Petition · past parliament
Force Airlines & Tour operators to comply with Law regarding refunds.
Rejected
16 signatures
What the petition asks
Airlines & Tour operators are illegally retaining £7 billion of customers money, according to Which?
Many of these customers are experiencing financial hardship due to the Covid 19 epidemic & need their money back to help them get through the financial effects of the pandemic.
Many of these customers are experiencing financial hardship due to the Covid 19 epidemic & need their money back to help them get through the financial effects of the pandemic.
Call Airlines & Tour operators to task regarding consumer law on refunds for cancelled flights & holidays, at risk of losing operating licences or company directorships.
Insist that said persons maintain inbound lines of communication from their customers & set up automatic cash refunds on their websites for customers who do not wish to rebook or accept vouchers.
Insist that said persons maintain inbound lines of communication from their customers & set up automatic cash refunds on their websites for customers who do not wish to rebook or accept vouchers.
Why it was rejected
It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.
Arrangements for refunding, changing or rebooking travel are a civil matter between individual travellers and airlines or travel agents, not the Government or Parliament.
The Civil Aviation Authority, which regulates the UK aviation industry, has provided guidance on passenger rights and how to make a claim: https://www.caa.co.uk/Passengers/Resolving-Travel-Problems/Delays-and-cancellations/
We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:
Require travel companies & airlines to pay compensation if no refund in 14 days: Require travel companies & airlines to pay compensation if no refund in 14 days
Create a fund to reimburse money lost due to covid-19 travel cancellations: Create a fund to reimburse money lost due to covid-19 travel cancellations
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Find out more: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/
The Civil Aviation Authority, which regulates the UK aviation industry, has provided guidance on passenger rights and how to make a claim: https://www.caa.co.uk/Passengers/Resolving-Travel-Problems/Delays-and-cancellations/
We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:
Require travel companies & airlines to pay compensation if no refund in 14 days: Require travel companies & airlines to pay compensation if no refund in 14 days
Create a fund to reimburse money lost due to covid-19 travel cancellations: Create a fund to reimburse money lost due to covid-19 travel cancellations
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Find out more: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/
Timeline
| 22 Apr 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 29 May 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
16
Status
Rejected
Rejected
29 May 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.