Unable to travel on ryanair flights I've booked for later this week due to relative's illness. Is there any point in cancelling? any chance of getting back any of the fees/taxes?
It would make sense to cancel as perhaps the flight is booked out and somebody else can travel. I know, Ryanair gains again, but perhaps the seats are needed urgently?
You can claim for refund of taxes etc, but Ryanair charges for this service and it probably is not worth your while.
But, back to your original question - yes, you should cancel.
I don't think you can cancel a booking on the website so I think you'd have to call their premium rate number to actually make the cancellation ... and even then they mightn't care.
Either way you won't get any cash back
While it might be nice to cancel it so they could sell the seat to someone else I wouldn't put yourself out to do so ! (If you really want to you can have a look and see what price they're selling the seats on the flight you booked - unless they're selling them for more than €250 one way the flight probably isn't anything approaching full)
Thanks lads - time is now past and I didn't get to do anything about it cos v busy due to the illness that is the reason I'm not travelling - but I certainly wasn't going to incur additional charges! That'd be insult to injury - no holiday, flights paid for and extra charges?
Another Ryanair one, my 2 small children want to bring their Huggle Buddies, one each on a Ryanair flight. Sample here http://www.pitch.tv/unicorn.aspx They open out to a pillow/cushion so are a little bulky. Would Ryanair insist on these being put into the carry on bags?