Changing flight dates

john_fitz

I am trying to change the dates for previously booked and paid for flights to Faro from Manchester this Sept. My new target date is end of May/early June 2021. Easyjet (outbound) want an extra £143.00 making the one-way a total of £339.00 each and Jet2 (inbound) want an extra £400.00 making the one-way £606.00 each! Grand total of circa £950.00 each. Can`t get through on the landline and chatlines are down. Can anyone advise if these are mistakes or are they cashing in. BTW new flights are considerably cheaper than changing existing ones but then I would lose all the original monies paid out so far

bagand96

When you move flight dates you will pay a change fee, plus any difference in fare between the original flights and the new flights. 

eDicky

When you want to change your travel dates on air tickets bought at the lowest prices which are not flexible, it's often cheaper to abandon them and buy new ones for the dates you want. There's nothing new in this.

In general the only way to avoid financial loss with such tickets is to stick to the dates you booked. It's always possible for circumstances to arise in the intervening two months or so, that cause the flights to be cancelled or significantly changed by the airline, allowing you to claim a refund.