we always have travel insurance, but under these conditions the travel insurance in nearly every policy will not cover you, you are covered for being ill or a death or a break in before going or being taken ill while away, because the airlines have cancelled the flights, the insurers say it is down to the airline to reimburse you the cost of your holiday or pay for any expenses if you are stranded abroad or alternativly find you another holiday within 30 days, the airlines over here seem at the moment to be keeping to these rules, we will get a full refund from our holiday hopefully, unless we find a flight soon, then we will loose the cost of our original flight and have to pay for an extra flight, we are still looking, even though it will cost us alot more, but the days are running out now
Can't book a holiday over here without giving your travel company details of your private insurance or you have to take it out with them. We have double insurance, we get it standard with the bank and we take out private insurance as a precaution - bit of a waste of £££ but I like to make sure lol. Lynfa x
ha ha I'm with you Rob lol... although tell T we love her too :aktion014: Just went across sky news that KLM are saying most of Europe is safe after the test flights but not over Iceland or Ireland. :huh: Wanted to start packing but not going to jinx it ..... Lynfa x
This is the latest here in Ireland: European air traffic could return to about 50% of normal levels on Monday if weather forecasts confirm that skies over half the continent are emptying of the volcanic ash that has thrown global travel into chaos, the European Union said. The prospects for a return to normal air travel remained far from clear, however. Several major airlines safely tested the skies with weekend flights that did not carry passengers. Germany temporarily loosened some airspace restrictions before the EU announcement, allowing limited operations from some of its largest airports before closing them again. Other countries enforced closures on their national airspace as meteorologists warned that the airborne ash was still unpredictable and potentially dangerous. The shutdowns imposed after an Icelandic volcano begun erupting last Wednesday have stranded millions of travellers. They are costing the aviation industry, already reeling from a punishing economic period, at least 200 million dollars (£130m) a day, according to the International Air Transport Association. EU Transport Commissioner Siim Kallas said that "it is clear that this is not sustainable. We cannot just wait until this ash cloud dissipates". Diego Lopez Garrido, state secretary for EU affairs for Spain, which holds the rotating EU presidency, said that "now it is necessary to adopt a European approach" instead of a patchwork of national closures and openings. "Probably tomorrow one half of EU territory will be influenced. This means that half of the flights may be operating," Lopez Garrido said about conditions on Monday Regulators need to take into account that airlines from Holland to Austria flew successful test flights on Sunday despite official warnings about the dangers of the plume, Lopez Garrido said. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines said it had flown four planes through what it described as a gap in the layer of microscopic dust over Holland and Germany. Air France, Lufthansa and Austrian Airlines also sent up test flights, although most travelled below the altitudes where the ash has been heavily concentrated. Press Association
actually suedave........the reason you couldn't amke the trip WAS because you were sick! Food poisoning wasn't it? Damn it man.......be creative!
praying like mad we get to come to cancun...2 years in a row of cancelations will be a bummer AND i bought new outfits and lost weight lol Oh well what will be will be I guess!! Wonder what Brighton is like in may ;-) Marianne x
When they cancelled us last May we changed to September and had a brilliant time. Need to be on that plane next Monday though x Lynfa x
