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Cancel and refund requests

As travel plans can change unexpectedly, we offer you the possibility to cancel your booking and obtain a refund according to your selected travel fare. If you change your mind up to 24 hours after your online booking, you may even cancel your reservation without penalty, provided that the first flight in your itinerary has not departed. Airline fees, optional payment charges and travel insurance fees remain non-refundable.

Refunds

If you wish to refund your ticket, you can cancel your trip and request a refund under "Cancellation & refund" in "My booking" or with Charlie, our Chat Assistant.

The refund will be made using the same payment method that you used for your purchase.

Terms and Conditions for Refunds According to U.S. DOT Rules

You are entitled to a refund of your airfare when your flight has been cancelled or significantly changed by the airline.

Definitions

Cancelled Flight: A flight that was published in the airline’s Computer Reservation System (CRS) at the time of the ticket sale but not operated by the airline.

Significant Change: Any flight where one or more of the following has occurred –

  1. the passenger is scheduled to depart from the origination airport three hours or more (for domestic itineraries) or six hours or more (for international itineraries) earlier than the original scheduled departure time;
  2. the passenger is scheduled to arrive at the destination airport three hours or more (for domestic itineraries) or six hours or more (for international itineraries) later than the original scheduled arrival time;
  3. the passenger is scheduled to depart from a different origination airport or arrive at a different destination airport;
  4. the passenger is scheduled to travel on an itinerary with more connection points than that of the original itinerary;
  5. the passenger is downgraded to a lower class of service;
  6. the passenger with a disability is scheduled to travel through one or more connecting airports that differ from the original itinerary; or
  7. the passenger with a disability is scheduled to travel on a substitute aircraft that results in one or more accessibility features needed by the passenger being unavailable.

If we are the merchant of record for your ticket, we will provide a refund of your airfare, including any taxes and ancillary fees, for any cancelled or significantly changed flight if you choose not to: (A) fly on the significantly changed flight or accept rebooking on an alternative flight; or (B) accept any voucher, credit, or other form of compensation that may be offered in lieu of a refund.

If your itinerary contains flights from/via/to the US, and your ticket was issued in USA or Canada, your refund will be processed automatically (meaning that you will not have to contact us to request the refund) if you: (A) reject the significantly changed flight, rebooking on an alternative flight, or any voucher, credit, or other form of compensation offered in lieu of a refund; or (B) do not respond to an offer of a significantly changed flight or an alternative flight and the flight departs without you; or (C) do not respond to an offer of a voucher, credit, or other form of compensation by the date on which the cancelled flight was scheduled to depart or the date that the significantly changed flight departs.

Individuals with a Disability

If we are the merchant of record, we will provide a refund to an individual with a disability upon notification by the individual with a disability that he/she does not want to continue travel because of the following significant changes: (1) The individual with a disability is downgraded to a lower class of service that results in one or more accessibility features needed by the individual becoming unavailable; (2) The individual with a disability is scheduled to travel through one or more connecting airports that are different from the original itinerary; or (3) The individual with a disability is scheduled to travel on a substitute aircraft on which one or more accessibility features available on the original aircraft needed by the individual are unavailable.  

In the three scenarios described above, we will also provide a refund to any individuals in the same reservation as the individual with a disability who do not want to continue travel without the individual with a disability.

In the three scenarios described above, we will also provide a refund to any individuals in the same reservation as the individual with a disability who do not want to continue travel without the individual with a disability.

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Travel agency tickets

For tickets which were booked via a travel agency, we recommend that you contact them. When you made your booking you were informed about the refund conditions applying to your ticket.

What is refundable?

Short- and medium-haul flights

Total fare Economy Light, Economy Classic, Business Saver Economy Flex Business Flex   Basic Fare Not refundable Refundable (+ cancellation fee) Refundable   International surcharge Not refundable Refundable Refundable   Airport taxes Refundable Refundable Refundable   Airline fees, optional payment charges Not refundable Not refundable Not refundable   Additional services purchased (i.e. extra bag, seats selection, sport equipment...)  Not refundable * Not refundable * Not refundable *   Travel Insurance Not refundable Not refundable Not refundable  

* Refundable in the event of flight cancellations or flight irregularities.

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Long-haul flights 

Total fare Light, Basic Basic Plus, Basic Plus I Flex   Basic Fare Not refundable Refundable (+ cancellation fee) Refundable   International surcharge Not refundable Refundable Refundable   Airport taxes Refundable Refundable Refundable   Airline fees, optional payment charges Not refundable Not refundable Not refundable   Additional services purchased (i.e. extra bag, seats selection, sport equipment...)  Not refundable * Not refundable * Not refundable *   Travel Insurance Not refundable Not refundable Not refundable  

* Refundable in the event of flight cancellations or flight irregularities.

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Good to know

An administration fee of €40 applies to all refund requested via our Service Centre, Social Media and all other offline channels. The admin fee applies per ticket. 

In case of combining a non-refundable fare for your outbound flight(s) and a refundable fare for your inbound flight(s) - or vice versa - the complete ticket is non-refundable as for this type of ticket, the fare rules of the non-refundable ticket are applicable.

In case the standard cancellation fee is higher than the basic fare + international surcharge, we charge the basic fare + international surcharge instead of the standard cancellation fee.

A flight cancellation or schedule change doesn't allow a refund of the rebooking fee.

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