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Flights, currency & car hire

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£715 to fly cat home. Justifiable?
Hi, We are going to fly from Rhodes GREECE to Glagow in July (we hope) the cost for us 2x adults incl 2 x 20KG cases under £500 to take the cat in the correct container on the same plane £715 + extra charge on arrival at Glasgow as the only plane to Glasgow arrives after 0100hrs and even with all the correct paper work…
Flight booking not cancelled
I've seen a lot of advice about what to do if flights/holidays are cancelled but what if they aren't? I've got a flight booking with BA (booked before the virus was a problem) for a 2 week break which is getting closer and closer but still not cancelled. The destination is still enforcing quarantine so no point in going.…
Multi airline flight ticket
I have a flight booked from Leeds Bradford to Toronto (return) on a multi airline ticket booked with Lastminute.com departing on July 30th 2020, returning on August 3rd 2020. The flights are with BA & Air Canada (connection at Heathrow). BA recently announced that they have pulled out of Leeds Bradford and all flights are…
Taking two dogs to France :we need to hire a car from England
To me it is a total mystery we cannot take dogs on the Eurostar hence our problems each summer!!! Plus the Coronavirus...🙄 Does anyone know how to cross the border with a hired car and pay as little as possible for one month stay in France??? I have a car insured in France and Alliantz will insure the hired car for free on…
Problems with Expedia.
In 2019 we flew to Siem Reap having booked a package with Expedia. The flights were with China Southern Airlines via Amsterdam and Ghuangzhou. The London Amsterdam leg was with KLM on behalf of CSA. The first leg was delayed and we missed the connection. We were re-booked onto the next available flight, 24 hours later. We…
How do I get a no show letter from TUI?
Trying to get a "no-show" letter, for insurance purposes, from TUI, seems to be an impossible task. My wife and I were booked to fly to Mallorca with my mother to celebrate my mother's 90th birthday, but we couldn't go because my mother had to be admitted to hospital for emergency surgery on the day before the flight. My…
Really simple discount on Avis and Budget car rentals
As simple as it comes if you are a BAEC (British Airways Executive Club) member.If not, become a member by enrolling here. Its free and your membership starts straight away. You start as a "Blue" member.Then go to the car rental page for BAEC membersPut in your rental details and be sure to select BA Executive Blue as your…
Thai airways voucher
Hello all, I work(ed) on a cruise ship. Myself and a colleague had to fly home from Australia at the end of March due to the cancellation of all cruises. I booked my colleague’s flight using Expedia on March 24th to fly on the 25th to London via Bangkok. Within the 24 hour cancellation period, Thai airways sent an email…
Can't get hold of easy jet and no reply
Hi I desperately need some help!In February we were given a flight voucher via email from easy jet which needs to be booked by August. I've tried booking flight online with the voucher and the code doesn't work. The phone number to customer services is permanently too busy to answer, there is a recorded message asking to…
Hire Car Damage
Back in October 2019 I hired a car from SIXT in Portugal. During the hire I was hit in the rear/near side by another car. Notified SIXT within 30 mins. filled all the forms in stating in my opinion I was not at fault. Last week SIXT contacted me saying they had determined both drivers were responsible and the damage cost…
CHANGE OF DAY ON FLIGHT
I have a flight booked with Air Transat for July 28th . Checking their new schedule there is no longer a flight on this day. What are my rights regarding a refund as Air Transat say they don't give refunds
Ryanair wont cancel non existent flight
We had two Ryanair trips booked for this year. Our June trip was cancelled in mid May... needless to say, no refund received yet. Our second trip was in September to Dinard, France. At the time our first trip was cancelled I went on Ryanair's website to see if they were still selling seats for our September trip. I…
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easyJet flight moved to a later date
Hi hoping someone can help me as we all know it’s a massive struggle gets through to anyone at easyJet I managed to move my flight with easyJet to later in the year, I have my granddaughter on my booking and she will have a birthday before the new flight dates, putting her age at 7 and not at 6 as it was for when I…
Flight voucher refund ?
Etihad are currently offering a 50% bonus if purchasing a travel voucher,directly from themselves, for future travel and valid for two years from August 2020. If the airline were to go 'bust' before using the voucher, would a refund be available if originally bought with a Credit or Debit Card?
Easyjet vouchers not full amount
Hi, looking to see if anyone has had same issues. We have 2 cancelled flights for april and may with easyjet. Finally decided to opt for vouchers thinking wise to use them next year. As soon as completed on their website, immediately received numerous emails confirming this. However, although the emails clearly state the…
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E@syJet Cyber Email ?
Hi all, What happens next as I am getting Spam Emails asking me to take them to court?
Hertz: Car rental firm files for US bankruptcy protection
Hertz: Car rental firm files for US bankruptcy protection. One to keep an eye on, especially if (like me) you've got a trip to the US lined up and you're contemplating the much cheaper "pay now" option or the more expensive "pay on collection" option. Hertz also owns Thrifty & Dollar.
Euro,s where to get them
Have discovered that Paypal now do foreign exchange bank transfers.Are they FCA protected.And has anybody used their service yet.

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