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TAP refusing a refund

Reg_Hedge · 2020-03-17 20:48:11

Booked a two leg one-way flight with TAP. They've cancelled leg 1, rendering leg 2 useless having offered a replacement flight on leg 1 that lands after leg 2 takes off. Oh - and its from a different airport! They have offered a "refund" in the form of a voucher to be used on a future flight, which is useless to me, as I…

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Alan_Bowen Posts: 4,913 Forumite

26 March 2020 at 3:30PM

The EU Commission issued its own clear advice a week ago confirming that although airlines could offer vouchers, the customer had an absolute right to refund for any cancelled flight. As a quid pro quo, they also said that even last-minute cancellations in the current circumstances would not warrant compensation under EU261

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