I was booked on a Ryanair flight (Bristol to Knock)which was cancelled at the last minute (150 people had already booked in and were waiting to board the plane).
I was on the return journey home to Ireland and was travelling with my husband and 2 small children. Needless to say Ryanair were not any help but that is not my issue here.
In order to get home that day I had to book another flight with a different airline and from a different airport. This cost me approx €1400 as I had to hire a car and get to Gatwick and pay £250 per person single.(WE had to get home).
I claimed on our travel insurance and LUCKILY I had kept our outbound boarding cards( A4 printout with bit torn off the bottom when boarding in Knock ). Our insurance would not have paid out if I didn't have this proof that we had traveled on the 1st leg of this journey.
I am writing this post because recently I travelled to Stansted from Shannon on Ryanair and they were taking boarding cards off the passenger after they left the plane at a security desk. I insisted on keeping mine and they were ok about it.
So, ALWAYS hold on to your boarding card, just in case something goes wrong.
I was on the return journey home to Ireland and was travelling with my husband and 2 small children. Needless to say Ryanair were not any help but that is not my issue here.
In order to get home that day I had to book another flight with a different airline and from a different airport. This cost me approx €1400 as I had to hire a car and get to Gatwick and pay £250 per person single.(WE had to get home).
I claimed on our travel insurance and LUCKILY I had kept our outbound boarding cards( A4 printout with bit torn off the bottom when boarding in Knock ). Our insurance would not have paid out if I didn't have this proof that we had traveled on the 1st leg of this journey.
I am writing this post because recently I travelled to Stansted from Shannon on Ryanair and they were taking boarding cards off the passenger after they left the plane at a security desk. I insisted on keeping mine and they were ok about it.
So, ALWAYS hold on to your boarding card, just in case something goes wrong.