Ryanair changed my flights

MiraculousM

Good evening


I just got an email saying that Ryanair are changing flights from Stansted from 8.30am to 6.40am.. its in November so its more problematic.



The problem i have is that previously, the flight was just late enough for me to get to tottenham hale to get the first train out from there. Now, i will have to get the bus and its going to take me hours to get there.



Is there anyway i can just get a refund? The site says that its only if the flight has been changed by over 3 hours but making it this much earlier means its impossible for me to get the airport in time.

TheShape

Where are you heading to? They're closing hubs at Eindhoven and Bremen, are you flying to one of these?

My flight to Eindhoven from Stansted in November is changing from 08:30am to 06:15am. It's not a problem for me as I'll be getting a cab there anyway, just have to get up a lot earlier.

jpsartre

MiraculousM wrote: »

Is there anyway i can just get a refund?

You'll to ask Ryanair if they will bend their rules for you. Otherwise look if there are alternative Ryanair flights that would suit you better and ask to be moved to one of them.

MiraculousM

thats where i am flying to! unfortunately i live on the other side of london so its a nightmare to get there for me.

When are the hubs going to be closed? thats so upsetting- eindhoven was one of the few ryanair destinations that was worth it as it was actually in the city.

TheShape

I read that the hubs are closing from 5th November. I think it was in The Telegraph. I'd read the article on Sunday so was concerned that the flight may be cancelled so was partly relieved that the notification on Monday was of a time change rather than a cancellation. It appears that flights are continuing but perhaps the lack of a hub at the airport necessitated a change in schedule.

MiraculousM

i just read a dutch article (thanks to google translate) that said that they are closing till March 2019-

i hope this is actually the case. T

joncombe

TheShape wrote: »

I read that the hubs are closing from 5th November. I think it was in The Telegraph. I'd read the article on Sunday so was concerned that the flight may be cancelled so was partly relieved that the notification on Monday was of a time change rather than a cancellation. It appears that flights are continuing but perhaps the lack of a hub at the airport necessitated a change in schedule.

Yes my guess is that the flights from London to Einhoven were operated by a plane based at Eindhoven, which made the first flight of the day to London and then returned. Now it sounds like the flight is operated by a plane based at Stansted operating it's first flight of the day to Eindhoven instead which accounts for the much earlier departure.

I have had a change before with Ryanair and there was no issue with getting a refund, but perhaps I was lucky. It also doesn't help much because I don't think there is another airline that flys from the UK to Eindhoven so there probaby isn't an alternative time flight the original poster could switch too.


Perhaps fly to Amsterdam (with another airline) or Maastricht instead and take the train, but both a good hour or so away by train (and at Maastricht you'd also need to transfer to the city first)

TheShape

joncombe wrote: »

Yes my guess is that the flights from London to Einhoven were operated by a plane based at Eindhoven, which made the first flight of the day to London and then returned. Now it sounds like the flight is operated by a plane based at Stansted operating it's first flight of the day to Eindhoven instead which accounts for the much earlier departure.

I have had a change before with Ryanair and there was no issue with getting a refund, but perhaps I was lucky. It also doesn't help much because I don't think there is another airline that flys from the UK to Eindhoven so there probaby isn't an alternative time flight the original poster could switch too.


Perhaps fly to Amsterdam (with another airline) or Maastricht instead and take the train, but both a good hour or so away by train (and at Maastricht you'd also need to transfer to the city first)

Correct re the plane starting out from Eindhoven, see:

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ei-dcf

Flying to Rotterdam may be a possibility although probably more expensive with BA from London City, might save on the costs of getting to/from Stansted though.

MiraculousM

they currently wont let me do it. i am so annoyed.

photome

I know its a pain, but you could do what all of us who live 3 to 4 hours drive from london have to do.


stay over the night before

MiraculousM

can anyone possibly recommend a decent cheap hotel by stansted?