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The British Royal Family, led by the Queen, may be the best known in the world. But is her Majesty the richest in Europe? Of the active monarchies left in Europe, some are independently wealthy whilst others receive grants and living expenses from their governments. The top ten richest European royals are listed below, ranked […]
Ryanair’s flight cancellation has affected thousands of passengers, with 18,000 flights cancelled from November to March. Many travellers have been left stranded abroad, without refunds or simply kept in the dark reading their flights and alternative options. And with Monarch Airlines going bust, putting another 800,000 travellers at risk with no flights and lost money, […]
One of the options he gave was called chargeback, which is a service provided by your bank if the purchase you made was never received. If you paid for Monarch flights on a debit card, you can call up your bank and request a chargeback. This process involves the bank contacting Monarch’s administrators to try […]
More than 110,000 customers were stranded abroad after the airline collapsed and cancelled all flights. By Tuesday, 23,321 people had been flown back according to the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and a further 11,091 were due to be brought home yesterday. The remaining 76,340 customers are expected to be back in the UK by October […]
Brexit has also been blamed for the airline’s collapse, due to the weakened pound which plummeted in the wake of the vote last June. Sterling failed to climb back to pre-vote levels, and many of Monarch’s costs were paid in other major world currencies. Fuel for instance, was paid in US dollars, and the GBP/USD […]
The CAA has chartered 34 planes from 16 airlines, including easyJet and Qatar Airways. Over 11,800 people were flown home yesterday on 61 flights, according to the UK aviation regulator. An estimated 56,000 will be flown home by the end of the week. Mr Grayling said: “This is a hugely distressing situation for British holidaymakers […]
“Travel insurance also is not a particularly good option here unless you have abandonment cover which is very rare.” Despite having lost your money to Monarch, Martin said there are still a few ways to claim back some cash. Martin explained: “If you’re not covered by ATOL protection as your flight isn’t a package holiday, […]
Published time: 2 Oct, 2017 10:15 Edited time: 2 Oct, 2017 10:17 In the biggest peacetime repatriation, around 110,000 passengers will be brought back home, following the collapse of Britain’s Monarch Airlines. One of the oldest UK airlines’ ceased operations on Monday, canceling over 300,000 bookings. “Monarch customers in the UK: don’t go to the […]
The British-based airline has been placed into administration with all 300,000 future bookings immediately cancelled. Customers flying from the UK have been told not to go to the airport, however there are some 110,000 Monarch customers who are already overseas. The Civil Aviation Authority has called the situation “unprecedented”, and has confirmed that it has […]
Monarch Airlines has been granted the extension after it’s Atol is to expire by the end of today. Atol protection means that if a company or airline goes bust, then passengers are protected with refunds and alternative travel, with all British travel firms required to hold one. Without this automatic renewal for Monarch Airlines, it […]
