Forfeit or pay to change flights?

[Paq]

We have booked EasyJet flights to Europe for a winter holiday - £440 for three of us.

We have an unexpected financial situation which means we now can't afford to go away in 2025. Things will be better in 2026.

Would you (a) forfeit the flights or (b) pay EasyJet £180 (£30pp per flight) to change them?

I think the answer is b but I can't decide!

Can you afford to pay?

how certain are you that things will be better in 2026?

is there no chance things be a could improve financially between now and your flights? And is there any benefit changing flights now vs waiting til the week or so before the holiday?

Sorry for so many questions back but these will sway my answer.

1. Yes we can afford to pay the £180.
2. We need to change the flights at least 60 days before so we can wait until October to change them.
3. Bar a lottery win, we are not expecting anything to get better for the next 12 months.
4. Things will definitely be better by mid-late 2026. This is a one-off, time-limited expense.

It's clearly B because you can be sure you can get the money together for spending money and hotels, and you wouldn't be losing anything, just paying more for your flights. In the grand scheme of things, £180 extra isn't much for six people.

Six flights, three people (they charge per flight, not per person).

Sorry - I didn't read properly. I still think that's a low amount, for six flights.