protection against airline going bust when buying a flight

[steveo3002]

need to book an expensive flight soon

how am i best to cover myself incase they go down the pan between now and then?

will a credit card cover it ? travel insurance?

[fadeaway]

Depends what you want cover for:

Money back
Replacement ticket with other airline (which could be more expensive I booked at short notice)
Full cost of trip/holiday - ie including other expenses like hotels, car hire etc....

[steveo3002]

money back or a replament flight would be acceptable

[Marcellus]

Travel Insurance before you book the flight.

[Amateurish]

steveo3002 said:

money back or a replament flight would be acceptable

Credit card will get you your money back, as long as the purchase is over £100.

Travel insurance may pay for new flights - depends on cover.

[Boarder1]

Where are you flying? What airlines are you looking at?

If you are looking at a major airline, most are pretty secure in my opinion:

Virgin
BA
Thai
Emirates
Etihad
Qatar
Cathay
AA
Delta

To name a few.

[steveo3002]

london to lax

virgin or air new zealand is what were looking at, thing is you never know hey ?

credit card is extra £12 fee which if it does cover it isnt a bad gamble, would barclays cc deffo cover me

ive missed being stranded there by a week when maxjet went down the pan hehe

Edited by steveo3002 on Wednesday 5th December 10:41

[Boarder1]

I definitely would not worry with either of those airlines.

Maxjet was under-funded and what seemed like a good idea with an all business airline, was never going to compete with the "Big Boys".