Ryanair ticket refund
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Annieindublin
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If you can’t claim on your insurance you may be able to pass the ticket on to someone else, theres a fee for a name change
Or you might be able to change it to another date/route
Or you might be able to change it to another date/route
No you can’t get a refund. It is not their fault you’ve can’t or won’t fly.
What is the reason you can’t fly?
If you have travel insurance that covers you for certain events, you may be entitled to claim from your insurance (things like illness, bereavement.) But even that generally has an excess.
What is the reason you can’t fly?
If you have travel insurance that covers you for certain events, you may be entitled to claim from your insurance (things like illness, bereavement.) But even that generally has an excess.
What business is it of yours or anyone elses? He has stated already that he cannot fly on that date.
Its more a response than a reaction.
So Jim what advice do you have for the poster with the query? Based on the details they have posted.
Because the idea the airline has plenty of time to “sell” a “sold” ticket on the basis of “loads of time” to sell isn’t really a Ryanair winner with Michael. It’s not their model.
Because the idea the airline has plenty of time to “sell” a “sold” ticket on the basis of “loads of time” to sell isn’t really a Ryanair winner with Michael. It’s not their model.
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Part of the business model of airlines is that they sell tickets cheaply a long time in advance because a percentage of them will not show up. So they sell 105% of the seats.
That would fall apart if they gave people refunds.
Having said that, I think it would be a good idea for airlines to show a bit of flexibility. But I suppose if they did, people would exploit it. They might book flights at 5 different times and then cancel 4 of them. Or book a flight in anticipation of their team qualifying for some big match and then cancel it if they did not fly.
On balance, the current system of low cost and no refunds is best.
That would fall apart if they gave people refunds.
Having said that, I think it would be a good idea for airlines to show a bit of flexibility. But I suppose if they did, people would exploit it. They might book flights at 5 different times and then cancel 4 of them. Or book a flight in anticipation of their team qualifying for some big match and then cancel it if they did not fly.
On balance, the current system of low cost and no refunds is best.
There is a 2nd paragraph on refunds in the Ryanair policy which states
You may also be entitled to a refund if an immediate family member who is not travelling with you dies within 10 days prior to your booked flight or if someone on your booking passes away before your trip.
Obviously the 10 day rule does not apply here and we have no way of knowing if the 2nd part is relevant unless the OP says so.
A different option for the OP is to change the flight to one that suits, for a fee of course!
You may also be entitled to a refund if an immediate family member who is not travelling with you dies within 10 days prior to your booked flight or if someone on your booking passes away before your trip.
Obviously the 10 day rule does not apply here and we have no way of knowing if the 2nd part is relevant unless the OP says so.
A different option for the OP is to change the flight to one that suits, for a fee of course!
Same as hotels and holiday destinations. "Availability" out there seems infinite for bookings.