Whenever I get my compensation I'm planning on getting trains all the way from London to Bodo, with a few nights stop in each city. Here to Brussels, then onto Hamburg (via Cologne), from there to Copenhagen, to Gothenburg, onto Oslo then Trondheim and Bodo. Plan is to then fly up to Tromso and possibly to Svalbard. Should get some decent Northern Lights action if the weather is perfect.
Whenever I get my compensation I'm planning on getting trains all the way from London to Bodo, with a few nights stop in each city. Here to Brussels, then onto Hamburg (via Cologne), from there to Copenhagen, to Gothenburg, onto Oslo then Trondheim and Bodo. Plan is to then fly up to Tromso and possibly to Svalbard. Should get some decent Northern Lights action if the weather is perfect.
Whenever I get my compensation I'm planning on getting trains all the way from London to Bodo, with a few nights stop in each city. Here to Brussels, then onto Hamburg (via Cologne), from there to Copenhagen, to Gothenburg, onto Oslo then Trondheim and Bodo. Plan is to then fly up to Tromso and possibly to Svalbard. Should get some decent Northern Lights action if the weather is perfect.
Just ( literally) arrived home from a week in Tenerife.
Weather pretty good , no rain, just a relaxing time.
Until we were due to fly home yesterday.....
Plane partly filled, in the queue to embark ...then saw those already boarding , returning back into the Departure Lounge. WTF !!!!
NO info whatsoever - silence from all concerned until a barely audible message was passed around indicating the flight had been cancelled, we needed to take the bus back to Arrivals , go through Passport Control as if we had just arrived & then collect our luggage ..what !!!
Long queue from newly arrived holiday makers at PC of course & it didn't get any better.
We then had to walk the whole length of the Terminal back to Departures/Bag Drop where a telephone number for Easyjet Customer Services in the UK was issued - that's it. No further assistance/info whatsoever from staff.
Cut a long story short but eventually we were given 2 seats on the 14.45 departure today at no cost - bl**dy well think so ! Then had to find somewhere to stay overnight....again, no help given at all. We decided to take a cab ( queue about a mile long) to our recently vacated apartment at Royal Tenerife Country Club as we knew it was clearly not busy there. Bad idea. No room at THAT Inn but one at their sister resort not too far away. Another taxi & the end in sight.
Arrived at the airport around lunchtime today clutching our precious Boarding Cards received via email & met up with quite a few fellow passengers who had spent the previous evening in varying circumstances and some who had also contacted EJ's Customer Services but with conflicting information received. One family were told there had to pay for the new flights & then should reclaim the cost, another stating that they were advised no compensation would be available for the cancellation as it was due to high winds on the plane's approach to Tenerife earlier that day ie a force majeure ! Yeah right ! What an unholy mess !
Eventually, after a 30 minute delay when frayed nerves were at breaking point ( "We have a football match to go to in 24 hours time !") we boarded out homeward plane. A straightforward flight.....
....apart from the fact that around a third of the passengers on board were young Spanish school children off for a week in London ! Remember when Kids for a Quid matches at The Valley used to be called Budgie Day due to the shrieking etc that ensued throughout the afternoon ? Well, 4 hours of that noise from every direction just about capped off a "perfect" day.
Sadly, we've made the decision that we'll be sticking with the UK in future. We are not IT knowledgeable enough to deal with the "Apps" etc which others were able to turn to to help them sort the issue yesterday, added to the resilience we no longer have in our lockers to cope with such circumstances. Other younger passengers were helpful but we felt somewhat alone at times & as if no-one really cared( poor old souls!) Tears were shed & hair was pulled on occasions and I'd run out of my "happy pills" - not good - just ask Mr F ! Hopefully our equilibrium will be fully restored after a decent night's sleep but there'll be a load of pressure from us on our lads to perform successfully come 3pm !
Oh, and if you run into Mr F tomorrow, don't mention his black eye .
Just ( literally) arrived home from a week in Tenerife.
Weather pretty good , no rain, just a relaxing time.
Until we were due to fly home yesterday.....
Plane partly filled, in the queue to embark ...then saw those already boarding , returning back into the Departure Lounge. WTF !!!!
NO info whatsoever - silence from all concerned until a barely audible message was passed around indicating the flight had been cancelled, we needed to take the bus back to Arrivals , go through Passport Control as if we had just arrived & then collect our luggage ..what !!!
Long queue from newly arrived holiday makers at PC of course & it didn't get any better.
We then had to walk the whole length of the Terminal back to Departures/Bag Drop where a telephone number for Easyjet Customer Services in the UK was issued - that's it. No further assistance/info whatsoever from staff.
Cut a long story short but eventually we were given 2 seats on the 14.45 departure today at no cost - bl**dy well think so ! Then had to find somewhere to stay overnight....again, no help given at all. We decided to take a cab ( queue about a mile long) to our recently vacated apartment at Royal Tenerife Country Club as we knew it was clearly not busy there. Bad idea. No room at THAT Inn but one at their sister resort not too far away. Another taxi & the end in sight.
Arrived at the airport around lunchtime today clutching our precious Boarding Cards received via email & met up with quite a few fellow passengers who had spent the previous evening in varying circumstances and some who had also contacted EJ's Customer Services but with conflicting information received. One family were told there had to pay for the new flights & then should reclaim the cost, another stating that they were advised no compensation would be available for the cancellation as it was due to high winds on the plane's approach to Tenerife earlier that day ie a force majeure ! Yeah right ! What an unholy mess !
Eventually, after a 30 minute delay when frayed nerves were at breaking point ( "We have a football match to go to in 24 hours time !") we boarded out homeward plane. A straightforward flight.....
....apart from the fact that around a third of the passengers on board were young Spanish school children off for a week in London ! Remember when Kids for a Quid matches at The Valley used to be called Budgie Day due to the shrieking etc that ensued throughout the afternoon ? Well, 4 hours of that noise from every direction just about capped off a "perfect" day.
Sadly, we've made the decision that we'll be sticking with the UK in future. We are not IT knowledgeable enough to deal with the "Apps" etc which others were able to turn to to help them sort the issue yesterday, added to the resilience we no longer have in our lockers to cope with such circumstances. Other younger passengers were helpful but we felt somewhat alone at times & as if no-one really cared( poor old souls!) Tears were shed & hair was pulled on occasions and I'd run out of my "happy pills" - not good - just ask Mr F ! Hopefully our equilibrium will be fully restored after a decent night's sleep but there'll be a load of pressure from us on our lads to perform successfully come 3pm !
Oh, and if you run into Mr F tomorrow, don't mention his black eye .
Sorry to hear of your troubles Fanny. Flying isn’t fun. Hence why we love cruises from Southampton. Pitch up in your car, remove your luggage, someone parks the car, next time you see your luggage is in your cabin, easy check in, within half hour or so you are on board sipping a G&T. Easy peasy.
Following my tale of woe 2 weeks ago when our flight from Tenerife was cancelled, I duly completed the necessary forms online for expenses & compensation.
Expenses for overnight accommodation, dinner & then breakfast have been approved & we await payment.
This afternoon, I received an email from Easyjet informing me that the compensation claim cannot be paid as the flight was cancelled due to reasons out of their control...
Allegedly, there were heavy winds ( windshear) over S Tenerife that day which meant that their ground crew was not able to work safely.
To say I'm angry is an understatement. The next flight available to us & many other passengers was 25 hours later ! Why is this the first we've heard about this "reason for cancellation " 14 days after the event ? Why wasn't the airport in chaos with other flights cancelled for said reason ? We were told nothing & left totally to our own devices which in itself I find unacceptable.
IF anyone has had a similar experience or can advise me the best way to handle this, your advice would be so welcome.
Following my tale of woe 2 weeks ago when our flight from Tenerife was cancelled, I duly completed the necessary forms online for expenses & compensation.
Expenses for overnight accommodation, dinner & then breakfast have been approved & we await payment.
This afternoon, I received an email from Easyjet informing me that the compensation claim cannot be paid as the flight was cancelled due to reasons out of their control...
Allegedly, there were heavy winds ( windshear) over S Tenerife that day which meant that their ground crew was not able to work safely.
To say I'm angry is an understatement. The next flight available to us & many other passengers was 25 hours later ! Why is this the first we've heard about this "reason for cancellation " 14 days after the event ? Why wasn't the airport in chaos with other flights cancelled for said reason ? We were told nothing & left totally to our own devices which in itself I find unacceptable.
IF anyone has had a similar experience or can advise me the best way to handle this, your advice would be so welcome.
Thanks.
So you are angry that the airline couldn’t operate safely?
Weather is classified as extraordinary circumstance. The airline has delivered against its requirement to provide accommodation, food and reasonable expenses.
Am in albufeira for the next 7 nights. Weather looks like it'd going to be absolutely pony over that period. 🤞it's going to be ok.
A fella who arrived at the gate this morning ready to board was turned away and told he wouldnt be flying because his passport took a spin in the washing machine during the week and was still wet. They couldn't make out some of the details 🫣
We're looking late as I wasn't on a great length contract, but fortunately have picked up a new one and am now trying to book something, warm, near beaches and not outrageously expensive for two 37 year old kids and a 5 and 8 year old?
Trying to stay under £4k if we can and ideally will have kids clubs.
We're looking late as I wasn't on a great length contract, but fortunately have picked up a new one and am now trying to book something, warm, near beaches and not outrageously expensive for two 37 year old kids and a 5 and 8 year old?
Trying to stay under £4k if we can and ideally will have kids clubs.
We are going to leonardo cypria bay in Paphos in July with our little one and it's supposed to be very good for kids. Think kids go free so might be worth checking out. Always a hot one that time of year in Cyprus though.
Its almost that time for planning your holidays for 2025.
Some of my trips have already been booked up the end of the Caribbean cruise but will finalise the extension on to South America next month. This will be my first time on a cruise and still apprehensive about doing this kind of travel but unless I try it I should not make a judgement. I’m also doing this cruise in order to do a recce on the islands just in case I want to return and do some island hopping and staying longer on the islands. Jamaica is still on my list of places to visit especially Montego Bay (probably because of the song and reggae) but I hear its too dangerous unless going to an all inclusive fenced in which is not my scene. Anyway, my rough itinerary for 2025 starts with:
* Early sun trip to Gran Canaria from 2 jan. * Flight to Barbados for 3 nights before a 2 week Caribbean Cruise from 30 Jan. Whilst in this neck of the woods I’ll head to Colombia after the cruise (Bogota, Santa Marta, Barrenquilla) before heading to Santiago (Chile) and Easter Island, Peru, Bolivia and finish up with some real R&R in Rio de Janeiro before heading back to Blighty sometime at the end of March. * Budapest (April or May) * Play off Final 🤓 * Madrid (April or May) * South of France (June) * London for the summer (July, August, September) * Spain (October)
Its almost that time for planning your holidays for 2025.
Some of my trips have already been booked up the end of the Caribbean cruise but will finalise the extension on to South America next month. This will be my first time on a cruise and still apprehensive about doing this kind of travel but unless I try it I should not make a judgement. I’m also doing this cruise in order to do a recce on the islands just in case I want to return and do some island hopping and staying longer on the islands. Jamaica is still on my list of places to visit especially Montego Bay (probably because of the song and reggae) but I hear its too dangerous unless going to an all inclusive fenced in which is not my scene. Anyway, my rough itinerary for 2025 starts with:
* Early sun trip to Gran Canaria from 2 jan. * Flight to Barbados for 3 nights before a 2 week Caribbean Cruise from 30 Jan. Whilst in this neck of the woods I’ll head to Colombia after the cruise (Bogota, Santa Marta, Barrenquilla) before heading to Santiago (Chile) and Easter Island, Peru, Bolivia and finish up with some real R&R in Rio de Janeiro before heading back to Blighty sometime at the end of March. * Budapest (April or May) * Play off Final 🤓 * Madrid (April or May) * South of France (June) * London for the summer (July, August, September) * Spain (October)
A slight rejig of my travel plans:
Spain (Gandia) all of October
Barcelona 2 days (November)
Italy tour 9 days (November)
Home to do the washing
Budapest (November).
That should be it for 2025
January 2026 Gran Canaria
Do you think we'll go up automatically or have you lost faith in our play off semi final chances?
Its almost that time for planning your holidays for 2025.
Some of my trips have already been booked up the end of the Caribbean cruise but will finalise the extension on to South America next month. This will be my first time on a cruise and still apprehensive about doing this kind of travel but unless I try it I should not make a judgement. I’m also doing this cruise in order to do a recce on the islands just in case I want to return and do some island hopping and staying longer on the islands. Jamaica is still on my list of places to visit especially Montego Bay (probably because of the song and reggae) but I hear its too dangerous unless going to an all inclusive fenced in which is not my scene. Anyway, my rough itinerary for 2025 starts with:
* Early sun trip to Gran Canaria from 2 jan. * Flight to Barbados for 3 nights before a 2 week Caribbean Cruise from 30 Jan. Whilst in this neck of the woods I’ll head to Colombia after the cruise (Bogota, Santa Marta, Barrenquilla) before heading to Santiago (Chile) and Easter Island, Peru, Bolivia and finish up with some real R&R in Rio de Janeiro before heading back to Blighty sometime at the end of March. * Budapest (April or May) * Play off Final 🤓 * Madrid (April or May) * South of France (June) * London for the summer (July, August, September) * Spain (October)
A slight rejig of my travel plans:
Spain (Gandia) all of October
Barcelona 2 days (November)
Italy tour 9 days (November)
Home to do the washing
Budapest (November).
That should be it for 2025
January 2026 Gran Canaria
Do you think we'll go up automatically or have you lost faith in our play off semi final chances?
I’ve had to postpone my trip to Madrid and so I’ll be around for the play-off final if necessary.
Just booked a week in Rimini for the end of September. Looks to be generally a cheap place so it won't break the bank. A pizza is €5-7 everywhere so that's dinner sorted every night.
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Weather pretty good , no rain, just a relaxing time.
Until we were due to fly home yesterday.....
Plane partly filled, in the queue to embark ...then saw those already boarding , returning back into the Departure Lounge. WTF !!!!
NO info whatsoever - silence from all concerned until a barely audible message was passed around indicating the flight had been cancelled, we needed to take the bus back to Arrivals , go through Passport Control as if we had just arrived & then collect our luggage ..what !!!
Long queue from newly arrived holiday makers at PC of course & it didn't get any better.
We then had to walk the whole length of the Terminal back to Departures/Bag Drop where a telephone number for Easyjet Customer Services in the UK was issued - that's it. No further assistance/info whatsoever from staff.
Cut a long story short but eventually we were given 2 seats on the 14.45 departure today at no cost - bl**dy well think so ! Then had to find somewhere to stay overnight....again, no help given at all. We decided to take a cab ( queue about a mile long) to our recently vacated apartment at Royal Tenerife Country Club as we knew it was clearly not busy there. Bad idea. No room at THAT Inn but one at their sister resort not too far away. Another taxi & the end in sight.
Arrived at the airport around lunchtime today clutching our precious Boarding Cards received via email & met up with quite a few fellow passengers who had spent the previous evening in varying circumstances and some who had also contacted EJ's Customer Services but with conflicting information received. One family were told there had to pay for the new flights & then should reclaim the cost, another stating that they were advised no compensation would be available for the cancellation as it was due to high winds on the plane's approach to Tenerife earlier that day ie a force majeure ! Yeah right ! What an unholy mess !
Eventually, after a 30 minute delay when frayed nerves were at breaking point ( "We have a football match to go to in 24 hours time !") we boarded out homeward plane. A straightforward flight.....
....apart from the fact that around a third of the passengers on board were young Spanish school children off for a week in London ! Remember when Kids for a Quid matches at The Valley used to be called Budgie Day due to the shrieking etc that ensued throughout the afternoon ? Well, 4 hours of that noise from every direction just about capped off a "perfect" day.
Sadly, we've made the decision that we'll be sticking with the UK in future. We are not IT knowledgeable enough to deal with the "Apps" etc which others were able to turn to to help them sort the issue yesterday, added to the resilience we no longer have in our lockers to cope with such circumstances. Other younger passengers were helpful but we felt somewhat alone at times & as if no-one really cared( poor old souls!) Tears were shed & hair was pulled on occasions and I'd run out of my "happy pills" - not good - just ask Mr F ! Hopefully our equilibrium will be fully restored after a decent night's sleep but there'll be a load of pressure from us on our lads to perform successfully come 3pm !
Oh, and if you run into Mr F tomorrow, don't mention his black eye .
https://www.caa.co.uk/passengers-and-public/resolving-travel-problems/delays-and-cancellations/delays/#
Appears there is a distinction between compensation and reimbursing your extra costs for the delay.
When my old head is a tad straighter, we'll get family to help with what's what.
I'm hoping to watch Cantabrian brown bears around the Somiedo national park.
Does anyone have any experience or recommendations for guides, tour operators or locations?
I found a couple of companies on the web, but I'd be interested to hear from anyone with first hand experience. Thanks.
Expenses for overnight accommodation, dinner & then breakfast have been approved & we await payment.
This afternoon, I received an email from Easyjet informing me that the compensation claim cannot be paid as the flight was cancelled due to reasons out of their control...
Allegedly, there were heavy winds ( windshear) over S Tenerife that day which meant that their ground crew was not able to work safely.
To say I'm angry is an understatement. The next flight available to us & many other passengers was 25 hours later ! Why is this the first we've heard about this "reason for cancellation " 14 days after the event ? Why wasn't the airport in chaos with other flights cancelled for said reason ? We were told nothing & left totally to our own devices which in itself I find unacceptable.
IF anyone has had a similar experience or can advise me the best way to handle this, your advice would be so welcome.
Thanks.
Weather is classified as extraordinary circumstance. The airline has delivered against its requirement to provide accommodation, food and reasonable expenses.
That might give you an idea regarding ground crew safety
A fella who arrived at the gate this morning ready to board was turned away and told he wouldnt be flying because his passport took a spin in the washing machine during the week and was still wet. They couldn't make out some of the details 🫣
We're looking late as I wasn't on a great length contract, but fortunately have picked up a new one and am now trying to book something, warm, near beaches and not outrageously expensive for two 37 year old kids and a 5 and 8 year old?
Trying to stay under £4k if we can and ideally will have kids clubs.
January 2026 Gran Canaria