Shoop Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 Just booked flights for four people to Carcassonne for July,unfoutunately in my excitement of using my new pre-paid mastercard and saving £38.50 in booking fees i,ve miss-spelt a christian name on the booking form (margeret/margaret) My question is will this make any difference when i print my e-tickets, unsure what information the barcode contains.Hope it,ll be ok don,t fancy the wrath of OL.s booking centre and a chance of being heavily fined for a name change!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickles Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 I would ring Ryanair Customer Services immediately - I have heard from several people who have made errors and had them corrected free of charge - but you need to do it within 24 hours.RegardsPickles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ngh Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 please let us know how you go on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardengirl Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 Confirm phone customer service ASAP; grovelling a little does no harm too. Has worked for others in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnOther Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 Best of luck but don't you find it outrageous that such a tiny typo should even generate such a question or raise the prospect of having to pay to correct it ?If you'd written something completely wrong, such that it could even remotely be thought of as changing to a different person completely, then OK, but for the simple error of typing an a instead of an e.........this is the sort of thing that understandably get's people riled about RA!I remember not so long ago when I used to travel on Easyjet quite frequently and I just used to put an initial and it was never once queried, wonder what would happen if you tried that with RA ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemonimo Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 I've just made a boo boo with easyjet - used my current (maiden) name instead of my married name. A sixty euro mistake I won't be repeating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 60 euros, Jen? Would be cheaper to stay married! No, just joking as I am in my black joking mood. Anyway, hope you've enjoyed your stay away and that the SIL has forgiven you for not bringing her duck breasts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceni Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 [quote user="AnOther"]Best of luck but don't you find it outrageous that such a tiny typo should even generate such a question or raise the prospect of having to pay to correct it ?If you'd written something completely wrong, such that it could even remotely be thought of as changing to a different person completely, then OK, but for the simple error of typing an a instead of an e.........this is the sort of thing that understandably get's people riled about RA![/quote]Don't agree Ernie - the more that others make these mistakes means less to pay for the rest of us, long live RA's business model. Also attempting to define "tiny typo" would be a nightmare. The only way that most of us learn from our mistakes is to pay for them so MO'L is really doing us a favour [:D]John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceni Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Shoop - just out of interest are you the "Magret" that Geronimo is trying to smuggle into hand luggage ?John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoop Posted December 29, 2009 Author Share Posted December 29, 2009 Firstly thanks for your responses and support, although John appeared to want me arrested and heavily fined for my misdemeanor.Contacted ryanairs call centre on your advice was put through in under a minute, had the name changed, conformation sent out to me and wished a happy new year..........result OL long may you reign you,ce just won another fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemonimo Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Wow! Aren't you the lucky one! The Easyjet site has no telephone number - well, none that lil' ol' myopic me could find - and the 'contact us' page sent me round in circles so perhaps Ryanair should be aplauded. I flew Easyjet last weekend and at least I understood what the pilot and stewards/stewardesses were saying.......... and they had a sense of humour, rather essential given the horrendous travelling conditions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulT Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 [quote user="Gemonimo"]Wow! Aren't you the lucky one! The Easyjet site has no telephone number - well, none that lil' ol' myopic me could find - and the 'contact us' page sent me round in circles so perhaps Ryanair should be aplauded. I flew Easyjet last weekend and at least I understood what the pilot and stewards/stewardesses were saying.......... and they had a sense of humour, rather essential given the horrendous travelling conditions.[/quote]Look on saynoto0870 website for non premium rate numbers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polly Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 [quote user="Shoop"]Just booked flights for four people to Carcassonne for July,unfoutunately in my excitement of using my new pre-paid mastercard and saving £38.50 in booking fees[/quote]Hi - which card did you buy, how much did it cost and can you buy one on line? Can you use it to buy anyone's ticket, or does the card holder have to be on the same booking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickles Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 [quote user="Polly"]Hi - which card did you buy, how much did it cost and can you buy one on line? Can you use it to buy anyone's ticket, or does the card holder have to be on the same booking?[/quote]We have bought an "escape" card - available via phones4u and online. It can used to buy tickets for anyone. Available in the UK only at present.RegardsPickles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoop Posted December 30, 2009 Author Share Posted December 30, 2009 Hi Polly, used the caxtonfx currency card which is reccomended by the money comparrison sites for use with Ryanair, aquired it on line, loaded free with sterling on line, costs £1.50p per transaction with no monthley or yearly fees.Apparantly it gives you free cash withdrawalls from auto banks within europe but for me i,ll use it solely for the half dozen or so flights we make with ryanair per year. Not sure if you need to be the lead passenger would be usefull if you didn,t obviously for friends and family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavyH Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 [quote user="Shoop"]Firstly thanks for your responses and support, although John appeared to want me arrested and heavily fined for my misdemeanor.Contacted ryanairs call centre on your advice was put through in under a minute, had the name changed, conformation sent out to me and wished a happy new year..........result OL long may you reign you,ce just won another fan[/quote]This can't be true - Ryanair are meant to rip you off are they not? Oh and be uncontactable and unhelpful! Next they will be charging me a total of £6 for my Stansted/Poitiers return trip next monthLong live Ryanair, best bus service ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnOther Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 'Yer pays yer money and takes yer choice' as the saying goes.http://www.money.co.uk/prepaid-cards/prepaid-mastercard-cards.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polly Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 Hmm, at first look Caxton cards appear only to be available for UK residents. Time for more googling..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amos Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 Polly, you could have a look at wirecard mastercard, this is a virtual mastercard, governed by the german central bank, operates in euros, is easy to prepay if you have online banking, no registration etc charges ,the only charge being a €1 charge when you load money to your mastercard a/c, I think it is www.wirecard.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnOther Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 I've had a look at the Wirecard and it seems to be some sort of virtual Mastercard prepaid credit card so may not be acceptable for RA payments. Anybody actually got or used it I wonder ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnOther Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 From the FAQ's:"You select the payment type "MasterCard credit card"So does not qualify as a prepaid for RA payments [:(]Back to the drawing board ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 There was something about Ryan Air and these cards at lunch time on 'Working lunch', the OFT are looking into it ......AGAIN ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joidevie Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 Does anyone know if my French bank's "Carte Bancaire" (Mastercard 'debit' card) counts as a 'prepaid' Mastercard? Ryanair made much mention that a 'Mastercard prepaid' card would 'open up free booking to thousands more throughout Europe' and in the French section of the Masterdart website there are no 'prepaid' cards, merely 'debit' (CB) or 'credit'..Many thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polly Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 [quote user="joidevie"]Does anyone know if my French bank's "Carte Bancaire" (Mastercard 'debit' card) counts as a 'prepaid' Mastercard? Ryanair made much mention that a 'Mastercard prepaid' card would 'open up free booking to thousands more throughout Europe' and in the French section of the Masterdart website there are no 'prepaid' cards, merely 'debit' (CB) or 'credit'..Many thanks.[/quote]Bet it doesn't! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceni Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 [quote user="Russethouse"]There was something about Ryan Air and these cards at lunch time on 'Working lunch', the OFT are looking into it ......AGAIN ![/quote]Why does the OFT bother. Even it wins and forces Ryanair to change the website the total price won't come down, just the constituent parts.John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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