WOW Air has ceased all operations , leaving hundreds of passengers with their travel plans thrown into chaos.

The budget carrier has cancelled all flights with immediate effect and then if y'all had a flight booked, this no longer exists.

It'south an incredibly stressful situation, but the silver lining is that y'all won't necessarily be left out of pocket, nor does information technology hateful your unabridged trip has to be cancelled.

It volition all depend on the manner in which y'all booked your flying.

For more information, WOW Air has also shared a guide of the first steps passengers should have if they have booked a flight.

If yous booked a flight only, then you may need to start looking for alternative flights to your destination. All the same if you've booked a package holiday that's ATOL protected, so it's the house's responsibility to either detect you alternative flights to get you home, or provide a full refund.

Discover out how to get your coin back below...

WOW air has ceased all operations (

Epitome:

AFP)

If you booked direct with the airline

Although you won't be entitled to bounty from WOW Air because the airline has ceased operations, y'all might exist able to get some of your money back - it all depends on how you paid for the ticket.

Paid by credit bill of fare

If your booking cost was between £100 and £30,000 and any of it was paid for on your credit bill of fare, you may be able to make a claim nether department 75 Consumer Credit Act.

Make it bear on with your credit card provider and make a merits for costs not received. If successful, you lot should exist able to become your money dorsum.

Paid by debit card

The rules aren't as set in stone on a debit card payment, but y'all should go in touch with your debit bill of fare provider as soon equally possible equally in some cases at that place is protection on your purchases and you may be able to brand a merits.

Paid with PayPal

PayPal does offer buyer protection so it'due south worth getting in touch as soon equally possible to make a merits and effort to become your coin dorsum.

If you paid by debit bill of fare or PayPal, get in touch with your menu provider or Paypal asap every bit in that location is some heir-apparent protection available and you might be able to become some of your money back.

If you booked with a travel amanuensis or tour operator

There's good news if you've booked a package vacation that's ATOL protected, as information technology'southward up to the travel business firm to sort your flights dorsum habitation. They must either make alternative flights bachelor to you so that you tin can go along your holiday, or offering a full refund.

If you lot are abroad, the firm is responsible for bringing you habitation at the finish of your trip.

You'll have been given an ATOL certificate when yous booked your holiday and then have this to hand when yous go in bear on.

You lot tin find out more about ATOL protection hither.

Check your travel insurance

Cheque your travel insurance policy to meet if you lot're covered for "airline failure". It'southward worth noting that insurers rarely embrace this simply double check equally you never know - and you could end up getting some of your money dorsum if y'all are covered.

Stuart Lloyd, Travel Skilful at Columbus Directly says: "If you're a Wowair customer, check the small impress of your travel insurance policy and browse for any mention of 'Scheduled Airline Failure Insurance' or 'Finish Supplier Failure Insurance'.

"If y'all see this included then you should exist covered for the toll of your original flight or the cost of a new flight to get yous home if you've already travelled.

"Airline failure is unfortunately condign more common, simply this blazon of cover is not provided by all travel insurance policies, so you lot should ever check the policy's T&Cs or look to purchase add-ons to give you peace of mind.

"The vast majority of those who take Columbus Direct Travel insurance purchased direct from the Columbus site are covered in this case, and able to claim."

Expect out for airline 'rescue fares'

When an airline goes bosom, often other airlines volition step in and offer affected passengers discounted rates on the same routes to help them get home/get to their holiday destination as planned.

In WOW Air's case, easyJet, Norwegian and Wizz Air have already unveiled rescue fares they are offering.

To claim, you lot'll need to provide show of your valid WOW Air booking.

You tin can also notice out more about how to go your coin dorsum on the Civil Aviation Potency website .