Flying on Holiday to Around Brexit Date. Would you?

[KennDodd]

I haven't booked yet. I have contacted my insurance company and travel agent (haven't asked airline) and asked if I would be covered if my holiday was disrupted/cancelled due to planes not flying or other chaos. They have both basically said they don't know. I assume EU consumer law would also no longer apply?

AIBU to write to fucking twat Dominic Raab and ask him to personally guarantee (with financial compensation from his own pocket) that I will not lose money and my holiday won't be disrupted?

I wouldn't. Just because if worst case scenario happens then you won't be able to get back and could incur an awful lot of fees from hotels. As you said, insurance can't guarantee you're covered and you know insurance companies don't want to pay out.

I would complain to Nigel Farage - he got us into this mess!

I have done. Totally forgot about the Brexit date!
Booked to fly on April 9th. I took out insurance cover and am hoping for the best! Probably wouldnt have booked so soon after the date if i had of realised.

I was thinking about this today too as we're hoping to take the kids on their first foreign holiday April/May and before we're locked into term time holiday dates. I haven't looked into it properly and I wonder how the insurance companies will word their policies to get out of paying because they certainly will especially if lots of people are claiming.

I don't think I'll get a reply from NF or any of them for that matter if I asked the simple question of should I go ahead and book my holiday and would I be covered for Brexit chaos. Or I'd get fobbed off with bollox. I would tweet but I'm not on twitter plus I think my letter would exceed the word count.

I did contact my insurance company about it, they said they don't know, so 'no' in other words.

You do know insurance wont be paying out unless you paid extra for Brexit cover. All insurance policies currently have a exclusion term about government policies stopping travel not being covered so your insurance might not be worth anything in the case that planes don't fly.

Please people read the terms and condsitions properly or you can become unstuck.

'AIBU to write to fucking twat Dominic Raab and ask him to personally guarantee (with financial compensation from his own pocket) that I will not lose money and my holiday won't be disrupted?'

You would not be unreasonable but you won't get far! We usually book a holiday for early May but won't be booking anything until things become much clearer. No one has a single clue what the situation will be next March, and I wouldn't want to risk it

Does anyone seriously believe that the governments of 28 states will allow a situation to arise where there would be thousands of Brits trapped in 27 countries, and thousands of Europeans trapped in the UK, all because we are leaving a club?

Seriously?

If your insurance company said they don't know, I wouldnt book flights or hotels unless you can afford to risk losing any non-refundable costs.

You do know insurance wont be paying out unless you paid extra for Brexit cover.

Is there such a thing as Brexit cover?

Given the choice, I'm not sure I would take the risk. However, if lots of people feel the same, you might find some good bargains around! To be on the safe side, I would book by credit card

We are flying to the US in May. (Flights to the US may also be affected by Brexit).

To be honest, we didn’t even think about it when we booked. I’m a bit worried now, but we’ve taken out the best travel insurance we could find. We also booked flights and hotel using a credit card.

Hoping for the best now!!

all because we are leaving a club?

It's a bit more than just a 'club'. Too many people fail to grasp the seriousness of what's going on

I don't believe they'd leave people trapped. I do believe there would be delays which would incur living expenses.

I'b be more worried about the volcano in Iceland erupting than I would about Brexit. If that goes off, then flights could be stopped for a while.

Tbh it’s put us off booking a holiday abroad. We were planning to go away in May half term, but are going to Cornwall now instead, as I wasn’t confident that everything would be sorted by then. Good luck!

Does anyone seriously believe that the governments of 28 states will allow a situation to arise where there would be thousands of Brits trapped in 27 countries, and thousands of Europeans trapped in the UK, all because we are leaving a club?

I wouldn't put anything past them! They are so bitter and angry I'd not chance it!

I wouldn't - but I've got family who have.

No, don't fly. as soon as we leave the EU I should imagine the French and Germans will be shooting surface to air missiles at any passing British plane.
or maybe life will just carry on as normal. Who knows? ( get a friggin grip, again people)

@nornironrock

Does anyone seriously believe that the governments of 28 states will allow a situation to arise where there would be thousands of Brits trapped in 27 countries, and thousands of Europeans trapped in the UK, all because we are leaving a club?

It's the will of the people... one of the many unintended consequences of voting Leave.

It is unlikely that anybody will be trapped, even if there is a No Deal Brexit, because airlines and travel companies will stop flying passengers abroad by about 23rd March. They don't want to risk having passengers, crew, travel reps and planes stranded in the wrong place at 23.00 on 29th March.

The British government says this:

www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/sep/24/uk-eu-flights-would-cease-immediately-in-event-of-no-deal-brexit

(and there is a whole thread on this very issue over on the Brexit boards > www.mumsnet.com/Talk/eu_referendum_2016_/3355820-Foreign-holiday )

Also booked as my mind was filled with 1000 other things... flying 14th April

@vandrew4

No, don't fly. as soon as we leave the EU I should imagine the French and Germans will be shooting surface to air missiles at any passing British plane.

You realise that the British planes won't be flying anywhere - on 29th March, they are no longer certified or insured to fly anywhere, and nor are the pilots and crew. Unless some sort of deal is put in place.

And here the UK hits a problem.

UK: Brexit means Brexit; Leave means Leave;
EU: Fine, off you go, but your planes cannot land at our airports; your food cannot be exported to us; your lorries and coaches (and their drivers) cannot use our roads; your citizens can no longer travel freely to our countries. You cannot have the same rights as a non-member that you enjoyed as a member.

UK: Oh come on, surely we can do a side-deal on flights?
EU: No - Leave means Leave

UK: And transport and travel?
EU: No, you've decided to leave.

UK: And food, drink, chemicals...?
EU : No - that would be cherry picking. You have used your sovereign right to decide to leave. Once you've left we can spend the next 7 years negotiating a new Agreement, just like we do with any other non-member.

Havanananana

Why haven't the Eu told us to jog on, pay the bill and good luck then? If Britain don't have anything the Eu needs we could have a straight no deal from the start?? Everyone wants something from each other. If Britain were in such a poor position this would have been wrapped up ages ago.

Calm down. Life will go on after we leave the EU