cancelling a seat on easyjet, any chance of getting anything back?

johannis

Hi, i've trawled through a lot of the previous topics but i can't see anything close enough to may situation. I booked return flights for my family and my sons girlfriend to Majorca in the summer. 
My son and his girlfriend have subsequently split up. She won't be coming with us.
As far as i can see on Easyjets site there is little chance of getting your money back? Is there any options for me out there?
I have travel insurance with LV but its really difficult to contact them, particularly their travel insurance arm? I'm struggling to see if theres any way claiming through them?
i've emailed both, but so far i've been met by a stony silence!
thank you for your time

Caz3121

you should be able to reclaim the APD of £15 - Easyjet do not charge a fee for claiming.
I really doubt any travel insurance policy would cover relationship breakups.
Your only hope on a refund for the flight is if Easyjet cancel the flight or it is rescheduled significantly.
You could maybe investigate the cost of a name change for someone to go in her place.

eskbanker

EasyJet won't refund except where there are serious medical reasons for cancelling.

Travel insurance won't cover relationship breakdown as an insured risk, so that won't be an option either.

Reselling might be an option but is against their Ts & Cs so definitely not recommended:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6372782/selling-easyjet-flights-name-change-help

Smith2001uk

Looking at their site (easyjet). Unless this was within 24hrs you've zero hope.

Travel insurance is very specific for cancellation refunds. Bereavement being the biggest, i suspect they'll be a no go too. 

However easyjet does let you change names so if he gets a new girlfriend or wants to bring a friend that maybe possible for a fee.... 

DullGreyGuy

johannis said:

Hi, i've trawled through a lot of the previous topics but i can't see anything close enough to may situation. I booked return flights for my family and my sons girlfriend to Majorca in the summer. 
My son and his girlfriend have subsequently split up. She won't be coming with us.
As far as i can see on Easyjets site there is little chance of getting your money back? Is there any options for me out there?
I have travel insurance with LV but its really difficult to contact them, particularly their travel insurance arm? I'm struggling to see if theres any way claiming through them?
i've emailed both, but so far i've been met by a stony silence!
thank you for your time

Did you include her on your Travel Insurance? If she's not on your policy then obviously she's not covered. 

If you did include her on the policy then read the Cancellation section of the policy book which will tell you which perils are covered, I've never seen one that covers breakdown of a relationship but I cannot claim to have read every policy book out there. It would be very hard to evidence a breakdown or the lack of one which is one of the reasons why insurers dont. 


Is there anyone else that could take her place? May be a smaller loss than cancelling.

Other than that then your only rights are to the tax element of the flight. Depending on how you booked agents may charge an admin fee for recovering the taxes from Easyjet and it's not uncommon for the fees to wipe out any return. 

johannis

Thanks, it's as i suspected. But i thought it worth asking.
i'd hoped they get back together but he's not doing much about reconciling not finding a replacement.

bagand96

As another poster said it's worth leaving the booking for now rather than cancelling.  If there's a flight cancellation or significant schedule change that would open up a refund option.

Also means you have a name change option if someone else wished to go.  You can still claim the APD refund later on if no one travels.

Grumpy_chap

Just a thought - if the OP cannot get a refund for cancelling the ticket, can they turn up with the one passenger missing but still avail of that passenger's luggage allowances and have the spare seat on the plane?

DullGreyGuy

Grumpy_chap said:

Just a thought - if the OP cannot get a refund for cancelling the ticket, can they turn up with the one passenger missing but still avail of that passenger's luggage allowances and have the spare seat on the plane?

Luggage I doubt it and especially on the return leg. I dont know about easyJet given their pricing approach but with a traditional flag carrier if you fail to make your outbound ticket your return ticket is normally automatically cancelled. 

The seat could go either way depending on if there is anyone on standby who would be sold the seat when the original passenger fails to appear. 

jimi_man

Grumpy_chap said:

Just a thought - if the OP cannot get a refund for cancelling the ticket, can they turn up with the one passenger missing but still avail of that passenger's luggage allowances and have the spare seat on the plane?

You can check the person in, no luggage. Then when you get to the gate you can say that he/she couldn’t travel so you’ll end up with an empty seat.