How to spend the airline vouchers you received for flights canceled during Covid

Airlines have been handing out millions of coupons for canceled flights during Covid, but... is your voucher a ticket to travel? Each airline seems to have a subtly different system when it comes to vouchers Ryanair's Covid travel vouchers can be redeemed for cash at any time Conveniently, Virgin Atlantic vouchers can be transferred to other people
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Posted: 10:08 PM BST, 14 October 2022 | Update: 10:08 PM BST, 14 Oct 2022

Sometimes it feels like you need a PhD in gibberish to unravel the labyrinthine rules travel vouchers.
Each airline seems to have a subtly different system, and tour operators aren't much better. Once you start evaluating whether a voucher can be used, you find that all sorts of travel limitations seem to apply. Then there are the expiration dates - which are easy to ignore - and the fact that you can't change your mind later and get your money back instead.
Given the pitfalls, it would be better to accept a refund than a voucher. I would much rather have cash, which airlines and operators are legally required to provide within 14 days. However, for those who already have vouchers, here are some tips.

EASY BET EASYJET
At easyJet , Vouchers are valid for 12 months and are non-refundable. This means that you must make a reservation within one year of receiving the voucher, but departure and return dates may be outside this period.
Be careful keep an eye on the dates in which you can travel, as they change. For example, earlier this year the deadline was February 2023, but now we are at the end of September 2023.
And easyJet recently relaxed the rules for vouchers which expire between March and October 30 - these are now all valid until the end of this month for travel until September 30, 2023.
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How to spend the airline vouchers you received for flights canceled during Covid

Airlines have been handing out millions of coupons for canceled flights during Covid, but... is your voucher a ticket to travel? Each airline seems to have a subtly different system when it comes to vouchers Ryanair's Covid travel vouchers can be redeemed for cash at any time Conveniently, Virgin Atlantic vouchers can be transferred to other people

Posted: 10:08 PM BST, 14 October 2022 | Update: 10:08 PM BST, 14 Oct 2022

Sometimes it feels like you need a PhD in gibberish to unravel the labyrinthine rules travel vouchers.

Each airline seems to have a subtly different system, and tour operators aren't much better. Once you start evaluating whether a voucher can be used, you find that all sorts of travel limitations seem to apply. Then there are the expiration dates - which are easy to ignore - and the fact that you can't change your mind later and get your money back instead.

Given the pitfalls, it would be better to accept a refund than a voucher. I would much rather have cash, which airlines and operators are legally required to provide within 14 days. However, for those who already have vouchers, here are some tips.

From BA to Wizz Air, each airline seems to have a subtly different system for how and when to travel vouchers can be used

EASY BET EASYJET

At easyJet , Vouchers are valid for 12 months and are non-refundable. This means that you must make a reservation within one year of receiving the voucher, but departure and return dates may be outside this period.

Be careful keep an eye on the dates in which you can travel, as they change. For example, earlier this year the deadline was February 2023, but now we are at the end of September 2023.

And easyJet recently relaxed the rules for vouchers which expire between March and October 30 - these are now all valid until the end of this month for travel until September 30, 2023.

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