Cancel Ryanair?

[PointyFinger03]

Is it possible to cancel a Ryanair flight straight after you’ve booked it? I’ve booked the wrong name and the name change fee is £115 when the flight was only £50! I’ve tried to change the name as you can change 3 characters for free (I thought I could do this several times) so now it’s not even close to the correct name.

Depends what needs changing, from their website -

You can swap the first name with the last name free of charge once for each passenger up to 48 hours after making your booking in case a mistake was done filling the passenger(s) details.
Up to three characters per name can be changed free of charge once, up to 48 hours before scheduled departure.
We do not require middle names or second/double-barrelled surnames for flight bookings.

Thanks but it is a first name that is completely different from the one that I should have used so I cannot swap names or use the 3 characters

They say this-
We allow a grace period of 24 hours from the time of your original booking to correct any minor errors you may have made (dates/times) free of charge. We also allow you to reverse the route if you’ve booked your flights incorrectly (e.g., you may change DUB to STN to STN to DUB). During this time no flight change fee will be charged, however, you will need to pay any fare difference.

I'd say it's a minor error so worth calling them asap as it'll be the grade period

You can't cancel and refund though unfortunately.

Can you cancel for free?
What happens if you just don’t turn up? Or just book a different seat? You will save £15 doing that versus changing the name…

I can try calling them in the morning but I don’t have hope that they will waive the name change fee as they aren’t well known for being understanding.

I can’t find anywhere on the website to cancel the flight. If you don’t turn up then there wouldn’t be a refund as the seat is already sold. I may have to book another ticket if they don’t change it as it much less to do this.

Ryan air are evil. They charge for everything. Even to check in.

I know I try to avoid them but it was the only option. Really resent giving them more!