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    Default Easyjet flight was cancelled - now they won't respond to my emails... can you help?

    Hi, I'm wondering if anyone can help me.

    On 5 February, my brother and I were both stranded for a night in
    France when our Easyjet flighticon from Grenoble to London Luton was
    cancelled.

    I have written to Easyjet via the feedback form on their website
    (there is no mailing address published on their site) on two
    separate occasions since. I asked them to send me a contact name
    and address where I can send the receipts for the expenses we
    incurred staying an extra night in France. Claiming these
    expenses is in accordance with the terms and conditionsicon detailed
    in Easyjet's Carrier Regulations and in line with EU passenger
    rights.

    Despite receiving automated responses acknowledging my email each
    time I wrote to them, and despite them promising to get back to
    me within 20 working days, I have heard nothing back.

    I am at my wits' end. Can you help?

    Many thanks in advance,

    Richard.

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    PS Further information:

    - The EU passenger rights document is here:
    http://europa.eu.int/comm/transport/..._poster_en.pdf

    - Easyjet's own rules on delays & cancellations in its "carrier's
    regulations" is here:
    http://www.easyjet.com/en/book/regulations.html#delays

    - Easyjet's (hard to find) feedback form is here:
    http://easyjet.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/...p_sid=hDNsJy_h

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    Default Re: Easyjet flight was cancelled - now they won't respond to my emails... can you help?

    A lot of companies use email contact forms as a means of deflecting complaints. Until quite recently people were a little sceptical that email always worked so companies could deny receipt with some credibility. That excuse really doesn't work anymore. Your complaint has been received and ignored because to deal with it will cost the company money.

    I think you should resort to old technology and write them a letter setting out the facts, your costs and demanding reimbursement under threat of a county courticon claim. Send it recorded delivery to the registered office of the company with a clear deadline for response. If they fail to do with and you believe that you have a stronbg argument, then sue them.


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    Default Re: Easyjet flight was cancelled - now they won't respond to my emails... can you help?

    "3. A refund of the fare paid for the journey not made and for the journey already made where the flighticon no longer serves the purpose of the original travel plan. This refund can be claimed by visiting our website (www.easyJet.com) and completing the online cancelled flight form in the contact us section."

    It might sound a daft question, but I assume that you did send your e-mail there, not just feedback services? I know it shouldn't make a difference, but it often does.

    What were the circumstances of the cancellation? How long a delay? Can you give more background info, please?

    Apologies to people who I was in the process of helping, I may be gone some time.

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    Default Re: Easyjet flight was cancelled - now they won't respond to my emails... can you help?

    Does this help?????????????????????

    easyJet Airline Company Limited

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    London Luton airporticon

    Bedfordshire

    LU2 9LS

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    Customer Services: 0871 244 2366 (calls cost 10p per minute; calls from mobiles and other networks may cost more)

    Call Customer Services to:

    Correct minor spelling mistakes in passenger names or incorrect titles
    Confirm the details of your booking or to check if your booking has gone through
    Make baggage enquiries, including lost or damaged
    ***Claim refunds, credit files or make transfers from disrupted or cancelled flightsicon ***
    Claim under our price promise policy
    Claim under our 24 hour booking cancellation policy
    Discuss any other issues not covered above
    At least you will have a person to speak to and get the name of!!!!

    Any problems ask to speak to Stelios!

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    Default Re: Easyjet flight was cancelled - now they won't respond to my emails... can you help?

    Hi, I am trying to find you a direct (landline) number for someone who may be able to help but in the meantime you can send your letter to Andy Harrison, he's the CEO. Write to him at the Easyland address given in the post above.


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    Default Re: Easyjet flight was cancelled - now they won't respond to my emails... can you hel

    Do not forget a few facts from the EU Regulations. Airlines have simply taken some of the cheapest parts from the legislation - eg 2 free phone callsicon, £3 food voucher and incorporated it in their docs to deceive you into thinking that this is all you are entitled to.

    However for cancellations they are obliged to offer you a choice of alternative transport which meets your needs, where your travel arrangements have been so badly disrupted that resumed travel is delayed overnight then you are also entitled to claim all accomodation and meal costs. Finally you are ALSO entitled to compensation which starts ay e250 and is on a scale depending on distance to your destination.

    Go re-read the full legislation and detail your claim again.

    Oh, I saved the best bit until the end - the airline must make payment to you within 7 days.

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    Thumbs down Re: Easyjet flight was cancelled - now they won't respond to my emails... can you help?

    Hi Richard,

    I'm having the same problem claiming from EasyJet, my 6.50pm flighticon from Stansted was cancelled at the last minute and we were re-routed to Gatwick by taxi to stay in a hotel till the next available flight at 4.40am the next morning (yawn). Just wondered if you have had any luck in getting compensation. I have emailed a customer services person a few weeks ago, still have not had a reply. If you have managed to sort it out please can you let me know what you did in the end.

    Thanks
    Kerry


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    Default Re: Easyjet flight was cancelled - now they won't respond to my emails... can you help?

    Hi

    I have got the same problem (for details please read post 'EasyJet EU carrier yes or no' and 'taking easyJet to Court' in this forum)
    I have written them a letter holding them responsible for my expenses and compensation payments on July 23rd recorded delivery. Letter received by them 25th of July according to Royal Mail. So far no response
    I spoke to a solicitor after that who advised me about the EU passenger rights and the amount of compensation we are entitled to (we were travelling as a family of four persons all paying full price). I wrote them another letter 07/08 stating exactly how much I am claiming from them (just over £700.- in total) asking them to pay within 28 days of my letter.
    If no reply by 06.09 I will send them a lbaicon and take the matter to my local small claims courts
    I spoke to the CAA and they basically also said I can complain to them but all they can do is remind EasyJet of their obligations but cannot enforce them physically (a watchdog with no teeth) so if I wanted money out of them I would need to go to Court anyway


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    Default Re: Easyjet flight was cancelled - now they won't respond to my emails... can you hel

    P.S.
    Spoke to the CAA and they say it takes EasyJet on average eight weeks to acknowledge or reply to a customers letter


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    Default Re: Easyjet flight was cancelled - now they won't respond to my emails... can you help?

    No one in these easyjet threads have stated why their flighticon was cancelled. IF your flight was cancelled due to an event OUTSIDE of easyjet's control they DO NOT have to compensate.

    So if your flight was cancelled due to adverse weather, air traffic control problems, security reasons, airporticon operations or any other reason which easyjet does not have control over they do not have to provide any compensation.

    Hope this helps.


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    Default Re: Easyjet flight was cancelled - now they won't respond to my emails... can you hel

    I think most of the time EasyJet does not provide a reason even if asked
    In our case we were told it was due to operational reasons, I doubt that will qualify for exceptional as outlined in the law.
    But I would be only too happy to let a judge decide on this ! (And it most likely will come to this)


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    Default Re: Easyjet flight was cancelled - now they won't respond to my emails... can you hel

    I am really glad it's not just me - my flighticon was cancelled with 3 days notice on July 5th, I have been trying to get a refund plus compensation since then. EasyJet have not even refunded the cost of the original flight, which I find unbelievable. They assured me they would also refund the extra costs incurred by me having to arrange a new flight at such short notice (as the company admitted they could not do this themselves). I've written to them 3 times, emailed them 3 times and tried countless times to speak to them - fruitless. Not one response.

    Last week I wrote to the Air Transport Users Council, who can take up cases for individuals 6 weeks after flight dates, but cannot guarantee anything. I've also emailed the Guardian's consumer editor for good measure as bad publicity is a good way of getting organisations to do something.

    I was fairly relieved to read on these forums about this EU regulation, which I think EasyJet were definitely in breach of with my case. I await a response from the ATUC eagerly, as I know feel I have some ammunition to use against EasyJet. Thanks!



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    Default Re: Easyjet flight was cancelled - now they won't respond to my emails... can you hel

    Relevent bit of the regulation

    1. In case of cancellation of a flight, the passengers
    concerned shall:
    (a) be offered assistance by the operating air carrier in accordance
    with Article 8; and
    (b) be offered assistance by the operating air carrier in accordance
    with Article 9(1)(a) and 9(2), as well as, in event of rerouting
    when the reasonably expected time of departure of
    the new flight is at least the day after the departure as it
    was planned for the cancelled flight, the assistance specified
    in Article 9(1)(b) and 9(1)(c); and
    (c) have the right to compensation by the operating air carrier
    in accordance with Article 7, unless:
    ...
    (iii) they are informed of the cancellation less than seven
    days before the scheduled time of departure and are
    offered re-routing, allowing them to depart no more
    than one hour before the scheduled time of departure
    and to reach their final destination less than two hours
    after the scheduled time of arrival.
    Compensation Due under the regulation
    Article 7
    Right to compensation
    1. Where reference is made to this Article, passengers shall
    receive compensation amounting to:
    (a) EUR 250 for all flightsicon of 1 500 kilometres or less;
    (b) EUR 400 for all intra-Community flights of more than
    1 500 kilometres, and for all other flights between 1 500
    and 3 500 kilometres;
    (c) EUR 600 for all flights not falling under (a) or (b).
    In determining the distance, the basis shall be the last destination
    at which the denial of boarding or cancellation will delay
    the passenger's arrival after the scheduled time.
    2. When passengers are offered re-routing to their final
    destination on an alternative flight pursuant to Article 8, the
    arrival time of which does not exceed the scheduled arrival
    time of the flight originally booked
    (a) by two hours, in respect of all flights of 1 500 kilometres
    or less; or
    (b) by three hours, in respect of all intra-Community flights of
    more than 1 500 kilometres and for all other flights
    between 1 500 and 3 500 kilometres; or
    (c) by four hours, in respect of all flights not falling under (a)
    or (b),
    the operating air carrier may reduce the compensation
    provided for in paragraph 1 by 50 %.
    3. The compensation referred to in paragraph 1 shall be
    paid in cash, by electronic bank transfer, bank orders or bank
    cheques or, with the signed agreement of the passenger, in
    travel vouchers and/or other services.
    4. The distances given in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be
    measured by the great circle route method.

    Article 8
    Right to reimbursement or re-routing
    1. Where reference is made to this Article, passengers shall
    be offered the choice between:
    (a) — reimbursement within seven days, by the means
    provided for in Article 7(3), of the full cost of the ticket
    at the price at which it was bought, for the part or
    parts of the journey not made, and for the part or parts
    already made if the flight is no longer serving any
    purpose in relation to the passenger's original travel
    plan, together with, when relevant,
    — a return flight to the first point of departure, at the
    earliest opportunity;
    (b) re-routing, under comparable transport conditions, to their
    final destination at the earliest opportunity; or
    (c) re-routing, under comparable transport conditions, to their
    final destination at a later date at the passenger's convenience,
    subject to availability of seats.
    2. Paragraph 1(a) shall also apply to passengers whose
    flights form part of a package, except for the right to reimbursement
    where such right arises under Directive 90/314/EEC.
    3. When, in the case where a town, city or region is served
    by several airports, an operating air carrier offers a passenger a
    flight to an airporticon alternative to that for which the booking
    was made, the operating air carrier shall bear the cost of transferring
    the passenger from that alternative airport either to that
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    In the case of a flight cancelled 3 days in advance, the exceptional circumstances as defined in the regulation would probably not apply.

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    Talking Reply from EasyJet!!!!!!

    Hi,

    Just received a reply from EasyJet after 2 months of hassling them. I know I haven't got the money yet but it's a start. Just so you know there is light at the end of the tunnel, so don't give up. I sent recorded delivery letter on Friday and sent loads of emails. I'm still in a state of shock need to go for a large glass of wine to celebrate!.............Ke rry

    Copy of letter from easyJet
    Thank you for your emails.

    Firstly, I would like to apologise for the delay in replying. This was due to my extended absence from work following an injury. I realise I have promised my immediate attention when we spoke on 24 July and I am truly sorry that I was unable to honour that or acknowledge your emails whilst away from the office.

    I am writing to confirm that I have now authorised a refund of the expenses you incurred as a result of the cancellation of your flight form Stansted to Barcelona on 23 July, as follows: £185.00 for hotel accommodation, £116 for the taxi transfer from Stansted to Gatwick and £46.25 for refreshments. Further to this, as your flight was cancelled for operational reasons and we failed to provide at least 14 days advance notice, you are entitled to compensation under the EU Regulation 261/2004. The length of the cancelled flight is 1185 km and this qualifies for a compensation payment of 250 EUR per passenger. I have therefore authorised a further payment of 2 x £169.50, applying the current exchange rate published on xe.com. A total credit of £686.25 will reach the VISA card used for payment of the flightsicon within the next 5-7 working days.

    I would like to apologise once again for the inconvenience caused by this issue. I realise that you have had a negative experience on this occasion and I do hope that this will not deter your from choosing easyJet in the future.

    Thank you for contacting us Mrs Barns. If you need any further help, please contact us again either by calling 0871 244 2366 (calls cost 10p per minute; calls from mobile and other networks may cost more) or sending us an email via the contact us section on easyJet.com. We look forward to welcoming you on board in the future.



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    Default Re: Easyjet flight was cancelled - now they won't respond to my emails... can you hel

    Glad you got a reply, that's more what we got. We never received a reply to any of our three letters
    Did they refund the money back to your card in the end ?
    We had to take them to court for our compensation, whereby they decided not to defend and we obtained judgement by default. They have now been ordered to pay the full amount plus interesticon to us


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    Default Re: Easyjet flight was cancelled - now they won't respond to my emails... can you help?

    Yes, I did get my money back in the end plus compensation £170 each. It took me hours of work to get it sorted and i will NEVER NEVER fly with easyjet again!!

    I'm glad you won your case, and hope they pay you out soon. So many people must just give up and let them get away with it.


    Kerry


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    Default Re: Easyjet flight was cancelled - now they won't respond to my emails... can you help?

    Here is my story in a letter I just wrote to easy jet I have been trying to contact them since the end of Dec 09!!! Its now Feb 19 2010.



    Dear Easyjet,
    I am still waiting for a reply for my reimbursement for alternative travel arrangements after the flight that my brother and I were meant to travel on with Easyjet from Gatwick on December 22nd 2009.
    This cancellation happened on a day when there was no adverse weather conditions and other airlines and planes were running on time and having a good service allround?!
    After checking in, accepting us as passengers and waiting for hours in the departure lounge for our flight to be called we were told that the flight had been cancelled late on the Tuesday night (22nd Dec). We were told to make alternative travel arrangements, for which no reason was given and that as long as it was Economy and one way we would be reimbursed the cost (at any cost) of the alternative travel arrangements by Easyjet . (by ground staff at Gatwick).
    There were no more Easyjet flightsicon out of Gatwick until after Christmas and obviously we were travelling to our family for the festive period. This was not an easy undertaking, especially at this time of year. The only flights I could find from any London airporticon before Christmas were on BA. Easyjet flights were fully booked out until the 27th December from Gatwick! As we were at Gatwick and with no internet at this late time (i.e not at home) I went to the North Terminal at Gatwick and after queuing there, I was offered the last 2 seats (on a London flight before Xmas (for my brother and I on a BA Flight on the 24th December 2009, Economy, One Way for the (ridiculous) price of £alot! each!?!
    Now just to make sure this was ok and ‘from the horses mouth so to speak’, my brother & I (& a few other passengers looking at other means of travel) had previously gone to the Easyjet desk at Gatwick to ask what we should do and we were told (I have witnesses, their contact numbers /emails etc to back this up) that as long as we bought Economy, One Way flights, at what ever cost we would get our money back for this alternative means of transport?!! So I bought the last 2 tickets BA had to offer that would get my brother and I to Nice, France for Christmas 2009. (the other alternative was with Lufthansa for more?!!!!).
    Since, My brother has been reimbursed the cost of his original outward bound tickets (he made original booking!) by Easyjet (details below) but on the 22nd December he could not pay for the alternative travel arrangements, so it fell to me to pay on my card and so I put the alternative flights on my card.
    So, upon return to the UK after Xmas, We/I was told to apply for the reimbursement over the internet via your website. I did this and have followed these/ your instructions, and since have waited and waited for a reply. To this date I have not heard a thing so far back from you.
    I simply can not afford this expense and I am accruing interesticon all the time (January and now February) on this amount (£alot x 2) which is not fair. Especially after we took every precaution to do everything as instructed by Easyjet. This is not to mention the waiting, stress and inconvenience caused by the whole train of events?!
    So in brief, you have refunded the cost of the out ward bound tickets back to my brother – Mr X. You did this in 2 payments as HE made the ticket bookings on 2 separate occasions and thus two separate refunds for both Mr Y andMr X outward bound tickets.
    As you are now aware, I paid for the alternative travel arrangements/flights booked on the 22nd December 2009 for Mr Mr X and myself - Mr Y on my credit card.
    I AM STILL AWAITING A RESPONSE LET ALONE REIMBURSEMENT FROM EASYJET on this matter. It clearly states that you are responsible for this and I have included aprint out of Carrier Regulations and Terms & Conditions, proof of our easy jet travel, an example of a scan of one of our tickets, scans of and proof of the BA flight and purchase I am waiting to get reimbursed for.
    So I am owed £hell of alot for alternative flights. I know this is alot of money but would never have booked them having known that I would not get reimbursed. I have not even asked for costs, interest or compensation, which I could also ask for. Please get back in touch with me as soon as possible. This is a great worry, costing me interest all the time. The lack of communication is very worrying. I have sent this recorded delivery, cc’d and sent a copy to my solicitors and will be sending copies on to other bodies if no correspondence is established as soon as possible.
    Please get back to me.


    CAN SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME WHAT I SHOULD DO ABOUT TAKING THEM TO COURT NOW?!


    THANKS




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    Default Re: Easyjet flight was cancelled - now they won't respond to my emails... can you help?

    I would send them a letter by Royal Mail , recorded delivery. (letter before acion)
    Set them a deadline by which you require the re-imbursement and if they do not comply, start court proceedings. Small claims.
    You can also phone consumer direct for more advice on the matter.
    Easy Jet is unlikely to respond or comply, but in my case I obtained a judgemet by default and then sent the bailiffsicon in to their Easyland offices in Luton. The bailifficon collected the amount in the end from them.



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