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SEVERAL months ago, I booked a week in Amalfi through Page & Moy, flying with BMI from Heathrow. Flights were at 11.15am out and 3pm back.
Last month, Page & Moy advised me that BMI had withdrawn the service. The only alternative was easyJet from Stansted, leaving at 7.30am and returning at 11am (which meant losing the last day of my holiday). I was offered £25 “compensation”. I complained, and the operator found other flights, but the cabs to Stansted will cost me an extra £43 each way.
I feel the company should cover this cost – I would not have booked had Stansted been the only option. Marion Grant, Middlesex
Page & Moy replies: “Our booking conditions state that flight details are for guidance only and subject to alteration. Changing from one London airport to another (where flights are within 12 hours of those originally shown) does not entitle customers to cancel without penalty or qualify for compensation. We offered £25 as a goodwill gesture.”
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Lee, the customer wasn't the one at fault! She should now be able to opt out and receive a full refund, without having to state a reason. The "guidance" rule is ludicrous. The service now being offered is no longer the one she agreed to purchase, end of story, someone needs to step up!
Lisa, London, UK
I'm not sure how you can blame Page & Moy or EasyJet - after all, it was BMI who cancelled the service!
William Shearer, London, UK
Why does this article have a title that gives the impression of bad service by easyJet where they aren't directly involved with it? Page & Moy are the company responsible, easyJet are just the company that the handled the booking. Low cost airlines are too much of a target for bad press, come on
Lee, Derby, UK