Cancelling a flight?

spoke2cun

Am I able to cancel a flight and get my money back? Please help. Thanks.

El Tarangu

Depends on the airline, but generally, no.

Del2005

Very unlikely. It depends on the type of ticket you bought, usually the most expensive allow cancellation changes etc. the cheaper the ticket the more restrictions.

You can claim the taxes back. But some companies charge near enough the cost of taxes for the refund.

spoke2cun

So if you booked a €5000 flight to Australia by mistake, it's just tough ****?

El Tarangu

spoke2cun wrote: »

So if you booked a €5000 flight to Australia by mistake, it's just tough ****?

In that instance, you could possibly pay to change the name if you could find someone else to take it, and get some of your money back that way.

Does it really cost €5k to fly to Australia(?) Anyway, if I was spending that much money on plane tickets, I would be sure to double- and triple- check my dates.

spoke2cun

5k to Australia was a worst case scenario. Can't believe there isn't some sort of consumer protection.

Riskymove

spoke2cun wrote: »

5k to Australia was a worst case scenario. Can't believe there isn't some sort of consumer protection.

Travel insurance?

Reati

spoke2cun wrote: »

So if you booked a €5000 flight to Australia by mistake, it's just tough ****?

spoke2cun wrote: »

5k to Australia was a worst case scenario. Can't believe there isn't some sort of consumer protection.

People don't normally book a 5K or even a 100 euro flight by mistake.

spoke2cun

It can easily happen on touch screen devices.

Del2005

spoke2cun wrote: »

So if you booked a €5000 flight to Australia by mistake, it's just tough ****?

That priced flight will most likely have cancellation or other changes available. Its the €500 flight that won't allow changes and its not tough anything, you agreed to the lack of changes when you buy

GBX

Contact the vendor or airline. There is too many variables to anybody on here knowing the right answer.

Did you book it through a flight website or direct with an airline?

Reati

spoke2cun wrote: »

It can easily happen on touch screen devices.

I can imagine so. Selecting the flights, entering passenger details, entering a payment method, confirming and hitting the buy button are all totally one touch actions.

I hear just thinking about the ryanair website books a flight nowadays.

ozzy jr

Had to cancel a flight to China with Lufthansa a few years ago. The value was approx €600, I think it cost me €180 to cancel.

Sam Quentin

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goingnowhere

In some cases you have a right to cancel within 24 hours

E.g flights in the US or to/from the US if booked far enough in advance

Otherwise options are per the ticket conditions which normally mean nothing except the taxes less an admin fee

Creamy Goodness

usually unless you pick the most expensive fare there's rarely a cancel free of charge option.

LiamaDelta

spoke2cun wrote: »

Am I able to cancel a flight and get my money back? Please help. Thanks.

Who is the flight booked with? Agency or Airline?

JCX BXC

Seems like you've chosen an extremely far fetched scenario, and then chosen to get offended by it.

When booking with airlines like Ryanair, their terms and conditions state that the flights are strictly non refundable. There is compassionate cancellations, eg if you are hospitalised, however most of the time they won't be.

Remember, the onus is on the consumer to read the terms and conditions, and become familiar with the legislation around aviation.

miamee

If you bought the cheapest ticket, it usually comes with no flexibility - no changes and no cancellations, i.e. use it or lose it.

More expensive fares tend to have more flexibility and you are shown as you book what is included (how much baggage, change fee, if you have priority boarding, etc.).

spoke2cun

Good advice GBX. And that's a cracker reati. 😂

fullstop

spoke2cun wrote: »

So if you booked a €5000 flight to Australia by mistake, it's just tough ****?

If you bought a €5000 flight to Australia you'd be in Business Class most likely and yes, you could probably cancel and get your money back. If you book the most expensive economy fare this is also usually the case (about €1k return to Australia)

Reati

spoke2cun wrote: »

Good advice GBX. And that's a cracker reati. ��

Having an ounce of common sense is good advice alright.