the return leg and get something back on that?

Drakares

mansize wrote: »

Missed Departure Fee
n/a
€100 / £100
Only available at less than 40 mins before and up to 1 hour after flight departure time. Also available to customers who arrive at the ticket desk up to an hour after their flight departure to move to the next available flight. The fee is charged per passenger per sector.

What time you get to Airport?

****... Is that from Ryanair? Got there 10 mins after the flight left.

mansize

Drakares wrote: »

****... Is that from Ryanair? Got there 10 mins after the flight left.

Yes. It used only be €40, did you ask Ryanair?

Drakares

josip wrote: »

Can you cancel the return leg and get something back on that?

Called Ryanair and the Indian chap told me in polite terms to go **** myself if I want to cancel. Modifying is no problem for a price of more than what the flight cost though... :pac:

Drakares

mansize wrote: »

Yes. It used only be €40, did you ask Ryanair?

No, got there, checked online to see the flight wasn't delayed then saw it take off from the car.

mansize

https://www.ryanair.com/gb/en/useful-info/help-centre/fees

mansize

Drakares wrote: »

No, got there, checked online to see the flight wasn't delayed then saw it take off from the car.

Shame more people don't know about this

Drakares

mansize wrote: »

https://www.ryanair.com/gb/en/useful-info/help-centre/fees

Only available at less than 40 mins before and up to 1 hour after flight departure time. Also available to customers who arrive at the ticket desk up to an hour after their flight departure to move to the next available flight. The fee is charged per passenger per sector.

Would have still been handy but considering the next possible flight was €420 quid maybe would have no changed the outcome. But good to know. Cheers man

newacc2015

You should email Ryanair tomorrow. If you missed your flight, you are entitled to some of the fees back. It isnt a whole load, but it is still something.

The_Valeyard

Drakares wrote: »

Called Ryanair and the Indian chap told me in polite terms to go **** myself if I want to cancel. Modifying is no problem for a price of more than what the flight cost though... :pac:

Can you still get the tax back?

mansize

Drakares wrote: »

Only available at less than 40 mins before and up to 1 hour after flight departure time. Also available to customers who arrive at the ticket desk up to an hour after their flight departure to move to the next available flight. The fee is charged per passenger per sector.

Would have still been handy but considering the next possible flight was €420 quid maybe would have no changed the outcome. But good to know. Cheers man

No, its €100, and its the next flight Ryanair have a free seat on.

mansize

The_Valeyard wrote: »

Can you still get the tax back?

Government Tax Refund Administration Fee
Per Passenger
n/a
€20 / £17

mansize

newacc2015 wrote: »

You should email Ryanair tomorrow. If you missed your flight, you are entitled to some of the fees back. It isnt a whole load, but it is still something.

Only Government Tax

Drakares

mansize wrote: »

No, its €100, and its the next flight Ryanair have a free seat on.

If I'm understanding it right it's €100 off their next flight? in this case €320. Or am I missing something?

PARlance

Drakares wrote: »

Or am I missing something?

Just flights!

PrettyBoy

Happened me before with Aer Lingus going from London to Dublin - they just put me on the next flight an hour later with no extra charge which I thought was pretty nice of them

mansize

Drakares wrote: »

If I'm understanding it right it's €100 off their next flight? in this case €320. Or am I missing something?

No, its pay €100 an you are accommodated on their next available flight

mansize

PARlance wrote: »

Just flights!

Burn

donegaLroad

know that thing people say... 'oh but everything happens for a reason'

do the German lotto tomorrow or something OP, or if you go in to work tomorrow you might be suddenly promoted to a higher paying job etc.

ProfessorPlum

mansize wrote: »

Shame more people don't know about this

Shame the customer service people at Ryanair don't tell more people about this. It being a customer service and all.
Sorry for your troubles OP.

mansize

PrettyBoy wrote: »

Happened me before with Aer Lingus going from London to Dublin - they just put me on the next flight an hour later with no extra charge which I thought was pretty nice of them

On low-fare or Plus fare, its €75, otherwise its free.

They may have waived it for you

https://www.aerlingus.com/support/fees/

gandalf

I'm assuming you booked with a credit card. Double check that they don't have some form of travel insurance in place for missed flights.

mansize

ProfessorPlum wrote: »

Shame the customer service people at Ryanair don't tell more people about this. It being a customer service and all.
Sorry for your troubles OP.

If you miss your flight and go to their Desk, they do!

signostic

OP....ring this number 1850 715815 at 1.45pm today

ProfessorPlum

mansize wrote: »

If you miss your flight and go to their Desk, they do!

Ah - the OP said he got to the airport 10 minutes after the flight left. I assumed the first thing he did was go talk to the staff at the desk to see what could be sorted. Why didn't you go there OP, why?? All of us worried boardsies could be sleeping soundly right now if you had!

wil

Isn't this what happened 100 years ago.
"Sorry lads, stuck in ze Berlin airport, have a good rising without us."

mansize

ProfessorPlum wrote: »

Ah - the OP said he got to the airport 10 minutes after the flight left. I assumed the first thing he did was go talk to the staff at the desk to see what could be sorted. Why didn't you go there OP, why?? All of us worried boardsies could be sleeping soundly right now if you had!

I don't think he even went into the airport from my reading of it, he saw his plane take off, and went home.

Drakares

ProfessorPlum wrote: »

Ah - the OP said he got to the airport 10 minutes after the flight left. I assumed the first thing he did was go talk to the staff at the desk to see what could be sorted. Why didn't you go there OP, why?? All of us worried boardsies could be sleeping soundly right now if you had!

I called them, airport parking is a bollocks and the lads on the phone told me to gtfo basically

ProfessorPlum

Drakares wrote: »

I called them, airport parking is a bollocks and the lads on the phone told me to gtfo basically

So back to ****e customer service then! Michael will not be amused. He's trying real hard to push the 'touchy feely' 'new' Ryanair (against his better judgment I'd say). Write to them and explain your getting fobbed off when you should have been offered a €100 change option. Probably won't get you anywhere, but you'd never know.

mansize

ProfessorPlum wrote: »

So back to ****e customer service then! Michael will not be amused. He's trying real hard to push the 'touchy feely' 'new' Ryanair (against his better judgment I'd say). Write to them and explain your getting fobbed off when you should have been offered a €100 change option. Probably won't get you anywhere, but you'd never know.

Well he wasn't at the airport desk, he just phoned them! When did you call them?

Were you in your own car?
Could you not park up somewhere & walk to airport seeing as it was only 15 mins away?

Alf Stewart.

Drakares wrote: »

Nice on Alf, but fear not! I have organized to fly in on Saturday next week instead. Cost me a bit but sher feck it.

Am flying in from Germany...

I am working as a cutting edge accountant in Frankfurt and everyone else is a peasant and I eat in Michellin star restaurants and I am better than ever....

Oh wait... That's that Aengus lad

Living in Southern Germany seriously, but did manage to book flights back next weekend! Still, don't know how I'm going to face work tomorrow... Might head in a half day. Have had a few jars and kinda mauling it over... Could be having that chinese now ye'know with the lads having teh craic

Alfs advice, drink German beer likes there's no facin tomorrow mate (that shīts hangover proof, right?) Then root as many Fräulein's as you can!

See, if you were stuck in somewhere like Bath in the UK, I'd be recommendin you go drink Luke warm ale in a wetherspoons.

Steve The Barman

why are you going to work the day after your flight? had you not them booked off??