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Cancelled return flight and no help or payments from airline and travel insurance company

Postmanpat1965
Postmanpat1965 Posts: 1 Newbie
edited 19 May 2025 at 4:47PM in Coronavirus Board
On 23 Mar 20 we were returning back to the UK from Thailand. Flight was cancelled 2hrs prior to take off. No airline staff available. Had to sort our own flights and hotels out which cost us a small fortune. Airline is ignoring our e mails and travel insurance wont pay us anything. Their only response is covid 19. Can anyone advise us. Many thanks 

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  • Life__Goes__On
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    Who was the airline?  did you pay the airline direct?  what method of payment did you use?
    New User name as MSE gave me a number in my old one.
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  • Nebulous2
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    What does your insurance policy say? Is there a section called curtailment? 
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