Rebooking fee

TomKerchiss

In August UK Gov instructed against all non-essential overseas travel.
So had to change Ryanair flights to next May.
Was charged £360 rebooking fee  -  wrote to Ryanair who refuse to refund.
Should i go to small claims court?

[Deleted User]

No.  

If you don't want to pay the rebooking fee, you'll need to either use the flights as they are, or lose the money you've spent. Your only other option is your insurance, if it covers you.

EDIT: as you've already paid it, then you're already made your decision, so you don't need to do anything further.

eDicky

If you already paid this fee and you are now booked on a Ryanair flight which is scheduled to operate, what kind of refund are you hoping for and why..?

TomKerchiss

We had to rebook due the UK Gov coronavirius instructions not to travel.
Surely we should then not be charged a rebooking fee as CMA guidance

ic

When were you due to fly?  How far in advance of the flights did you change your flights?  When were they originally booked? What insurance cover do you have?

(Agree with others in thread however, no matter what your answers, you've taken your final action and paid for a rebook to next year.  You should have stopped, and asked your questions before going ahead and rebooking and accepting the terms of that rebooking.)

NoodleDoodleMan

It may appear pedantic, however the FO offer advice on travel - there is no instruction dictating an absolute ban.

Ryanair are operating flights to bodyswerve that guidance in order to avoid cancelling and refunding.

greyteam1959

NoodleDoodleMan said:

It may appear pedantic, however the FO offer advice on travel - there is no instruction dictating an absolute ban.

Ryanair are operating flights to bodyswerve that guidance in order to avoid cancelling and refunding.

They will probably fly the planes empty to avoid cancelling & refunding !!

NoodleDoodleMan

This will not prove popular with punters - how will Ryanair react ?

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8902029/Holidays-abroad-outlawed-strict-new-winter-lockdown-rules.html

TomKerchiss

NoodleDoodleMan said:

It may appear pedantic, however the FO offer advice on travel - there is no instruction dictating an absolute ban.

Ryanair are operating flights to bodyswerve that guidance in order to avoid cancelling and refunding.

THE FCO advise against all non-essential travel.  Travel & health insurance are therefore not valid.

Westin

TomKerchiss said:

NoodleDoodleMan said:

It may appear pedantic, however the FO offer advice on travel - there is no instruction dictating an absolute ban.

Ryanair are operating flights to bodyswerve that guidance in order to avoid cancelling and refunding.

THE FCO advise against all non-essential travel.  Travel & health insurance are therefore not valid.

In many case you are of course correct with many mainstream insurers removing cover if you travel against the advice of the FCDO.

Your problem is that this is not Ryanair’s concern.

NoodleDoodleMan

TomKerchiss said:

NoodleDoodleMan said:

It may appear pedantic, however the FO offer advice on travel - there is no instruction dictating an absolute ban.

Ryanair are operating flights to bodyswerve that guidance in order to avoid cancelling and refunding.

THE FCO advise against all non-essential travel.  Travel & health insurance are therefore not valid.

I never said it was valid.

The point is that the government have not proscribed foreign travel in their FO advice.

However the very recent ban on travel to airports will produce the same result in effect.