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Ryanair time change

I have booked a Ryanair flight that I cannot use. I have lost my money, tough. I have just been notified that there is a time change for this flight that I have to accept. The change is small, 1/2 an hour, but does this open the door for me to cancel the flight and get a refund?
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  • 111KAB
    111KAB Posts: 3,645 Forumite
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    brodev wrote: »
    I have booked a Ryanair flight that I cannot use. I have lost my money, tough. I have just been notified that there is a time change for this flight that I have to accept. The change is small, 1/2 an hour, but does this open the door for me to cancel the flight and get a refund?

    No it does not :)
  • mcfisco
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    Don't accept the new time and see what happens, I think you may well be offered a refund
    I think they offered me one in a similar circumstance, can't really recall the detail though.
  • mcfisco wrote: »
    Don't accept the new time and see what happens, I think you may well be offered a refund
    I think they offered me one in a similar circumstance, can't really recall the detail though.


    You don't get a say. This isn't a question, just information.

    If the flight time was changed by 4 hours a refund would be an option.
  • jpsartre
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    I believe Ryanair offers refunds when changes are more than 3 hours.
  • jpsartre wrote: »
    I believe Ryanair offers refunds when changes are more than 3 hours.

    I stand corrected.
  • Not a long enough time for them to offer a refund.

    I HATE it when they change times. We booked flights to Budpest and the flight home was changed from 11am to 6am! Refund wasn't an option having booked hotel and airport parking. We'd chosen Budapest over other places because there were flights from the airport only 40 mins away etc :(
  • Be especially aware if booking "connecting" flights. The concept does not come into Ryanair's systems and if your first flight has a time change and it will mean you miss your connecting flight you don't have a leg to stand on.
  • mcfisco
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    gb2cv wrote: »
    Be especially aware if booking "connecting" flights. The concept does not come into Ryanair's systems and if your first flight has a time change and it will mean you miss your connecting flight you don't have a leg to stand on.

    You can't book connecting flights with Ryanair
    If you mean just another onward flight somewhere, Ryanair is no different to other airlines in that respect
  • stoneman
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    mcfisco wrote: »
    You can't book connecting flights with Ryanair
    If you mean just another onward flight somewhere, Ryanair is no different to other airlines in that respect
    Well they are. If you book connections through a single airline and due to delay you miss a connection, they are obliged to put you on the next available for free. But maybe you didn't mean that.;)
    The common law of business balance prohibits paying a little and getting a lot. If you deal with the lowest bidder, it is well to add something for the risk you run, and if you do that you will have enough to pay for something better.
  • mcfisco
    mcfisco Posts: 1,957 Forumite
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    What I mean is...

    If you, say book an Easyjet flight from Glasgow to Luton and then another from Luton to wherever.
    Say the GLA > LTN flight is delayed or cancelled, Easyjet won't accept liability for the 2nd LTN > anywhere flight

    In that respect Ryanair are no different
    Most LLCs do the same
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