MoneySavingExpert News
Flight delays

Flight disrupted due to air traffic control chaos? Your travel and refund rights explained
Thousands of passengers have been left stranded as flights due to fly to and from the UK have been cancelled or delayed as a result of a technical glitch with the UK's air traffic control system.
29 August 2023

Wizz Air passengers could get £100s back as airline is forced to review wrongly rejected refund claims – here's what you need to know
If your Wizz Air flight has been delayed or cancelled in the past six years AND the airline refused to refund you for additional costs incurred, such as replacement flights, you may now be able to get your money back.
28 July 2023

Government orders UK airlines to cancel flights earlier rather than later to avoid further travel chaos? Here are your cancellation rights
Easyjet and Tui have become the latest airlines to cancel flights at the last minute leaving passengers in the lurch during the school half-term holidays. If your flight is cancelled, you're due an alternative or a full refund. Plus, if it's less than 14 days before departure you could be owed £100s in compensation on top - here's all you need to know.
30 June 2022

Airline passengers to be compensated for delays of 1hr+ on UK domestic flights under new Government plans - here's what's happening
The plans also include strengthening consumers' rights to complain when the airline won't help in the first instance.
31 January 2022

Flight delayed by 'unruly behaviour'? You're NOT due compensation, EU court rules
Airlines don't have to compensate travellers whose flights are delayed by "unruly behaviour" by other passengers, according to a new ruling from a European court on a case which involved a passenger biting and assaulting others on board
12 June 2020

BA passengers disrupted by baggage system chaos – here's what to do if you're affected
Some British Airways passengers travelling from Heathrow were forced to queue for hours due to a baggage system fault – some arrived at their destinations without their luggage
18 July 2019

Flybe cancels dozens of flights
Flybe has cancelled dozens of flights to and from UK airports today, blaming "operational issues"
3 April 2019

Ryanair faces enforcement action after refusing to pay strike compensation
The aviation regulator has announced that it will be taking enforcement action against Ryanair, after the budget airline refused to compensate passengers hit by strike-related disruption
5 December 2018
26 September 2023
-
Martin: It's Meter Reading Week
His 9 energy need-to-knows
-
Martin's savers alert
After base rate freeze
-
Grab 1.5yrs' FREE family insurance
Travel, mobile & breakdown
-
FREE Greggs pizza slice & hot drink
Normally up to £4
-
14,000 Vax codes
Incl £400 cordless for £100
-
Mortgage rates are falling
Is now the time to fix?
-
Now FOUR banks pay you to switch
Up to a FREE £210
-
Read the full email
For all the latest deals, guides and loopholes simply sign up today – it's spam-free!
-
E.on Next to cut winter bills by up to 50% for some customers on low incomes – here's what's happening
29 September 2023If you're an E.on Next customer, look out for a message from the firm offering you up to 50% off your bills this winter, as the supplier is launching a new support scheme. -
EDF Energy to cut bills for some by £30 this winter – Martin Lewis welcomes move but says 'it's not a game-changer'
29 September 2023EDF Energy will cut bills by £30 for some 260,000 of its customers who get the Government's Warm Home Discount this winter. -
Martin and MSE among organisations calling for energy social tariff as millions expected to struggle with bills this winter
29 September 2023The Government must urgently introduce an energy social tariff to prevent millions of households from falling into fuel poverty this winter, consumer organisations including MoneySavingExpert have said. -
Train strike refund rights as Northern, Southeastern, Thameslink and more set for week of disruption
28 September 2023Rail users in England, Scotland and Wales face disruption over the coming week as workers across multiple train operators, including Northern, Southeastern, Thameslink and more, take strike action and refuse to work overtime. -
Mortgage rates fall as Bank of England unexpectedly holds UK rates – so should you fix?
26 September 2023Interest rates on fixed mortgage deals have been edging down over the past few weeks with some five and 10-year fixes now at below 5%.
-
Martin Lewis: Is it time to ban unnecessary Christmas presents?
11 September 2023Update September 2017: It’s eight years since I first braved this subject, expecting a snowstorm of protest. Instead, year after year more join in, like Julia who recently tweeted me, “@MartinSLewis, finally took your advice and told my family I can’t afford Christmas presents. What a weight off my mind. Thank you.” One year even the Archbishop of... -
Martin Lewis: Five things all new English university starters should know
4 September 2023The 2023 academic year is about to start, and it'll see the biggest shake-up to student finance in England for a decade. The changes are both subtle and massive. On the surface they look like a tweak, in practice they will increase the eventual cost of going to university by over 50% for many typical graduates.