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FLIGHT CANCELLATION COMPENSATION DENIED
Hi all. I hope someone can help. I am helping my son claim for a cancelled flight with Wizz Air, flight from Milan-Gatwick, no notice given, kept giving them delayed notice until cancelling in the end. It was midnight by the time they were told. We had to get him an alternative flight early hours of the morning and he had…
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US Car hire prices vary from .com - .co.uk why?
I am looking to book a car in Seattle next may and want to pay in advance. however when I look at the price on the US website 9.com) the cost for an economy vehicle is about $270, on the UK site for a pickup at the same location at the same times £570? (appx $700). I can't see anything on the US site stating a foreign…
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Greek car hire with no deposit?
Hi, I just picked up a hire car from RHO Airport and as I was taking out my credit card and joked about not remembering the pin, the girl at the desk suggested I pay without leaving a deposit. The basic premise seemed to include: 1. I can return the car empty 2. I dont need a credit card 3. I pay €90 now (for 6 days) and…
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Ryan Air Priority & 2 cabin bag
My daughter is due to fly from Stansted next weekend and has paid extra for Priority & 2 cabin bags. She won’t be putting any bags into the hold therefore and is trying to work out if that means she can go straight thru to security on arrival at the airport. She’s already checked in and has her boarding pass. Appreciate…
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Using Virgin Airmails in Europe
I read that they have partnerships with Air France and KLM but I cant see how I am meant to use my points on flights with them. Both of them say they do the route I am looking for but when I search via Virgins site it says there are no flights for the route. Does anyone know how they work?
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Ryan Air Small bag carry on
Hello, I just wondered if anyone out there could shed some light on Ryan Air small bag carry on policy. Before we start, I know they’re very strict (maybe I’m answering my own question already). The max bag height is 40cm. My sons rucksack is a few cms over but it won’t be full. If it scrunches down and therefore fits in…
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Car hire abroad - warning to check prices least 48 hrs before pick up
I didn't check 48 hours before pick up and it's cost me £500. Car hire from Pisa, booked with Discover Cars. Utter scam price in May, £1,600 but had no choice but to pay it. 'Pay now to lock in the best price', they said, so I did. Today (26 hrs before pick up) I went to print the voucher and discovered the exact same car,…
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Jet2 switching flights to different carrier
We have flights booked with Jet2 to Spain in October and have recently been informed that the flight will now be operated by SmartLynx. As far as I can tell, all Jet2 flights are non-refundable and we would have no right to cancel and receive a refund (we could of course just cancel and lose our money). Does anyone know if…
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Car Hire Availability Check - urgent
I urgently need a car hire in Valencia, but all the usual search engines are allowing my to book then cancelling my booking (after taking card payment of course ). Is there a way of booking a car with guaranteed availability using search engines ? thanks
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TravelUp Refusing to Pay Refund
I booked a flight with TravelUp and received a proof of payment email stating I had paid £231.37 however the company charged my credit card £421.37 without notifying me. I realised a couple of days before my flight and sought a refund from TravelUp over the phone and was sent back and forth between various departments…
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Flight cancelled months in advance but no similar priced alternatives
Planning a family trip to Japan at Xmas. Flights booked direct with BA for £850 about 6 weeks ago. Got email to say the flight is cancelled. Seems like just one if the 3 flights cancelled from Manchester to Heathrow so the whole journey is cancelled. They asked us to call up to rearrange or we could get a full refund.…
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Best ways to get extra Virgin Atlantic points for free flights?
Hi All, I'm new to the concept of airline miles, and I'm trying to save as much as I can in the process of planning a trip for Disney Orlando in 2024 for the kids. Part of that mission includes collecting as many Virgin Atlantic points as I can to get heavily discounted flights, and I was wondering if anyone knows of any…
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Turkey
Were going on a family holiday to turkey. Does amyone know if we can use credit /debit card most of the time . Or is tirkey a place were they still use cash more
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Currency and credit card charges on Malaysian Airline booking
I bought a flight for my son on my credit card. The confirmation came through as GBP £1,621.46 (paid in EUR
£2,056.34 - the only other options were Asian currencies, no payment in GBP was available). Yet my credit card bill dated the following day was
£1803.00 (all from Malaysia Airlines). That is £181.54 extra that was…
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Kiwi.com
Has anyone had any experience of this company? Good or bad? I am having great problems with them and can't find any good comments about them anywhere.
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Ryanair - No refund if you cancel?
About a week ago myself and a friend booked a UK to Ireland fight for the end of August for a Friends surprise birthday weekend. My mate has just realised that his passport has expired (He's sure he checked before...but anyway). He's contacted the local passport office for an appointment for a fast track passport but has…
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revolut card - Jordan
Hi, Has anyone been in Jordan in recent years and could tell me if its true that you should have cash with you as cards arent accepted in many places and they charge for using it and withdrawal .I use revolut card everywhere I go but here Im really not sure if I should get cash in UK or not at all or at the airport in…
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Using Virgin airmails for car hire?
I can see on their site it says you can earn and spend air miles with their car hire partners but I can't for the life of me figure out how. Does anyone know? Their site is as clear as mud. I guess I could call them but I don't need it for a while so I thought I'd ask on here in case anyone else has done it and I'm just…
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Stuck in Limbo with MyTrip & Virgin Atlantic - £2000 & over 20 call hours down
Hi folks, I've been stuck in a situation with MyTrip and Virgin Atlantic for over 2 years and it looks like we're about the lose anything that has been promised. Our honeymoon flights to Cuba (with Virgin via MyTrip) were cancelled due to covid. We were issued a travel voucher with Virgin held by MyTrip for the same…
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Air France - Refund fiasco
Hi guys, I was wondering if anyone could let me know how we can get our money back. Basically we booked holidays to Prague back in January 2022 via Expedia. Air France then cancelled the flights. We kept the accomodation as we made our own alternative bookings. Expedia confirmed we would be receiving a full refund for the…
