Air ticket taxes REFUND (what they do not tell you)

Trembling_Turnip

Do Ryanair have a standard admin fee or do they just make it up depending on what you are claiming back?

I have two flights to Venice for september i can't use, the costs are:

Fare price: 0.04
debit card fee: 2.80
Web baggage: £20
Taxes: 39.96

Is it a total waste of time me trying to claim the taxes and baggage fee?

pjran

Trembling_Turnip wrote: »

Do Ryanair have a standard admin fee or do they just make it up depending on what you are claiming back?

I have two flights to Venice for september i can't use, the costs are:

Fare price: 0.04
debit card fee: 2.80
Web baggage: £20
Taxes: 39.96

Is it a total waste of time me trying to claim the taxes and baggage fee?

Yes you can claim taxes etc.See below extract from Sunday Times article.
"Always seek a refund from the company that sold you the ticket, whether that is your local travel agent, a tour operator, or the airline itself. There may be an administration fee to process the refund, up to about £30.
British Airways claims to process refunds in 7-10 days, and bookings made on www.ba.com can have refunds processed online"

We were successfully paid taxes from an unused flight.
Pj

alanrowell

Trembling_Turnip wrote: »

Do Ryanair have a standard admin fee or do they just make it up depending on what you are claiming back?

I have two flights to Venice for september i can't use, the costs are:

Fare price: 0.04
debit card fee: 2.80
Web baggage: £20
Taxes: 39.96

Is it a total waste of time me trying to claim the taxes and baggage fee?

That 39.96 won't be taxes, it'll be taxes & charges the difference being that taxes are refundable whereas charges aren't.

However as Ryanair's admin fee is higher than the tax you can get back it's a waste of time trying

Trembling_Turnip

Ah ok. I suppose this is how Ryanair make money, from muppets like me who impulse buy!

Will stick to the penny flights all in from now on.....

happyhunter

exel1966 wrote: »

Just about EVERY airline will charge an admin fee for processing a refund of taxes.

Oasishongkong will refund all charges (incl Fuel surchage!) and taxes without charging an admin fee :T .