Stranded - Page 2

Mary wrote on Mon May 11, 2020 12:18pm:

Ive been in touch with our local MP who contacted British Embassy & the Foreign Office. I received an email yesterday telling me that BA & Iberia are flying from Madrid & Barcelona at our cost. If our Aer Lingus flight fails next Monday, we may have to try Madrid. I believe that it’...

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...s a taxi to Alicante & then a train to Madrid. That worries me, such a long journey & possibly hanging around train stations / airports during these current times 

Helen766 wrote on Tue May 12, 2020 8:39am:

Yes we are stranded also

We came on holiday

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Should have gone home 25th march

Had 4 Ryanair flites cancelled

No refund as yet

Just waiting to leave when we can to get back to yorkshire

6 of our friends are also waiting to go home

Diane17 wrote on Tue May 12, 2020 5:23pm:

Hi Helen, just had another flight cancelled with EasyJet. Looks like there won’t be anything now until July. We still haven’t received anything back yet from Ryanair and impossible to get through to them. Good luck with getting home. 

Roland wrote on Tue May 12, 2020 7:56pm:

If you booked Ryanair flights with a credit card contact your card company and do a chargeback.

Fastest and easiest way to get your money back.

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I speak from experience.

Anni20 wrote on Tue May 12, 2020 11:08am:

Hi Mary,

I believe there’s a train from Balsicas to Madrid, it may require a change or two but Balsicas is what 7/10 km from la Ribera....so a lot easier than getting to Alicante (and possibly a less busy train for some of the journey).....and if you want to go to Alicante there’s a bus service, I bel...

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...ieve it’s Globalia bus......

We’re all sitting here wondering when we can get flights out to Spain and there you and others are trying desperately to leave.....strange times...

Good luck in getting home.

Mary wrote on Mon May 11, 2020 12:18pm:

Ive been in touch with our local MP who contacted British Embassy & the Foreign Office. I received an email yesterday telling me that BA & Iberia are flying from Madrid & Barcelona at our cost. If our Aer Lingus flight fails next Monday, we may have to try Madrid. I believe that it’...

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...s a taxi to Alicante & then a train to Madrid. That worries me, such a long journey & possibly hanging around train stations / airports during these current times 

PeterC wrote on Wed May 13, 2020 6:03pm:

I would check with your local police that you could do this - you would be travelling to a different region, and with the borders still being closed you might have trouble flying out - plus you would have to isolate for 14 days when you got to the UK.

JimJ1 wrote on Wed May 13, 2020 7:42pm:

You are allowed to travel to an airport if you are from uk,  have tickets, and are returning to your main residence ( uk).  On arrival you give your home address where you have to quarantine for 14 days and they will check you are complying with penalties if not.   Jim

JimJ1 wrote on Wed May 13, 2020 3:35pm:

Hi Mary, why not hire a car for a day and drive to Madrid airport 440 kmtres. 275 miles, all motorway, you can leave car there? Ba. to Heathrow.  seems ok all airports are very quiet. JimJ1