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Re: Rion Air

2009-12-03T17:31:59Z

In message <n6SRm.43091$AD4.24...@newsfe0 4.ams2>, at 16:58:00 on Thu, 3
Dec 2009, Buddenbrooks <knightstemp...@budweiser.com> remarked:
I they confirmed the transaction, there's a contract. If they (in
effect) refuse to take the money, that's their problem. The right
procedure would be:
Airline gets a "maybe" from the CCC, and puts the transaction on ice.

Re: Rion Air

2009-12-03T17:30:32Z

This is not correct. The passenger agreed to pay the money and had every
expectation that it would be taken. The other partly deciding not to take
it (without first repudiating the contract) does not remove the essence of
"consideration" from the contract.
tim

Re: Rion Air

2009-12-03T16:58:00Z

>
And as I understand it, as no money has changed hands there is no contract
so no hope of compensation.
With this airline I now pay by debit card so I can see the deduction a few
days later rather than wait for the credit card statement.

Re: Rion Air

2009-12-03T10:01:51Z

I expect so. On another front, several KLM staff have told me that
checking in online is a way to ensure you won't get involuntarily
bumped from very busy flights (several people are bumped from the peak
Friday AMS-BHX and AMS-LHR flights every week).
It did work - I was never bumped in 9 months of weekly travel.

Re: Rion Air

2009-12-03T06:30:42Z

In message <KBCRm.47212$Pi.28...@newsfe30 .ams2>, at 23:19:10 on Wed, 2
Dec 2009, Buddenbrooks <knightstemp...@budweiser.com> remarked:
This can also happen if a Credit Card charge is flagged as potentially
fraudulent. Apparently some airlines just cancel the booking and don't
tell you until you get to the airport - at which point you have no seat,

Re: Rion Air

2009-12-02T23:19:10Z

>
I have had several flights cancelled with Rion this year. One was due to
fog the others due to
schedule change. Several changes of flight time. Most of the changes to
schedule have been within a month of the flight.
In the case of the fog the flight out of Dublin 2 hours before had been
cancelled and we were released from the departure lounge 1 hour after

Re: Rion Air

2009-12-02T11:53:19Z

In message <_mdRm.27206$064.6...@newsfe17 .ams2>, at 18:36:40 on Tue, 1
Dec 2009, Buddenbrooks <knightstemp...@budweiser.com> remarked:
Just booked my BMIbaby ticket - headline fare was E20.06, but after bare
minimum "extras" (one bag) it came to E83.25 paying by Credit Card.

Re: Rion Air

2009-12-02T08:04:15Z

In message <_mdRm.27206$064.6...@newsfe17 .ams2>, at 18:36:40 on Tue, 1
Dec 2009, Buddenbrooks <knightstemp...@budweiser.com> remarked:
The more that time goes by, the more I pick the carrier *simply* because
they fly the route. There is very little duplication in practice. So my
most recent flight was with Easyjet, my next one is with BMIbaby, and

Re: Rion Air

2009-12-01T20:09:18Z

In message <4b1573bd.779194...@news.indiv idual.net>, at 19:52:28 on Tue,
1 Dec 2009, Neil Williams <wensleyd...@pacersplace.org.u k> remarked:
For the last Ryanair flight I looked up (Canaries at half term) that
would be less than the online fare!

Re: Rion Air

2009-12-01T19:55:39Z

On Tue, 1 Dec 2009 18:36:40 -0000, "Buddenbrooks"
There is that. But I did once pay him about 160 quid for a return
flight (to Salzburg, nearest I could get to Muenchen on that occasion
for a decent price as it was the Oktoberfest) and as the flight was
perfectly fine in both directions I didn't have any complaint about

Re: Rion Air

2009-12-01T19:52:28Z

On Tue, 1 Dec 2009 15:38:16 -0000, "tim...."
I believe it used to be the case that all flights were gbp299 when
bought that way, but I have no idea if that's still true.
Neil

Re: Rion Air

2009-12-01T18:36:40Z

> The fact that Abbey were stopping issuing Electron cards was part of the
But they keep banging on about it and never mention it also applies to
easy met.
They also incorrectly keep stating that it is an available card, when
there was 3 UK suppliers and
most European countries issue them. Ryan Air is a non-UK multi nation

Re: Rion Air

2009-12-01T15:39:30Z

Oh come on.
This Michael O'Leary we're talking about, not Mother Teresa
tim

Re: Rion Air

2009-12-01T15:38:16Z

only if you want to pay more for the actual fare
tim

Re: Rion Air

2009-12-01T14:53:30Z

In message <7nkkrkF3mk9v...@mid.individua l.net>, at 13:42:23 on Tue, 1
Dec 2009, tim.... <tims_new_h...@yahoo.co.uk> remarked:
I'm not quite that cynical. They seemed to be quite proud that 30% of
bookings used the otherwise rare Electron Card, as an excuse to cream
the other 70%. If the percentage of pre-pay cards falls much below that,