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Ryanair -help booked wrong destination

Hi Just booked 4 flights but realised I have booked the wrong destination!!!. What will I have to pay to change. Total cost was £600 will it really cost me £480 to change (£60 per person each way) plus the difference is flight price? Will I have to pay any other extras again? Do you think they will sypathise and charge less if I call?
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  • newbie1980
    newbie1980 Posts: 2,016 Forumite
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    could you not see if you could change the hotels etc with whoever you went with for the new destination it may be cheaper
  • richardw
    richardw Posts: 19,459 Forumite
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    Which destination did you book?
    Where do you want to go to?
    Posts are not advice and must not be relied upon.
  • booked Ibiza (was looking for a flight for someone else at the time) instead of Tenerfe , hotel etc all paid for.
  • Bob_the_Saver
    Bob_the_Saver Posts: 5,610 Forumite
    edited 24 June 2012 at 8:34PM
    pyramid1 wrote: »
    Hi Just booked 4 flights but realised I have booked the wrong destination!!!. What will I have to pay to change. Total cost was £600 will it really cost me £480 to change (£60 per person each way) plus the difference is flight price? Will I have to pay any other extras again? Do you think they will sypathise and charge less if I call?

    Sorry to say but I think you're f**ked, but you can always try.
  • SaveTheEuro
    SaveTheEuro Posts: 989 Forumite
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    Call them and plead for mercy.
  • Gloomendoom
    Gloomendoom Posts: 16,551 Forumite
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    The quicker you call them, the more likely they are to not charge you anything.
  • callum9999
    callum9999 Posts: 4,436 Forumite
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    Definitely try to plead mercy but I think the chances of them reducing the charges are 0.00001%!

    You'd probably have much more luck pleading with the hotel for a refund though - did you book directly? Have you checked the returns policy? I'm sure you could find a hotel in Ibiza for less than £500.
  • I didn't book the hotel directly , I will have some cancellation charges.I really prefer to go to Tenerife taking 2 kids, besides when I comapre the hotels seem dearer than the one I booked.
  • Louisdf
    Louisdf Posts: 575 Forumite
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    I once booked the wrong date (the 28th instead of the 29th) and phoned 30 minutes later, and was charged £10. My first and last time I made a booking error with Ryanair though!
  • jpsartre
    jpsartre Posts: 4,091 Forumite
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    pyramid1 wrote: »
    I really prefer to go to Tenerife taking 2 kids, besides when I comapre the hotels seem dearer than the one I booked.

    So what did they say when you called them? If you haven't yet, you need to get moving. As someone else said, if there's a chance of getting your booking changed for free will drastically decrease if you wait too long.
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