Gummo

I booked 7 seats on a Ryanair return flight to Paris for next week. One of
my friends has had to drop out but one is willing to take his place. I am
horrified to find out that to get the name changed, it would take another
£232. How can it be so much to get a simple name change?

Gummo

Harvey Van Sickle

On Sat, 23 Aug 2003 17:17:21 GMT, Gummo wrote

    > I booked 7 seats on a Ryanair return flight to Paris for next
    > week. One of my friends has had to drop out but one is willing to
    > take his place. I am horrified to find out that to get the name
    > changed, it would take another £232. How can it be so much to get
    > a simple name change?

They don't classify it as a "change of name" -- although that's what
they do. They classify it as issuing a new ticket at the walk-on fare.

(A search in this group should turn up a couple of threads on this;
they've got you over a barrel, unfortunately.)


--
Cheers, Harvey

Bigbrian

On Sat, 23 Aug 2003 18:17:21 +0100, "Gummo"
<[email protected]> wrote:

    >I booked 7 seats on a Ryanair return flight to Paris for next week. One of
    >my friends has had to drop out but one is willing to take his place. I am
    >horrified to find out that to get the name changed, it would take another
    >£232. How can it be so much to get a simple name change?

On the other hand, if the existing member of your party were just not
to show up, and in an entirely unrelated incident, a friend of yours
were to make an entirely unconnected booking on the same, or similar
flights, I don't expect the cost would be anything like that

Brian

Gummo

Specifically, walk-on fare less the original price, plus £15.

Gummo


"Harvey Van Sickle" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > On Sat, 23 Aug 2003 17:17:21 GMT, Gummo wrote
    > > I booked 7 seats on a Ryanair return flight to Paris for next
    > > week. One of my friends has had to drop out but one is willing to
    > > take his place. I am horrified to find out that to get the name
    > > changed, it would take another £232. How can it be so much to get
    > > a simple name change?
    > They don't classify it as a "change of name" -- although that's what
    > they do. They classify it as issuing a new ticket at the walk-on fare.
    > (A search in this group should turn up a couple of threads on this;
    > they've got you over a barrel, unfortunately.)
    > --
    > Cheers, Harvey

Gummo

I worked out the extra £232 based on the current fare from Dublin for the
Tuesday flight.

Gummo

"bigbrian" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > On Sat, 23 Aug 2003 18:17:21 +0100, "Gummo"
    > <[email protected]> wrote:
    > >I booked 7 seats on a Ryanair return flight to Paris for next week. One
of
    > >my friends has had to drop out but one is willing to take his place. I
am
    > >horrified to find out that to get the name changed, it would take another
    > >£232. How can it be so much to get a simple name change?
    > On the other hand, if the existing member of your party were just not
    > to show up, and in an entirely unrelated incident, a friend of yours
    > were to make an entirely unconnected booking on the same, or similar
    > flights, I don't expect the cost would be anything like that
    > Brian

Blib

    > I booked 7 seats on a Ryanair return flight to Paris for next week. One
of
    > my friends has had to drop out but one is willing to take his place. I am
    > horrified to find out that to get the name changed, it would take another
    > £232. How can it be so much to get a simple name change?
A quick search brings up Air France Flights departing Thursday for £160

Bigbrian

On Sat, 23 Aug 2003 20:44:41 +0100, "Gummo"
<[email protected]> wrote:

    >I worked out the extra £232 based on the current fare from Dublin for the
    >Tuesday flight.
    >Gummo

You can go Gatwick to Paris on BA next Tuesday, return (depending on
when your return date is) for about £80 including taxes. It's to CDG,
which won't be where the rest of you are arriving, but it won't cost
£150 to meet up somewhere

Brian


    >"bigbrian" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    >news:[email protected]...
    >> On Sat, 23 Aug 2003 18:17:21 +0100, "Gummo"
    >> <[email protected]> wrote:
    >> >I booked 7 seats on a Ryanair return flight to Paris for next week. One
    >of
    >> >my friends has had to drop out but one is willing to take his place. I
    >am
    >> >horrified to find out that to get the name changed, it would take another
    >> >£232. How can it be so much to get a simple name change?
    >> On the other hand, if the existing member of your party were just not
    >> to show up, and in an entirely unrelated incident, a friend of yours
    >> were to make an entirely unconnected booking on the same, or similar
    >> flights, I don't expect the cost would be anything like that
    >> Brian

Miss L. Toe

"bigbrian" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > On Sat, 23 Aug 2003 20:44:41 +0100, "Gummo"
    > <[email protected]> wrote:
    > >I worked out the extra £232 based on the current fare from Dublin for the
    > >Tuesday flight.
    > >
    > >Gummo
    > You can go Gatwick to Paris on BA next Tuesday, return (depending on
    > when your return date is) for about £80 including taxes. It's to CDG,
    > which won't be where the rest of you are arriving, but it won't cost
    > £150 to meet up somewhere
    > Brian

Its a well know fact that MOL makes all his money from Irishmen who need to
return home quickly for a family funeral - hence their last minute prices
are sky high

Padraig Breathnach

"Miss L. Toe" <[email protected]> wrote:

    >Its a well know fact that MOL makes all his money from Irishmen who need to
    >return home quickly for a family funeral
Hey! Irishwomen also attend funerals.

    > - hence their last minute prices
    >are sky high
Of course the fares are sky high; it is to be hoped that the planes
will also manage that.

PB

Bigbrian

On Sat, 23 Aug 2003 21:50:35 +0100, "Miss L. Toe"
<[email protected]> wrote:

    >"bigbrian" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    >news:[email protected]...
    >> On Sat, 23 Aug 2003 20:44:41 +0100, "Gummo"
    >> <[email protected]> wrote:
    >> >I worked out the extra £232 based on the current fare from Dublin for the
    >> >Tuesday flight.
    >> >
    >> >Gummo
    >> You can go Gatwick to Paris on BA next Tuesday, return (depending on
    >> when your return date is) for about £80 including taxes. It's to CDG,
    >> which won't be where the rest of you are arriving, but it won't cost
    >> £150 to meet up somewhere
    >> Brian
    >Its a well know fact that MOL makes all his money from Irishmen who need to
    >return home quickly for a family funeral - hence their last minute prices
    >are sky high
When you say "fact", I think you mean "unsubstantiated myth". Not
quite the same thing

Brian

Barbara Vaughan

Gummo wrote:
    >
    > I booked 7 seats on a Ryanair return flight to Paris for next week. One of
    > my friends has had to drop out but one is willing to take his place. I am
    > horrified to find out that to get the name changed, it would take another
    > £232. How can it be so much to get a simple name change?

They're selling you a new ticket at full price.

Barbara

Gummo

I realise that - I just wonder how they get away with it.

Gummo

"Barbara Vaughan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > Gummo wrote:
    > >
    > > I booked 7 seats on a Ryanair return flight to Paris for next week. One
of
    > > my friends has had to drop out but one is willing to take his place. I
am
    > > horrified to find out that to get the name changed, it would take
another
    > > £232. How can it be so much to get a simple name change?
    > They're selling you a new ticket at full price.
    > Barbara

Tim

"Gummo" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > I realise that - I just wonder how they get away with it.

Because that's what every other airline does. Airline tickets are Non
Transferrable (as actually are UK rail tickets, but railways have no
way of checking, airlines do). Ryanair do at least let you transfer the
amount you've paid over to the new ticket, most airlines would just say
tough, lose the old ticket and buy a new one (though new rules imposed
by the OFT require them to give you a credit note if you cannot travel
due to force majeur, but IME they have to be forcefully reminded of this
each time)

tim



    > Gummo
    > "Barbara Vaughan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    > >
    > >
    > > Gummo wrote:
    > > >
    > > > I booked 7 seats on a Ryanair return flight to Paris for next week. One
    > of
    > > > my friends has had to drop out but one is willing to take his place. I
    > am
    > > > horrified to find out that to get the name changed, it would take
    > another
    > > > £232. How can it be so much to get a simple name change?
    > >
    > > They're selling you a new ticket at full price.
    > >
    > > Barbara

Robert

Where are you flying from? Ryanair do NOT do London-Paris!

"blib" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
    > > I booked 7 seats on a Ryanair return flight to Paris for next week. One
    > of
    > > my friends has had to drop out but one is willing to take his place. I am
    > > horrified to find out that to get the name changed, it would take another
    > > £232. How can it be so much to get a simple name change?
    > >
    > A quick search brings up Air France Flights departing Thursday for £160

Blib

    > > > I booked 7 seats on a Ryanair return flight to Paris for next week.
One
    > > of
    > > > my friends has had to drop out but one is willing to take his place.
I am
    > > > horrified to find out that to get the name changed, it would take
another
    > > > £232. How can it be so much to get a simple name change?
    > > >
    > > A quick search brings up Air France Flights departing Thursday for £160

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