Hopefully someone can give me a bit of guidance on this one!
Earlier in the year, DD decided that she wanted to go to stay with some friends of mine in Italy for 2 weeks at the end of July. A friend of DD said she wanted to go too so I booked the flights through Easyjet at £180 return each. Friends parents have paid me for her flight.
However the friend has now decided she doesn't want to go (with only 4 weeks til take off!). I sent her mum a text yesterday to see what was going on, because if she doesn't go she will loose her £180 and so will I as I am apprehensive about sending a 15 year old through an airport on her own. My friends will be at the other end waiting, but still. Only response I have had is that she would speak to her daughter and let me know. DD had a text / facebook / tweet from the friend last night confirming that she isn't going but as yet I have had radio silence from the mum. I'm sure she is embarrassed etc.
Here is the dilemma - Easyjet will allow me to transfer the flight to another person at a cost of £35 + the difference in the price of the flights from when they were bought in March to today, so total cost today is about £85. If I can find another friend to go, do I ask them to
- just pay the £85 and transfer the flight to them with original friend's parents loosing their £180
- £85 + £180 for the original flight & give the £180 back to the original friends mum
- Pay £180 then pay the original friends parents back ~£95
- any other alternative
If my DD doesn't go, do I ask the friends mum for the cost of my daughters flight?
Hope someone can advise!!!