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Changing flight with Aer lingus

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  • 16-03-2020 7:32pm
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    mark_jmc
    Registered Users Posts: 552 ✭✭✭


    Hi all
    As per title- looking at changing flights with Aer lingus from May to September- I’m aware that no change fee will apply. However when I try to change my flights through my booking to the September date it works out much more expensive that if I was to do a new booking for the September dates.

    This to me is very disingenuous and a very obvious way of them reclaiming the ‘waived’ change fee & more

    Or am I missing something?


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    paddy19
    Registered Users Posts: 1,137 ✭✭✭paddy19


    This is the usual BS with the airlines.
    They waive the fee but still want to charge you the difference in the fares.

    One option is to change your flight to new dates and hope that they cancel either leg.

    Aer Lingus is cutting all salaries by 50% so I'd expect some serious cancellations soon.

    Other alternative it to take a voucher +10% offer.
    "We have introduced a voucher offer for guests booked on flights between 21 March and 31 May 2020. We are offering guests the value of their flights (fare, taxes and charges, ancillary purchases) plus 10%. For example, if a guest's flight cost €200, we will issue a voucher to the value of €220."

    https://www.aerlingus.com/support/forms/voucher-refund-request-form/

    It's valid for 5 years but I'd still rather the cash in my pocket.


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