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john chadwick
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Username: Jonnychad
Post Number: 173
Registered: 2-2002
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, September 13, 2008 - 11:16 am: | 
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BLASTED XL.
Just my luck XL airways going bust, i was due to go to America on the 21st of this month.
to give some idea on how bad this affects all my family, there were 36 of us going to the states all with XL. Now we all have to try and get are money back, 18 months in the planning now all gone. We are also stuck,(my family only) with 1500 pounds worth of park tickets to try to sell on.
I might just hit the credit card and see if i can get there anyway, don't know what to do. GGRRRR!!! |
Paul G
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Username: Webmaster
Post Number: 11452
Registered: 7-2001
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, September 13, 2008 - 1:02 pm: |
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Tough that John, I was talking to a guy at work yesterday and he had paid for £1,000 worth of flights directly, the day before they went bust. As he paid by Debit Card, he's lost the lot!
If you've paid by Credit Card you should get your money back, but after how long is anyone's guess.
I think I'd load up the Credit Card and get some more flights rather than sell on the tickets for the parks as there'll be loads of XL customers trying to do that.
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Jo Rammy
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Username: Mrs_fud
Post Number: 1933
Registered: 5-2002
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, September 13, 2008 - 6:07 pm: |
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A friend of mine has a holiday booked for october and the flight out is with XL but the holiday and the flight back isn't, so she just needs to see if she can get a flight out for 8 to get them all there!!
Jo.
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Rick
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Username: Knowfear
Post Number: 1415
Registered: 6-2003
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, September 14, 2008 - 4:31 am: |
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Paul, that is nothing short of criminal, taking money the day before they "went bust". The directors of the company must have known what was going on, IMO they should be personally liable for any monies taken after they had a reasonable idea the company was going under.
Stay in Britain, stuff the airlines and holiday companies. (But buy a raincoat)
Older, Smoother, Cheaper to insure.
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Graham Lewis
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Username: Grahaml
Post Number: 153
Registered: 1-2008
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, September 15, 2008 - 4:29 pm: |
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I feel sorry for the people who worked for the company, other than the directors in the know (see comment above). People have lost their holidays and that is sad but these people have lost their jobs. No contest!
Graham |
Nightmare of the month 