Typical! Flights

Floridatilly · 28 Oct 20, 11:47 AM

My husband priced up flights for our trip next year and it was amazing price! A thousand less than we paid this year (obviously didn’t go ahead) but virgin are only offering free insurance/ cancellation due to covid until the end on off march! We fly in July. So can’t risk booking the flights 😫

lemmiwinkles · 28 Oct 20, 01:15 PM

Who are the cheap flights with? If it’s BA you can add on one nights stay somewhere dirt cheap making it a package holiday and only having to pay the low deposit instead of the full amount.

**alibeau** · 28 Oct 20, 01:20 PM

I booked our flights with VA this week for July 2021.

Not sure if this helps but I was told that we cannot cancel but we are able to reschedule them twice providing we travel before Dec 2022.

Ali x

buryboy · 28 Oct 20, 01:21 PM

Originally Posted by Floridatilly

My husband priced up flights for our trip next year and it was amazing price! A thousand less than we paid this year (obviously didn’t go ahead) but virgin are only offering free insurance/ cancellation due to covid until the end on off march! We fly in July. So can’t risk booking the flights 😫

Surely the prices are low exactly because people aren’t prepared to take the risk ?
Or am I missing something?

Floridatilly · 28 Oct 20, 01:43 PM

Originally Posted by alibeau

I booked our flights with VA this week for July 2021.

Not sure if this helps but I was told that we cannot cancel but we are able to reschedule them twice providing we travel before Dec 2022.

Ali x

That definitely helps! Thank you x

Floridatilly · 28 Oct 20, 01:44 PM

Originally Posted by buryboy

Surely the prices are low exactly because people aren’t prepared to take the risk ?
Or am I missing something?

Yep that’s definitely correct. The prices will no doubt rocket when things get back to normal. Typical 😫😫

Floridatilly · 28 Oct 20, 01:44 PM

Originally Posted by lemmiwinkles

Who are the cheap flights with? If it’s BA you can add on one nights stay somewhere dirt cheap making it a package holiday and only having to pay the low deposit instead of the full amount.

Virgin unfortunately. BA don’t fly direct from Manchester 😫😫

ERICSMUM · 28 Oct 20, 02:36 PM

Originally Posted by buryboy

Surely the prices are low exactly because people aren’t prepared to take the risk ?
Or am I missing something?

Only until increasing demand allows the airlines to put their prices back up. If this doesn’t happen they will probably cancel flights rather than fly a plane at a loss.

**BevS97** · 28 Oct 20, 02:46 PM

We’ve taken the risk as the price was so good. I’d hope that the airline will cancel / reschedule if need be.

1RGJ · 28 Oct 20, 05:16 PM

We booked with Lafansa 4 adults and teen, from Heathrow to Orlando £1860 August. Full refund option if travel is not permitted, free cancellation and choice of moving to the following year.

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