Cant cancel a flight - can I give to friend?

Cant cancel a flight - can I give to friend?

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KennyAbarth

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1,598 posts

246 months

Saturday 13th July 2013
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I've got a flight booked with Ryanair in September to Barcelona with my girlfriend. It looks like I'm now not going to be available on those dates so I'm wondering:

Can I change the names on it so a couple of friends can use it instead?

Fromaffar

1,849 posts

199 months

Saturday 13th July 2013
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KennyAbarth said:
I've got a flight booked with Ryanair in September to Barcelona with my girlfriend. It looks like I'm now not going to be available on those dates so I'm wondering:

Can I change the names on it so a couple of friends can use it instead?
Doubt it. Call Ryanair.

audidoody

8,597 posts

257 months

Saturday 13th July 2013
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At £1.53 a minute

KennyAbarth

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1,598 posts

246 months

Saturday 13th July 2013
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Apparently I can, but there is a £15 charge per person, and any difference in the airfare has to be paid. In this case the fare has gone down massively, but they keep the difference, so no one in their right mind would buy it from me.

Maybe just bite the bullet and make a very expensive gift to a couple of mates.

Vipers

32,921 posts

229 months

Saturday 13th July 2013
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audidoody said:
At £1.53 a minute
You thinks that's a rip off, I booked two seats, Aberdeen to London, London to Seattle premier class, 6 months in advance.

Following day tried to change the Aberdeen to London leg one day earlier.

No worries sir, that will be £1200 please, yes 12 hundred pound.

I suggested I could buy a ticket Aberdeen to London a day earlier and join the Seattle flight.

Can't do that sir, if you don't travel on the flight from Aberdeen you can't join the Seattle flight.

Called following day, same result....... Now how on earth can they justify that.




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Puggit

48,521 posts

249 months

Saturday 13th July 2013
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If you end up having to cancel, don't phone Ryanair but just be a no-show, at least then they don't get to resell the seat.

sneijder

5,221 posts

235 months

Saturday 13th July 2013
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Puggit said:
If you end up having to cancel, don't phone Ryanair but just be a no-show, at least then they don't get to resell the seat.
Check in and don't show up, seat can't be sold and a bit of extra work....

Globs

13,841 posts

232 months

Saturday 13th July 2013
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Vipers said:
audidoody said:
At £1.53 a minute
You thinks that's a rip off, I booked two seats, Aberdeen to London, London to Seattle premier class, 6 months in advance.

Following day tried to change the Aberdeen to London leg one day earlier.

No worries sir, that will be £1200 please, yes 12 hundred pound.

I suggested I could buy a ticket Aberdeen to London a day earlier and join the Seattle flight.

Can't do that sir, if you don't travel on the flight from Aberdeen you can't join the Seattle flight.

Called following day, same result....... Now how on earth can they justify that.
smile
Not understanding this - Ryanair don't fly to Seattle do they?
So the only issue is getting to London a day earlier, by them or anyone else?!

Vipers

32,921 posts

229 months

Saturday 13th July 2013
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Globs said:
Not understanding this - Ryanair don't fly to Seattle do they?
So the only issue is getting to London a day earlier, by them or anyone else?!
I was just comparing the rip off phone charges Ryanair make and another rip from another airline ie BA.




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Edited by Vipers on Saturday 13th July 17:15

Puggit

48,521 posts

249 months

Saturday 13th July 2013
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sneijder said:
Puggit said:
If you end up having to cancel, don't phone Ryanair but just be a no-show, at least then they don't get to resell the seat.
Check in and don't show up, seat can't be sold and a bit of extra work....
Even better thumbup

KennyAbarth

Original Poster:

1,598 posts

246 months

Saturday 13th July 2013
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Going to see about giving it to a couple of friends I reckon. If I really can't use it I might as well pass it on.

acer12

970 posts

175 months

Monday 15th July 2013
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If you cancel you are entitled to your taxes back. Should be possible to do this online on ryanairs site. No point "cutting off your nose in spite of your face" and do a no show.

As another poster pointed out, Ryanair are not the only cunning airline out there, I'd bet every airline has the exact same policy in relation to their base fare rates, otherwise why would anyone pay their flex rates?

Amateurish

7,760 posts

223 months

Monday 15th July 2013
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Vipers said:
Now how on earth can they justify that.

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I guess the answer depends on whether you bought a cheap non-flexible ticket, or a more expnsive flexible ticket. If the former, well you can't really complain can you?

Amateurish

7,760 posts

223 months

Monday 15th July 2013
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acer12 said:
If you cancel you are entitled to your taxes back. Should be possible to do this online on ryanairs site. No point "cutting off your nose in spite of your face" and do a no show.
You will find that Ryanair charge an "admin fee" equal to the taxes if you try to claim them back...

LeoSayer

7,314 posts

245 months

Monday 15th July 2013
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KennyAbarth said:
Apparently I can, but there is a £15 charge per person, and any difference in the airfare has to be paid. In this case the fare has gone down massively, but they keep the difference, so no one in their right mind would buy it from me.

Maybe just bite the bullet and make a very expensive gift to a couple of mates.
Maybe they do that to stop touting of their tickets...or maybe their business models charges everything that moves.