-
Mis-sold airline tickets
We recently purchased 2 BA flights with OneWorldAlliance travel agency a USA based global agency who have numerous airlines affiliated with them. When we went to the BA website to book our seats we were horrified to find OneWorld had booked us HAND LUGGAGE ONLY bags! At NO TIME during the booking process were we informed…
-
Ryanair confusing baggage allowance
Hi MSE-ers I've just recieved this e-mail from Ryanair regarding a trip I have coming up to Berlin: One Small Bag All passengers on your booking can bring one small personal bag on board (max 40cm x 20cm x 25cm) that must fit under the seat in front of them. Please note: If they bring a wheelie bag to the gate or if their…
-
Flights
We have booked accommodation in fuengirola 3/3/2020 to 31/3/2020 when easyjet release their next batch of flights in april 2019 they are only bookable up until 28/3/2020 what are my options do we book the outward leg for 3/3/2020 with hold luggage and then book the return leg when the next batch comes out or wait until…
-
Flybe deal completed
Flybe deal had been completed so connect airways now own the airline but am I right saying the planes will be painted in virgin colours and the flybe brand will go and are tickets already booked still valid
-
CAD Cheque in the UK
Hello, I have a large CAD cheque I've just received in the UK. How can I get the best exchange rate into GBP? I have a HSBC and Nationwide account. There is a chance I can get a currency wire and if so I'll use OFX which gives me a rate of 0.5775 Does anyone know what's the best way of getting this CAD into sterling? Thanks
-
Sterling to euro
Hi Guys, Heading to Amsterdam next weekend for a stag doo, what the best way to take money with me? Is it just exchange it all before I go? and if so where's the best place/way to do it?
-
Nationwide Student Card instead of exchanging currency
I have a Nationwide student debit card, and on the Nationwide website they appear to advertise that purchases and withdrawals abroad will have no charge to them. I am really inexperienced with this kind of thing and I just wanted to double check if there are any hidden fees, or am I good to use my card for my trip to…
-
Change to flights
I have booked flights from Edinburgh to Tokyo (via Brussels) for 6 people. The flight was found on skyscanner and I was redirected to a travel agent (mytrip.com) to complete the booking. My booking was completed using TSB visa debit card. The outward flight was Edinburgh to Brussels (BMI/Brussels Airline) and Brussels to…
-
Carhirelab-has this car hire gone bust?
Please help! I paid for a reservation for a hire car with carhirelab back in September for this April and there website won't load and their email address seems to be rejecting my email! Has this company, if it ever was legitimate, gone bust? I would be very grateful for any information anyone can give me please. Thank you.
-
Long car rental: airport vs local
Hi, I need some advice. Here is the dilemma: I will be in the US for 3 weeks. I will need a car for the duration. I will be landing at JFK, but then staying >1 hour away. If I hire a car for the 3 weeks from the airport it’s coming back quite expensive. I can save over 16% if I: - rent a car for 1 day from the airport and…
-
Wedding - Paying large sum of money in euros
Hi there, Would be very grateful for some advice, we are getting married in Spain in September 2019 we have to pay for the event in euros circa 7000 euros. Given that it is quite a significant amountis there a particular method which would maximise my money ie cost me less GBP sterling? We're not in a position to pay for…
-
Cancellation of Flights Contract
Hi, I am looking for some impartial advice. In July my exes mother booked flights with an airline company for 8 people on her credit card altogether. I broke up with my ex last July - and she cancelled my flight ASAP. I transferred her the money to pay off her credit card, in one lump sum which I can trace through my…
-
Flight name change charge Why?
Hi MSE So many people I know have been caught out by this. You organise a trip 6 months in advance eg for a party. Let’s say 6 couples. Inevitably at least one couple can’t make it, so you have to pay for a name change. So this is the question, why do I need to provide any names apart from the lead name on the initial…
-
Don't fly with Easy Jet! I won't be! They cancelled my return flight from Copenhagen to Birmingham!
Just had an email to say they are cancelling our return flights in April. We can change to go the day before or the day after but as I have booked a hotel in Copenhagen - really can't afford to pay for an extra nights stay alternately will have to lose the last night of our stay if we come back early. It wasn't cheap -…
-
Travelling home to the UK for a holiday when living abroad
Hi, Apologies if this would be the wrong place to post this - please help me know where to redirect to if so. I'm a British Citizen, married to a Guatemalan (Central America) and we have two dual-citizen kids. We live in Guatemala and are looking forward to our next trip back to the UK for a couple of months with friends…
-
Fly BMI claim money back
I had a Fly BMI flight booked for April as I have a charity place at the Paris Marathon. I booked and paid for the flights via Expedia but did use my M&S credit card.....only last week did I then do a balance transfer to MBNA. Questions are - am I likely to be able to claim my flight cost back and if so who do I try and…
-
Vueling website changes flight return date. Beware
We've just learned (at great cost to ourselves, so far) that Vueling's website repeatedly changes the return flight date, even after you've spotted it happen and changed it. Don't ever relax about it. To add insult to mishap, they 'nail your hat on' with the 'market rate flight price' at the airport ticket desk to get you…
-
Easyjet Hand Luggage question
We are going to Barcelona with Easyjet next week and are not taking any luggage in the hold. The hand luggage restriction says "one bag" - I intend to take a small suitcase (within their size limits) but also will have a cross-body handbag, is this going to be ok or do they get funny about handbags? If they do get funny…
-
Ryanair System Error
Has anyone ever had a problem booking with Ryanair where it jumps dates? And no, I wouldn't choose to travel Ryanair, but in this instance there was no other choice. My husband needed to travel urgently to visit his mum who is terminally ill. He was looking to fly out and return two days later and used a bar chart on…
-
Belfast car hire - Crazy money for no excess?
Looking at websites, its crazy how much they charge for extra insurance? Can anyone suggest a good car rental company based in NI? I am travelling to Belfast for 3 days with kids.
