[quote=Georgina;73467]So, the charter company is responsible for selling an unuseable ticket, so they have to give a refund AND expenses? Quite right too, and well done her, wonder if she'd have been given the full refund if she'd tried to cancel the booking?

Thanks for the info Suzanne...

Has anyone just travelled on a One Way and had any problems?
I am looking at booking my ticket out with Excel but as I don't know when I will be coming back was thinking of just booking an inbound easyjet flight once I know..

I have never had any problems with one way tickets.

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Georgina

Just wondering how many people have flights booked with excel. I must admit I was rather shocked at the news of them going into administration this morning. I am now concerned how easyjet will get on (they sell flights cheaper than excel!!!)

Hope no-one is losing any money over this and if you have flights booked, good luck with getting things sorted.

Lou

Just heard this as well Lou - 200,000 bookings cancelled and around 80,000 stranded abroad.

If you have booked a package holiday with an agent then you will get a refund through ABTA but if you booked through XL it is unlikely you will get a refund

It also affects medlife hotels as well

For more details see their announcement

XL Leisure Group Plc

Its terrible isnt it. I was really shocked and just wouldnt imagine an airline that big to go down the pain - what do others think about this. Do you think easy jet will follow?? Dont really want to book a years worth of flights in January now

I feel so sorry for all the people turning up at the airport this morning, how upsetting for them.

Dont feel so sorry for the stranded people - Just kidding, I am sure in the circumstances it is really distressing (unless you are really enjoying your holiday that is and are happy to stay on)! Just wonder where these people stand if they have not got the funds to get back from whereever they are if they are not in a package holiday.

Lou

I just said to Amy it could have happened when I was out there last week and at least I would have had a valid excuse not to get on the plane home!!

Hi Lou - I would still try and book the cheap flights. If you book them via a high st travel agent you will then be given a ABTA number from them but you wont if booking diect with Easyjet. So assume if anything happens you will be covered by booking thru an agent??

This is what Easyjet website says

Since we are not a travel agency, we do not have an ABTA number as this is for The Association of British Travel Agents. If you have booked your flights via a travel agency, they should be able to provide you with their ABTA number.

As flights are booked directly with us, we do not have an ATOL number

Do you know any place in Hurghada (or Egypt in general) where it is possible to buy a ticket from Easyjet, TUIfly, Thomsonfly? Online reservation is obvious, but I mean the "traditional" method of booking. Thank you for any hint.