Spanish Rip off

jpsartre

I don't believe they have to offer a refund at all so I think they're already offering more than the minimum but in any case, if you've booked both outbound and inbound ticket on the same booking I'd be very surprised if the offer for a refund is only on the part departing from Spain.

jpsartre

HelenaHandcart wrote: »

Ryanair doesn't sell 'return' tickets. You have bought two single tickets so the refund will only be for the journey that has the price change.

While it is technically true that they don't sell return flights, there are plenty of examples where they treat flights on the same booking as a genuine return flight. For instance, if your outbound part is canceled and you rebook at a later date, you will be allowed to rebook the inbound part free-of-charge as well.

Bob_the_Saver

Can't help thinking the moaning should be addressed to the Spanish not any of the airlines, it's the retrospective bit that's so idiotic.

jpsartre

Absolutely, Ryanair are simply passing on a charge imposed the Spanish authorities. Other airlines chose the pay the charge for the passengers. i don't know which is better, in the end I'm sure passengers will be paying in some form or another

It's not strictly applied retroactive though, it's just that airlines don't pay airport taxes until the flight actually takes place. So the charge itself isn't applied to flights in the past, though by the nature of how the payment is done, it will in effect be applied to bookings made in the past.

mcfisco

I guess all those folks [certainly seems to be a lot here] that needed to cancel their flights and are complaining that they can't get a refund now have a joker to play
Best bet would be to leave paying any surcharge until the last minute, just in case

budgetflyer

There is of course an arbitrage opportunity for anyone able to cancel and maybe rebook if the price has dropped

kchad

When will they tell us how much the charge is? I leave in two weeks and am a bit scared to cancel and rebook - will i get the money back before I go? Risky business.

mcfisco

When will they tell us how much the charge is? I leave in two weeks and am a bit scared to cancel and rebook

We're only going to be looking at a few quid here, certainly not enough to have any sort of significant effect on most people's trip.
Carry on as normal until advised you need to pay it

callum9999

kchad wrote: »

When will they tell us how much the charge is? I leave in two weeks and am a bit scared to cancel and rebook - will i get the money back before I go? Risky business.

Where are you flying to?

I highly doubt it's worth cancelling your holiday over either way.

Alan_Bowen

The proposed increases are highest at Madrid and Barcelona airports (the real one, not some of the ones' Ryanair have claimed to be Barcelona in the past) In both cases the increase is around 7.5 euros, just over £5. For other airports the increase is less than a Euro, in some cases only 30 cents. I understand some consumer groups in Spain are seeking a court ruling that the increase should only apply to new bookings made after 2nd July but the Budget that the Spanish Parliament passed last week appears to indicate they want it for all departures, not bookings from July 2nd.

To put the cost in context our own dear government charges you £13 for every departure within 2000 miles and up to £85 for longer distances, the highest rate in Spain has gone from 6.95 euro to 14.44 Euro!