XL Airways........

pipinfort · 13-09-2008, 18:02

Did any Accywebbers have flights booked with XL Airways......? we did for next August, luckily its covered by Visa and even more luckily .....we are not stranded in a foreign country like thousands of others......

Gayle · 13-09-2008, 18:24

We went away with XL earlier this year and there were obviously problems - we were told by the owner of the apartments that we stayed in that XL never paid its bills on time.

MargaretR · 13-09-2008, 18:33

I went on one of their Malta holidays, I booked for 4 weeks but came home after 2.
Restaurant hygiene was horrendously awful. I got bad 'trots' - some guests got hospitalised.

I wont miss that holiday company

pipinfort · 13-09-2008, 18:39

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Originally Posted by MargaretR

I went on one of their Malta holidays, I booked for 4 weeks but came home after 2.
Restaurant hygiene was horrendously awful. I got bad 'trots' - some guests got hospitalised.

I wont miss that holiday company

Oh dear....we only ever book flights so luckily we are usually `Trot` free as we have our own accomadation

steeljack · 13-09-2008, 18:45

I've never been able to understand where the line is drawn between 'bad business' and fraud , its one thing to get overtaken by unforseen circumstances , but its quite another to keep on trading with a business plan that says oil/fuel costs will be X , when the truth is fuel costs are three or four times your projections , and to just keep taking monies from customers to pay off old debts is nothing more than a pyramid scam ....which I believe is illegal

pipinfort · 13-09-2008, 18:47

Sorry for the thread wander , Steeljack...are those pumpkins in your avatar? it looks like Hagrids Garden in Harry Potter 3....LOL

steeljack · 13-09-2008, 19:00

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Originally Posted by pipinfort

Sorry for the thread wander , Steeljack...are those pumpkins in your avatar? it looks like Hagrids Garden in Harry Potter 3....LOL

yep , its the Grandaughter

West Ender · 13-09-2008, 20:12

Nik's friend was going to Florida, with her partner and their daughter and her parents, next month with XL. They paid by credit card so they will be reimbursed, thank goodness, as they've paid over £5000. I feel so sorry for those who've lost their money and also those who are/have been stranded abroad. It's the usual story, by all accounts, this firm has been in trouble for some time but they've kept on taking bookings, in other words clients' money, right up to the day before they collapsed.

MargaretR, please do tell where you stayed in Malta that was so dire. I'm only asking out of sheer nosyness, I know it's not where I stay.

BERNADETTE · 13-09-2008, 20:31

Westender I heard they were still taking money off people the day before, it is an absolute disgrace. You can bet the directors aren't going without their holidays

MargaretR · 13-09-2008, 21:01

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Originally Posted by West Ender

Nik's friend was going to Florida, with her partner and their daughter and her parents, next month with XL. They paid by credit card so they will be reimbursed, thank goodness, as they've paid over £5000. I feel so sorry for those who've lost their money and also those who are/have been stranded abroad. It's the usual story, by all accounts, this firm has been in trouble for some time but they've kept on taking bookings, in other words clients' money, right up to the day before they collapsed.

MargaretR, please do tell where you stayed in Malta that was so dire. I'm only asking out of sheer nosyness, I know it's not where I stay.

Palm Court Hotel - Qawra - Malta Holiday Truths reviews, reports and discussion
It was Dec 2002 - the reviews show it is just as bad now

West Ender · 13-09-2008, 21:52

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Originally Posted by MargaretR

Palm Court Hotel - Qawra - Malta Holiday Truths reviews, reports and discussion
It was Dec 2002 - the reviews show it is just as bad now

Hmmm. Sounds revolting.

derekcrowley · 14-09-2008, 05:51

We had booked a flight with xl for next june, paid by visa card, how do i claim a refund? can anyone advise please?. Thankyou derek.

pipinfort · 14-09-2008, 08:27

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Originally Posted by derekcrowley

We had booked a flight with xl for next june, paid by visa card, how do i claim a refund? can anyone advise please?. Thankyou derek.

Contact you`re visa company and they will advise you on the process, it usually involves sending copies of documents and receipts off to them.

derekgas · 14-09-2008, 09:13

My brother is in Cyprus, flew with XL, I am told he will be able to get home ok because it was a package holiday, dont know how this works or any more details, but he told mother that it isnt a problem!

jaysay · 14-09-2008, 09:46

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Originally Posted by BERNADETTE

Westender I heard they were still taking money off people the day before, it is an absolute disgrace. You can bet the directors aren't going without their holidays

or their flash cars either