Holiday firm changed dept airport - Advice needed

lewroll

!!!!!! wrote: »

Because with 5 months before the flight EC/261 does not apply

Why would that be? Agree no compensation but why no re-routing?

bagand96

Who have you booked with?

Thing is if the flight from Cardiff isn't going there isn't too much that can be done in a practical sense. Cardiff isn't blessed with the best connectivity so I doubt you could be moved onto another airline (the next Turkey flight may well be the next week).

You could research if there are any other better flights for you (Bristol? Birmingham?) if you found anything you could ask the operator if they'll put you on those flights (I'm guessing they chose Gatwick as it has so many flights available and is cheapest for them)

If your preferred option really is sticking with this, then asking them for travel expenses and overnight accommodation will do no harm. They may agree to it.

But like others I'd research whether you could find a new holiday today for the same price and consider taking the refund. You may even get the same hotel.

Out of interest where were you flying and what hotel?

mathew_thomas1981

First of all thank you guys for giving me your time & opinions.

Traveling with first choice. From Cardiff on the 14th May. Flying to Turkey and staying in the "vonosa beach hotel and spa" in Bodrum.

My better half has just spoken to first choice and they said..."HAHAHAHA no chance of any travel or accomodation as they dont compensate third party travel".

Unless someone can come up wih a miracle we are goin to call back tomorrow and cancel holiday and book with another provider. We have had a quick look and its goin to cost us about £50 extra pp but hey-ho, it could be worse.

bagand96

easyJet fly Bristol - Bodrum on those dates. Total price for 4 of you comes in at £817 including one hold bag each.

The hotel can be booked direct on their website. For two rooms, all inclusive, the total is £659 for the week. This wouldn't need paying until April.

Not sure how that stacks up with what you've paid First Choice. You'd also need to add transfers to/from the hotel as well as parking at Bristol.

PeacefulWaters

bagand96 wrote: »

easyJet fly Bristol - Bodrum on those dates. Total price for 4 of you comes in at £817 including one hold bag each.

The hotel can be booked direct on their website. For two rooms, all inclusive, the total is £659 for the week. This wouldn't need paying until April.

Not sure how that stacks up with what you've paid First Choice. You'd also need to add transfers to/from the hotel as well as parking at Bristol.

Book Easyjet via the Nectar web site and you'll get £4+ back in points.

You could probably travel light and lose a case or two which will cut that air fare further.

bagand96

If you can go Tuesday 12th - 19th the same easyJet flights are £700. The hotel price is the same.

callum9999

!!!!!! wrote: »

Because with 5 months before the flight EC/261 does not apply

I hope you don't take completely unqualified statements at face value from strangers on the internet like you're expecting me to do. Where does it state in the regulation that it does not apply 5 months out?

I'm not saying you're wrong, but I'm getting rather sick of people making up their own version of what EC261 says. I've never seen a conversation about it where someone hasn't claimed it says something it doesn't!

System

If you are not saying I'm wrong then what are you saying.

If truth be known there is insufficient evidence provided to definitely say yes or no. i have decided to take the no line. You are free to take the yes line or sit on the fence.

I'm getting sick of people taking the holier than thou attitude of they are right and other people are wrong. The information provided is insufficient to make a definite answer. I have plumped for No, you appear to be afraid to state your opinion and therefore site on the fence, others say yes. These are opinions only on each layman's interpretation of the regulations and attempting to fit known facts into it.

If the OP wants a definite answer then I suggest that they speak to a suitably qualified legal bod with experience of dealing with this sort of situation.

Until then ALL opinions here are just that

callum9999

!!!!!! wrote: »

If you are not saying I'm wrong then what are you saying.

If truth be known there is insufficient evidence provided to definitely say yes or no. i have decided to take the no line. You are free to take the yes line or sit on the fence.

I'm getting sick of people taking the holier than thou attitude of they are right and other people are wrong. The information provided is insufficient to make a definite answer. I have plumped for No, you appear to be afraid to state your opinion and therefore site on the fence, others say yes. These are opinions only on each layman's interpretation of the regulations and attempting to fit known facts into it.

If the OP wants a definite answer then I suggest that they speak to a suitably qualified legal bod with experience of dealing with this sort of situation.

Until then ALL opinions here are just that

I'm not saying you're wrong, I'm saying I'm not convinced you're right. Much like with religion - I cannot demonstrate they are wrong, but I'm not convinced by their argument that they are right.

What a ridiculous post that is. I'm not taking any "camp" because I'm not 100% convinced, and I think it's absurd that you've decided the answer is no despite saying you don't actually know the right answer. I'm not taking a "holier than thou" argument and have taken care to explicitly state that I'm not saying you're wrong and I'm right.

My opinion is that they are entitled to rerouting as the EC261 regulation specifically states they are. I was merely being humble in accepting I may have misread or missed a relevant section.

You don't need to be a lawyer to work out the answer to this, you merely need to be able to read English. EC261 says they are entitled to rerouting - which means the only reason they wouldn't be is if a different part of the legislation contradicts it. If you're aware of that then say so, if you aren't aware of it then on what basis have you possibly decided the answer is no?

peachyprice

callum9999 wrote: »

I hope you don't take completely unqualified statements at face value from strangers on the internet like you're expecting me to do. Where does it state in the regulation that it does not apply 5 months out?

I'm not saying you're wrong, but I'm getting rather sick of people making up their own version of what EC261 says. I've never seen a conversation about it where someone hasn't claimed it says something it doesn't!

EC261 only kicks in if changes are made less than 2 weeks before departure.

FLIGHT CANCELLATION

If your flight is cancelled or delayed for over 3h on arrival, you are entitled to the rights set out below EXCEPT when:

· You are informed of the cancellation at least two weeks before the scheduled time of departure; or

· You are informed of the cancellation between two weeks and seven days before the scheduled time of departure and are offered re-routing, allowing you to depart no more than two hours before the scheduled time of departure and to reach your final destination less than four hours after the scheduled time of arrival.