If your flight is cancelled by an airline, you will automatically be entitled to a full refund or a replacement flight, says Citizens Advice. MoneySavingExpert reported speaking to three passengers who said it was only after booking a new trip with Ryanair that they discovered they were not allowed to board the plane unless they refunded hundreds of pounds. According to the report, Ryanair offered to refund the new tickets if customers did not wish to refund the chargebacks. Ryanair is accused of creating difficulties by granting refunds to passengers for cancelled flights “as standard”. During the pandemic lockdown measures, British Airways (ICAG. L) has offered vouchers or rebooking and Ryanair offers the possibility to change bookings. By hiring a licensed lawyer to take legal action against the airline, you can get them to sit down and pay attention. Even if you win, they get 25% of your refund, so you won`t have a vacation and no money to book one in the future. “In rare cases of cancellation, customers requesting a refund will now receive confirmation and access to it in MyRyanir within 24 hours and will be refunded to the original payment method within five business days,” Brady said. On October 28, Ryanair – which billed itself an “airline without refund” – announced that it would start refunding cancelled flights, and on time, reports The Guardian. It was also noted that the low-cost airline excludes passengers it has reimbursed for its flights unless they return the money. Which one? Travel editor Rory Boland said: “Ryanair is once again showing how little consideration it has for its customers by forcing them to jump through the tyres to get what they are legally entitled to.” We have a £2.3 million court case with Ryanair for refunds we have processed for customers without receiving funds from Ryanair. Andrian said he was promised his money – but had to chase the company out for more than a year to get the refund.

LONDON, Oct 7 (Reuters) – Britain`s competition authority has dropped charges against Ryanair (RYA. I) and British Airways for failing to offer refunds to passengers prevented from flying due to COVID-19 restrictions, saying the legal situation was unclear. Boland said: “The CAA must step in to investigate the matter and take action against Ryanair if it confirms that the policy breaches the law. It is essential that the CAA is given the powers it needs to effectively hold airlines accountable – including the power to impose fines. According to a statement from the airline, in the event of a flight cancellation, consumers can use a Ryanair online portal to request a refund, and this refund should be processed within five working days. The consumer group called on the Civil Aviation Authority to investigate the “wallet” refund policy and inform passengers of their rights if an airline cancels their flight. Another report found that customers who promised refunds for cancelled flights instead received coupons whose expiration dates were fast approaching. A CAA spokesperson said: “The Civil Aviation Authority has made it clear that consumers who owe a refund should only accept credits or vouchers from airlines if it is in their best interests and that it is important that consumers have a clear way to request a cash refund without unnecessary barriers. The news comes after Ryanair came under fire for the way it treated its customers during the pandemic. During the first travel closures of 2020, the Dublin-based airline flatly refused to refund customers who could not fly. If you`re one of Ryanair`s many unfortunate passengers waiting for a flight refund cancelled due to coronavirus-related travel bans, you have a few options. Some options require more time than others and with different job opportunities.

But airlines have since been told they won`t have to reimburse their customers for these lockdown flights – a blow to customers at their expense. Having obtained nothing, Andrian decided to take legal action against the company in early September this year. During the lockdown, when non-essential travel was banned in parts of the UK, both airlines refused to refund customers. Instead, British Airways, which is owned by IAG, offered vouchers or new bookings, while Ryanair only offered travellers the option to change their booking.