RYAINAIR Flights - cancellation, name change fee??

dmg24

MarkBargain wrote: »

This is the downside of booking Ryanair, cheap headline fares but they hammer you for everything else. It sounds like your only option is to pay them £100 for pressing a few keys on their computer.

BA and Virgin will not let you do a name change on any restricted fare ticket, which makes Ryanair look pretty flexible.

Incapuppy

Two words: travel insurance.

MarkBargain

dmg24 wrote: »

BA and Virgin will not let you do a name change on any restricted fare ticket, which makes Ryanair look pretty flexible.

Okay, well, I only know that Easyjet charges £25 for a name change, which is four time cheaper than Ryanair.

malkie76

I think they add the increase in fare onto the £25.
The reasons for charging for name change are simple (see above). I do wish people would stop moaning. If you don't like LCCs T&C then don't buy their product.

In this case your insurance company will cover you, so there's actually no issue.

linnyg89

I AM going without my partner....this is the whole point of my question!!!

Thank you to genuine advisers....to the miserable and moody ones - if you don't have anything nice to say don't say anything at all :-)

dmg24

linnyg89 wrote: »

I AM going without my partner....this is the whole point of my question!!!

Thank you to genuine advisers....to the miserable and moody ones - if you don't have anything nice to say don't say anything at all :-)

I think you need to reread the thread - you are the one who is coming across as miserable and moody!

Caz3121

you are a new poster and came here to ask if there was any way you could get around the Ts & Cs of a booking and you do not like the fact that people have told you the facts that you cannot.

You say your partner is seriously ill in hospital so is unable to go but you are going on holiday without them. If they are ill they should be contacting their travel insurance to arrange refunds through them. The replacement person can buy the £185 ticket...depending on how much the original flight cost this may well be £100 more than the refund

spiro

MarkBargain wrote: »

Okay, well, I only know that Easyjet charges £25 for a name change, which is four time cheaper than Ryanair.

From Easyjet's T&Cs:

6.2.1 You are not entitled to change Flight reservations once confirmed, save that names of Passengers or Flights (subject to space being available) may be changed prior to check-in for the original Flight on payment of a fee per Passenger per Flight and any difference in Fares or taxes and other charges which may be applicable at the time the change is made, subject always to the conditions in our Carrier's Regulations.

For Ryanair it is a flat £100/€100 fee but they dont charge any change in the price of the flight.

This means which airline is better will depend on the cost of the flight at the time of booking and the cost when you want to change a name.

Incapuppy

linnyg89 wrote: »

I AM going without my partner....this is the whole point of my question!!!

How thoughtful!

whatmichaelsays

dmg24 wrote: »

I think you need to reread the thread - you are the one who is coming across as miserable and moody!

Translation:

Don't post anything unless you want to say what I want to hear.