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Can i hire a car in the States with 9 points on my licence
Hopefully a simple question: Can i hire a car in the States with 9 points on my licence? it's tricky here. we might be crossing into Canada at Ontario / Niagara The states we're travelling to and through do not require an IDP
Money Exchange
Hi everyone, New to this forum. I visited Moscow a while and still have a chunk of Roubles money so I want to convert it back to GBP. Are there any of them exchange places that you can still buy/sell Russian money so I can get my GBP back. Even if it means putting on a virtual card? Kind regards, MikeF
Ryanair seat and baggage booking
Ryanair are doing their absolute best to persuade me to book seats and baggage along with my flight at initial booking.. I know I can add all of these later but really unclear if it will cost more to book seats and baggage later. Can anyone help?! Thanks :-)
EasyJet Flight change charges
Hi looking for advice. We booked with EasyJet for six adults and an infant for a trip in September.Due to unforeseen circumstances, two adults and the infant needed to drop out. Contacted Easyjet to remove them from the booking. Easyjet then charged more than their original flight cost as a 'cancellation fee'! Checked…
Easyjet cancelled your flight? Check they refund the right amount!
With all the cancellations by Easyjet over the last 1-2 weeks, a lot of people will be claiming refunds. If they pay out, don't just assume they will give you the right amount. If you booked flights both ways on one booking, the only way to find out the correct split of the total cost between the two flights is to request…
Can anyone offer guidance ? I have copied my correspondence with Ryanair below, self explanatory
I’m hoping you can help me as I deal with a very sad situation at home. I had a webchat with John P (5/4/2022 - 10am) when I explained my situation and he suggested I write to you via this form for assistance. We have experienced an unexpected bereavement just before last weekend (my wife’s best friend) and the funeral is…
How to get compensation for a missed flight.
On boxing day our families fateful time started at Gatwick airport. We stayed at the Premier Inn at the airport to ensure we had plenty of time. We were supposed to be heading to Lapland, with matching family hoodies and Christmas hats we joined the queue to do our bag drop. We had checked-in online the night before. The…
Refund or rebook?
So on Tuesday 5th April, I’m stood at Manchester airport in a queue for over 2.5 hours for a Ryanair flight to Alicante…I get to the check in and am told I’m too late, the gates have closed….I’m told to rebook online… impossible to do this at Manchester airport at the time…there was no one at the Ryanair customer service…
MAN T2 - how early to arrive?
Got a 9am flight from MAN T2 at the end of the month - hand luggage only. How early can we go through security (does it open)?
Loveholidays/ryanair cancelled flights
Back in early Feb I booked a package holiday through Loveholidays, the flights are with Ryanair 2/5/22 outbound & return on 9/5/22. We are travelling to Zakynthos. Confirmation agrees all of the above. Tried calling Ryanair yesterday to arrange for mobility assistance for my aunt. They cannot take calls but directed me to…
Iberia/BA - Flights cancelled - but the actually Flights are not!
Hi all, Looking for some advice here and something doesn't add up and would like to know where I stand. We booked 4 flights from Heathrow to Barcelona on the 16th March with Lastminute.com. The flights were with Iberia on a flight operated by British Airways and to travel at the end of May and return begining of June. I…
Booking flights
Normally I just book return flights and sort out accomodation myself as I travel around...... Given the times we are in I am thinking of booking return flights and just the first two nights accomodation of a month long trip through Trailfinders to make a package. Are there advantages /disadvantages to doing this over…
Air France connecting flights
Hi all - we have booked flights to Crete for summer 2022 with Air France. The flights go via Paris and we’re booked all on one ticket. Air France have now changed our flights so the outbound journey we have double the wait in Paris - and return we only have 20min connection, which is impossible. Can anyone advise what our…
Ryanair
Anyone else getting problems with getting confirmation emails from Ryanair? Booked a flight on Friday 26 Mar 22 and still awaiting confirmation email inspite on numerous calls to Ryanair.
KLM refunds
Can anyone please help me, we had flights booked for October 2020 with KLM to South Africa. The flights got cancelled due to covid and we received a voucher initially. On 29th December 2021 they said we could get a cash refund on the vouchers then on the 7th January 2022 we received an email to say our refunds have been…
EASYJET CANCELLED FLIGHTS
Had my flight cancelled today from Belfast to Corfu and although it says I can rebook, there are no flights available to May! It was a package holiday booked through Inspired Luxury Escapes who are part of Broadway Travel... Been calling and emailing all day and cannot get anyone. Would I be due a full refund of the…
Compensation Claim to BA using Resolver
Hi, someone can give me an advice how to proceed with my case. To give some background, I submitted a compensation claim to British Airways in relation to cancelled flight using Resolver 3 weeks ago and I haven’t heard from them so far. I followed up but in the lack of response decided to phone them. The person on the…
Car hire prices
I've noticed car hire prices going sky high in a couple of places am booked to visit (where they used to be cheap). USA for one, booking 6 months in advance is coming in at £50 per day for a small car. I was there recently and wasn't hassled to buy extra insurance etc so am now wondering if excess etc is now included and…
Ryanair/Loveholidays
I am flying from Manchester to Faro on the 13/4 and returning on the 20/4. I have had an email from Loveholidays saying our Ryanair flight MAY have been cancelled but the flights are still there and you can buy tickets for them? We can't speak to either Ryanair or Love Holidays as we can't get through to them. Looking at…
Using debit cards
Is it OK to use a debit card in Corfu?

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