RYANAIR REFUNDS
Jul 15th 2020, 1:06 pm
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RYANAIR REFUNDS
Has anyone managed to get a flight refund yet from Ryanair? I have been waiting 17 weeks and had all sorts of problems, including disappointing web chats with Ryanair staff. Apparently they take you off the refund waiting list when they offer you a voucher; this has caused some of the delay.
Jul 15th 2020, 4:38 pm
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Re: RYANAIR REFUNDS
Has anyone managed to get a flight refund yet from Ryanair? I have been waiting 17 weeks and had all sorts of problems, including disappointing web chats with Ryanair staff. Apparently they take you off the refund waiting list when they offer you a voucher; this has caused some of the delay.
Now, if you want my refund story with Austrian...
Jul 15th 2020, 4:58 pm
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I clicked on refund and filled in the form on 15 March. I am still waiting, despite 4 online web chats and a few emails.
Jul 17th 2020, 10:37 am
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on the Austrian Air point, i checked my bank card and it was refunded on 14th July - 4months to the day the flight was cancelled. Though it took the 4th and final call when i escalated it and spoke to a supervisor.
Jul 24th 2020, 2:42 am
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Re: RYANAIR REFUNDS
Has anyone managed to get a flight refund yet from Ryanair? I have been waiting 17 weeks and had all sorts of problems, including disappointing web chats with Ryanair staff. Apparently they take you off the refund waiting list when they offer you a voucher; this has caused some of the delay.
Jul 24th 2020, 6:36 am
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Another 2 weeks has passed and I'm still waiting for the same email. 19 weeks is ridiculous.
Jul 26th 2020, 1:09 pm
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Talk about refunds and delays. how about this rip off.
I had a flight booked with Ryanair, from Faro to London on 30th July.
So I wanted to change that to the 6th August.
According to all of the junk on the Ryanair website that would not incur a flight change fee.
Despite the cost of the flight being that same as I paid originally, I have just been charged a flight change fee of £43.50
Cannot and could nt get any reply from their `Chatnow` after waiting hour and a half for a reply.
Question is now what do I do.
If I had simply not turned up for the flight on the 30th and lost the flight, the cost of the flight in total with 2 bags would have been €46.00, so the same as i have now paid
What sort of rip off is this company
I had a flight booked with Ryanair, from Faro to London on 30th July.
So I wanted to change that to the 6th August.
According to all of the junk on the Ryanair website that would not incur a flight change fee.
Despite the cost of the flight being that same as I paid originally, I have just been charged a flight change fee of £43.50
Cannot and could nt get any reply from their `Chatnow` after waiting hour and a half for a reply.
Question is now what do I do.
If I had simply not turned up for the flight on the 30th and lost the flight, the cost of the flight in total with 2 bags would have been €46.00, so the same as i have now paid
What sort of rip off is this company
Jul 26th 2020, 4:52 pm
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Re: RYANAIR REFUNDS
My sympathies to everyone waiting (waiting waiting) for refunds from an airline. Although Easyjet eventually came good and refunded the relatively modest amounts for my UK - Italy and UK - Spain flights, I'm still waiting for Turkish Airlines to refund $10,500 for my Oz - Malaysia - UK flights. I'm not counting the days because I'd go crackers, but I applied for the refunds mid-April.
Aug 14th 2020, 11:51 am
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At last, after 22 weeks, Ryanair has refunded my credit card. I award them nil out of 10 for their performance. Easyjet get 9 out of 10 for speed of refunding my other cancelled flights. Not surprisingly, I will be giving Ryanair a miss when I get back to booking flights.
Aug 14th 2020, 12:51 pm
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At last, after 22 weeks, Ryanair has refunded my credit card. I award them nil out of 10 for their performance. Easyjet get 9 out of 10 for speed of refunding my other cancelled flights. Not surprisingly, I will be giving Ryanair a miss when I get back to booking flights.
Aug 14th 2020, 1:27 pm
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Aug 14th 2020, 7:21 pm
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Sure;y the easiest thing is just to book another flight using the credit?
Aug 14th 2020, 7:35 pm
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Re: RYANAIR REFUNDS
If the airline goes bust, your credit is useless.
No guarantee of when the route will be open again or of when you can fly again without having to quarantine.
You may not want to book another flight eg the reason you were flying in the first place is no longer valid.
Future flights will probably be more expensive so not wholly covered by the credit note.
You may need the money you spent on the flights for something else (lots of people have lost their jobs).
You paid for your flights, the airline cancelled the flights, the airline still has your money, you want your money back.
I'm still waiting for my $10,500 refund. I want the money in my bank, not the airline's.
Aug 14th 2020, 8:59 pm
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No. Some reasons:
If the airline goes bust, your credit is useless.
No guarantee of when the route will be open again or of when you can fly again without having to quarantine.
You may not want to book another flight eg the reason you were flying in the first place is no longer valid.
Future flights will probably be more expensive so not wholly covered by the credit note.
You may need the money you spent on the flights for something else (lots of people have lost their jobs).
You paid for your flights, the airline cancelled the flights, the airline still has your money, you want your money back.
I'm still waiting for my $10,500 refund. I want the money in my bank, not the airline's.
If the airline goes bust, your credit is useless.
No guarantee of when the route will be open again or of when you can fly again without having to quarantine.
You may not want to book another flight eg the reason you were flying in the first place is no longer valid.
Future flights will probably be more expensive so not wholly covered by the credit note.
You may need the money you spent on the flights for something else (lots of people have lost their jobs).
You paid for your flights, the airline cancelled the flights, the airline still has your money, you want your money back.
I'm still waiting for my $10,500 refund. I want the money in my bank, not the airline's.
Aug 14th 2020, 8:59 pm
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No. Some reasons:
If the airline goes bust, your credit is useless.
No guarantee of when the route will be open again or of when you can fly again without having to quarantine.
You may not want to book another flight eg the reason you were flying in the first place is no longer valid.
Future flights will probably be more expensive so not wholly covered by the credit note.
You may need the money you spent on the flights for something else (lots of people have lost their jobs).
You paid for your flights, the airline cancelled the flights, the airline still has your money, you want your money back.
I'm still waiting for my $10,500 refund. I want the money in my bank, not the airline's.
If the airline goes bust, your credit is useless.
No guarantee of when the route will be open again or of when you can fly again without having to quarantine.
You may not want to book another flight eg the reason you were flying in the first place is no longer valid.
Future flights will probably be more expensive so not wholly covered by the credit note.
You may need the money you spent on the flights for something else (lots of people have lost their jobs).
You paid for your flights, the airline cancelled the flights, the airline still has your money, you want your money back.
I'm still waiting for my $10,500 refund. I want the money in my bank, not the airline's.