Thomas Cook Airlines etc

[BevS97]

Originally Posted by charleion

Danisleigh you've been very lucky, I can't get anywhere near what we paid with TC, ours are coming out over 1k more 😢

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What are you looking for? Skyscanner is turning up various alternatives especially if you will consider indirect.

[samhartwell]

Originally Posted by danisleigh

Gutted to lose our TC flights for next August/September. Have booked with BA now for £100 more but we had PE return with TC and exit row out and now just gave standard economy seats. Feel lucky though that we had plenty of time to sort it our unlike others.

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like you we had premium (actually booked both ways) so now have to re-book and looking for options... was direct from manchester so now has to be heathrow and have to be economy

Anyone started the process of getting money back - bank have said 30 days they will contact us, kind of worried about re-booking and then not getting the initial amount back ...


Also don't want to leave it too long as summer holidays when we had booked for.

Sam

[danisleigh]

Originally Posted by samhartwell

like you we had premium (actually booked both ways) so now have to re-book and looking for options... was direct from manchester so now has to be heathrow and have to be economy

Anyone started the process of getting money back - bank have said 30 days they will contact us, kind of worried about re-booking and then not getting the initial amount back ...


Also don't want to leave it too long as summer holidays when we had booked for.

Sam

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Our bank said 30 days too. I did say the same initially that we should wait to get the money back as we would pay for new ones on credit card and if we don’t get the refund by the time the statement comes we will have to take it from our savings but DH made the good point that we will be going regardless so we need flights and if it has to come from our savings it’s not ideal but better than cancelling.
We are also going from Heathrow now, managed to cancel our parking and lounge at Heathrow yesterday.

[charleion]

Originally Posted by BevS97

What are you looking for? Skyscanner is turning up various alternatives especially if you will consider indirect.

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Our original booking was MAN-Vegas San-Man all economy direct but happy to take anything that isn't ridiculous in terms of duration

[samhartwell]

Originally Posted by danisleigh

Our bank said 30 days too. I did say the same initially that we should wait to get the money back as we would pay for new ones on credit card and if we don’t get the refund by the time the statement comes we will have to take it from our savings but DH made the good point that we will be going regardless so we need flights and if it has to come from our savings it’s not ideal but better than cancelling.
We are also going from Heathrow now, managed to cancel our parking and lounge at Heathrow yesterday.

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Very true we will be going anyway its just the risk of not getting the TC flight money back I am concerned about and maybe I should chill? - I need to convince DH later tonight (might make him a large G&T first! ) As we are travelling with my parents (they booked at the same time themselves for seats next to each other/next to us) I think this time its easiest for me to book us all together and get seats selected (my mum has mobility/back pain issues so has specific needs) found a good option for us to rebook with another airline at £200 pp more than we paid with TC and that feels a good deal and means the rest of the holiday doesn't need to be changed much (I have booked hotels/car etc)

[danisleigh]

Originally Posted by samhartwell

Very true we will be going anyway its just the risk of not getting the TC flight money back I am concerned about and maybe I should chill? - I need to convince DH later tonight (might make him a large G&T first! ) As we are travelling with my parents (they booked at the same time themselves for seats next to each other/next to us) I think this time its easiest for me to book us all together and get seats selected (my mum has mobility/back pain issues so has specific needs) found a good option for us to rebook with another airline at £200 pp more than we paid with TC and that feels a good deal and means the rest of the holiday doesn't need to be changed much (I have booked hotels/car etc)

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We are the same and have stuff booked so really wanted to keep the dates. We fly out on August 22nd for 16 nights, when do you go?

[hawki]

I had 2 outward premium flights only for this Friday to LA from Manchester, managed to book Aer Lingus flights for £660 more than our TC flights. They have gone up another £300 since early Monday morning, just relieved to be still going. Will miss TC though they were great flights, very sad.

[samhartwell]

Originally Posted by danisleigh

We are the same and have stuff booked so really wanted to keep the dates. We fly out on August 22nd for 16 nights, when do you go?

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we were due to fly 27th June for 14 nights premium cabin -- just checked prices this morning went up £150 for premium which was £350 more per person, so had a panic and a family call (with parents) and now travelling day before and 16 days from heathrow air NZ (saved some money)

Couldn't wait longer with prices rising...