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British Airways Complaint
Wily_coyote
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Bought a ticket with BA to fly to Rome and they took the money from the account twice! Spoke 3 times with BA ( think it is a call centre in India) and I received 3 different versions of the truth. Last one was that I should get the money back in 7-10 days. This is frankly unacceptable! Extremely bad practice. I just raised a complaint but I was wondering whether there is anybody who has had similar experience and how quickly BA responds to complaint and whether they do compensate for situations like this. Thanks
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Yes - it always seems to take longer to get a refund than to pay in the first place. They'll blame systems and processing blah blah blah. But it should happen.
Compensation in ££ may be hard to get - it may depend on whether you're buying the cheapest seat possible or going first class. Might be easier to push for an upgrade or lounge access.I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Debt Free Wannabe, Old Style Money Saving and Pensions boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.
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7-10 days for refunds is standard, no idea why but its how long debit & credit cards can take. But five days is more typical.Wily_coyote said:Bought a ticket with BA to fly to Rome and they took the money from the account twice! Spoke 3 times with BA ( think it is a call centre in India) and I received 3 different versions of the truth. Last one was that I should get the money back in 7-10 days. This is frankly unacceptable! Extremely bad practice. I just raised a complaint but I was wondering whether there is anybody who has had similar experience and how quickly BA responds to complaint and whether they do compensate for situations like this. Thanks
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Mistakes happen. You will be able to claim compensation for the losses you have incurred as part of their error. In terms of a complaint - the refund will probably have already arrived before you hear anything about the complaint.0
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Duplicate post by the OP. Question also asked in Consumer Rights
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