Cancelling Your Ryanair Booking

Life is unpredictable, and so are our travel plans. Perhaps a sudden change in schedule or unforeseen circumstances, cancelling your flight reservation can become a necessity.
In this comprehensive guide, we'll explore cancelling your Ryanair booking, covering refunds, changes, and even the option to sell your flight, we've got every angle covered.

What is the Ryanair cancellation policy?

Ryanair's cancellation policy entails various fees and restrictions based on your fare type and when you cancel. These policies aim to be transparent for travellers while ensuring a fair approach to managing cancellations.

What is the Ryanair cancellation policy?

Generally, Ryanair doesn’t give you the option to cancel flights. The airline considers a booking as cancelled if a passenger fails to check in online and/or at the airport and does not show up for the scheduled flight.

However, passengers may be eligible for a refund of the airfare taxes (excluding administration fees) if they cancel within 24 hours of booking and the flight is more than 7 days away.

The 24-hour Ryanair cancellation policy applies to all bookings made directly via the website/app and starts from the time of the original booking. You can choose between a full refund to the original form of payment or a voucher for future travel.

Can you cancel Ryanair flights?

However, passengers may be eligible for a refund of the airfare taxes (excluding administration fees) if they cancel within 24 hours of booking and the flight is more than 7 days away.
The 24-hour Ryanair cancellation policy applies to all bookings made directly via the website/app and starts from the time of the original booking. You can choose between a full refund to the original form of payment or a voucher for future travel.

Can I Get A Refund On My Ryanair Ticket?

When you book a flight with Ryanair, your ticket will be non-refundable. However, you can change the date and the name on a Ryanair booking. This is great news if you are trying to cancel your Ryanair flight and don't want to lose out on all of your money.

Passengers have the option to make changes to their flight online up to 2.5 hours before the original or new flight's scheduled departure time, whichever comes first. However, it’s important to be aware that changes are subject to a change fee, which is applied per person, per flight. For more details, refer to its Table of Fees.

What Can I Do With My Ryanair Booking I Can't Use?

Whatever the reason, from illness to work commitments, you never plan to cancel your trips away. If you have a pre-booked flight that you can no longer use, you don't have to be left out of pocket; you can change it to suit you better or sell it on for someone else to use. All you need to do is sign into TransferTravel.com and create a listing to get in contact with thousands of buyers worldwide.

Make changes to your Ryanair booking in the 'My bookings' section of the website. You can log in with your Facebook or Google account, your Ryanair account or just use your flight reservation number and email address. Although this is where you can view your itinerary and add things to your booking, the two features you'll need if you can't use your flight ticket anymore are 'Change Flights' and 'Name Change'.

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The Ryanair name change is the important part as it allows you to transfer the booking to another person. Make sure to have your credit or debit card handy as there will be charges for every change you make to your booking.

How Much Does It Cost To Change The Booking?

If you want to change the date or time of the flight, fees are €35/£35 - €65/£65. In addition to this charge, you will have to pay if there is a price difference between the original booking and the new flight, but you won't get a refund if the new flight is cheaper. On the other hand, Ryanair will charge €115/£115 for a name change, so consider which option suits your situation best before you start making any changes. Charging this much money for a name change is ridiculous as it means flight tickets (and people go to waste.

How Much is a Name Change on Ryanair?

On the other hand, Ryanair will charge €115/£115 for a name change, so consider which option suits your situation best before you start making any changes. Charging this much money for a name change on a Ryanair flight is ridiculous as it means flight tickets (and people) go to waste.

How To Sell And Transfer Your Ryanair Flight

If you decide to sell your flight, it's simple and easy to transfer your tickets and get some of your money back.

Sign up for a TransferTravel.com account. Easily done by just using your email address. This doesn't allow us access to your private profiles or post anything on your feed.
Click 'sell' in the top corner of the website to create a listing. Input all the details about your flight, like the date and destination. The more information the better as it gives the buyer confidence in you and your tickets. You can find more advice in our quick guide to selling. It's important to include any extra details such as class, luggage allowances and so on. This lets the potential buyers know if they need to pay for hold luggage or anything else they might want to add on to their flight.
You then need to change your name on Ryanair, either through the website booking system or their call centre, although the online process is much quicker. Upload the new documents for the buyer.
The buyer downloads and uses the flight tickets. We take a small fee of 15% but this is only once the entire transfer process is complete.

Your flight isn't wasted and you can get some of your money back!

How To Sell And Transfer Your Ryanair Flight

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