Flight Cancelled due to strike?

eiamhere69

As some of you may know there is a strike on ant Newcastle Airport next week. I'm due to fly on the Saturday (to Prague for a stag weekend) but have heard the strike may affect my flight. I this is the case Ihave also been told I will be compensated by the airport.

The other lads I'm going with have said if this happens they will just fly somewhere else at the last minute, but we've already paid for our accomodation.

My friend told me that I should quickly get travel insurance, as they will reimurse me the cost of my hotel and the airport will not.

Could someone please be so kind as to offer me some advise?

saveapenny

I dont think it will be covered by insurance, and even if it was you already now of a reason why your holiday could be canceled to it would be fraud to say you didnt know of a reason and fraud to claim (I think )
Check the cancelation policy of the hotel , some you can cancel up to 24 hours before arrival.
Check to see if its possible to swap destinations

eiamhere69

That's what figured. Thanks for the advise, i'll look into that.

Fatboy_NSS

The current news on the Easyjet website is:

We have been informed of possible strike action at Newcastle International Airport, Thursday 30 June and Friday 1 July 2005.

Our advice to passengers at this stage is not to make alternative travel arrangements yet, and to keep checking this site for regular updates. Any further developments will be published here on easyJet.com as soon as they are known.

At present no strike has been called and no flights have been cancelled, therefore there is no reason that insurance bought now wouldn't cover you. Get on to Travel Insurance Web (cheapest I've found if you're under 45) now and get yourself a policy. This would then cover you if your flight from Newcastle was cancelled and you had to buy an alternative flight from another airport.

WiseInvestor_2

I'm very surprised you'd even considered going without Travel Insurance in the first place. It can costs tens of thousands of pounds for medical treatment and repatriation should anything go wrong. Get the insurance and cross your fingers for a trouble-free weekend

Fatboy_NSS

If you want a true travel insurance scare story, I was in the US about 10 years ago when my grandparents' house burned down. My uncle was severely burned and the cost of his treatment ran into several millions of dollars (the cost of an air ambulance alone to get him to hospital was £250,000). You should always buy insurance for any trip, and it should be booked as soon as possible after buying thei tickets.

Alfie_E

WiseInvestor wrote:

I'm very surprised you'd even considered going without Travel Insurance in the first place. It can costs tens of thousands of pounds for medical treatment and repatriation should anything go wrong. Get the insurance and cross your fingers for a trouble-free weekend

It's not as bad as all that, now that the Czech Republic is in the EU. Their health service is roughly comparable to ours, including charges to other EU citizens. Like ours, it's either free or a minimal charge, when you present your E111 (or European Health Insurance Card).

There is a slight problem with travel insurance on a stag weekend. Stag weekend tends to imply drinking, and travel insurance usually won't cover an accident, if it occurs when you're under the influence of alcohol. Whether you get travel insurance or not: If you don't already have one, go to the post office and get an E111.

WiseInvestor_2

Whilst the E111 is a must-have for all European travellers, it will only cover for the most basic treatment - ie they're put your legs in plaster but they won't get you home. Many airlines, including British Airways now, will not accept stretcher cases so it's either stay put till they heal or fork out for a private plane! I'd be very reluctant to rely solely on the E111 for even the shortest of trips outside the UK