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  • 24-03-2020 1:37pm
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    raxy
    Registered Users Posts: 820 ✭✭✭


    We booked a holiday in Majorca & they are now looking for the balance. Our options are cancel & loose deposit, change date or pay balance & wait & see.

    If we stay as we are & pay the balance it may get cancelled but who knows. Atm Spain is non essential travel but how long will they keep that. We can do this though & change the dates up to 1 week before travelling without charges

    If we amend & go later in the year we don't have to pay our balance until later but the holiday is more expensive. Who knows what it will be like then either. I looked at dates in September & our exact holiday is 360 more expensive, deposit is 600.

    I'm thinking stick with our dates & change closer to the time if it's not cancelled.
    What would you do in or are planning to do if in the same boat?


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    Kerry25x
    Registered Users Posts: 554 ✭✭✭Kerry25x


    When are you due to fly?


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    stoneill
    Registered Users Posts: 3,610 ✭✭✭stoneill


    If it was MY decision I would cut my losses, cancel and wait to see when this current situation changes.
    I would not be able to settle down during the holliers, so defeats the purpose of a hollier.


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    raxy
    Registered Users Posts: 820 ✭✭✭raxy


    Kerry25x wrote: »
    When are you due to fly?

    21st May


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    kravmaga
    Registered Users Posts: 1,945 ✭✭✭kravmaga


    @ Op , what airline were you booked to fly with ?

    I know Ryanair have just announced they are grounding the entire fleet today and for April and May.

    See link:

    https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2020/0324/1125010-ryanair-flights-grounded/


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    Kerry25x
    Registered Users Posts: 554 ✭✭✭Kerry25x


    raxy wrote: »
    21st May

    I think chances are very high that it will be cancelled. Ryanair released a statement to say they don't expect to be running any flights in April or May. What airline are you flying with? Its quite lousy that you're being pushed to pay the balance in these times when everyone knows it isn't safe to fly and won't be for at least a few months.

    Aer Lingus are also suspending flights until further notice. Can you call the travel agent and talk to them about this? It's a gamble to pay the full balance now in the (likely) hopes that it will be cancelled in case the travel agent goes out of business. I would call them and hope they will be reasonable, maybe let you delay paying the balance for another month.


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    raxy
    Registered Users Posts: 820 ✭✭✭raxy


    TUI airline unfortunately. They phoned me looking for the balance & these are the only options they gave me. They're given me 48 hours to decide.
    A couple of weeks ago I was set on cancelling but now it's up in the air again. With aer lingus & Ryan air not flying in May seems quite likely Tui won't be able to either.
    No point straight cancelling just yet, we'd be better off changing to late summer which would delay any final payment so wouldn't cost us anything now & we could cancel later if required & at least let us see how things play out.
    I was hoping they wouldn't look for the balance until closer to the date.


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    plhealy2000
    Registered Users Posts: 87 ✭✭plhealy2000


    raxy wrote: »
    TUI airline unfortunately. They phoned me looking for the balance & these are the only options they gave me. They're given me 48 hours to decide.
    A couple of weeks ago I was set on cancelling but now it's up in the air again. With aer lingus & Ryan air not flying in May seems quite likely Tui won't be able to either.
    No point straight cancelling just yet, we'd be better off changing to late summer which would delay any final payment so wouldn't cost us anything now & we could cancel later if required & at least let us see how things play out.
    I was hoping they wouldn't look for the balance until closer to the date.

    We rebooked for the same time next year. If things get sorted, we might book again separately for this year or just do something in Ireland. That way we haven't lost our deposit and not stressing about will we won't we.


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    Mrtm17
    Registered Users Posts: 95 ✭✭Mrtm17


    I'm in the same boat,we are booked with travel republic to go to tenerife the 3rd of may
    Final instalment is the 19th of April,that's for the hotel
    Flights are paid for they are with aerlingus that was the first instalment
    Sent travel republic emails and messages but no reply


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    raxy
    Registered Users Posts: 820 ✭✭✭raxy


    We've decided to change the booking for the same time next year.
    I had been thinking of paying the balance & using their "holiday promise" to change the date if they weren't going to refund it but that would tie up a lot of cash on a chance. I Rang to query changing the date closer to the time & if we booked a cheaper holiday would we be refunded the difference. THe person I talked to contradicted what I had been told originally when they rang & what is advertised on their website. When I said I was told otherwise she said she was working from home & what I was told earlier was probably right.


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    Lex Luthor
    Registered Users Posts: 11,220 ✭✭✭✭Lex Luthor


    We had same problem just over a week ago
    To fly out early June

    They wouldn’t entertain a wait and see what happens fir a few more weeks
    Put a gun to head and insisted on payment

    Cut my losses and my 275 eur deposit

    I still have flights so if things change I’ll find accommodation somewhere else


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