We’ve been covering news related to Malév Hungarian Airlines since they have ceased flying and are terminating business.
Malév Refund Procedures
The following procedures were provided by Malév in a written statement.
To obtain a refund, Malév requests you send your claim for refund of costs to malev@malev.com by e-mail or via post to the following address:
Malév Hungarian Airlines 1476 Budapest, Postafiók 79 HungaryMalév requests you attach to the claim copies of all documents relevant to your travel. In a statement, Malév has indicated they will only be able to assess claims when in possession of all documents. Keep your original documents in a safe place.
In the statement from Malév, they request you proceed as follows to obtain a refund of your airfare:
- if you paid by bank card or through PayPal (online, travel agency, Malév ticketing office), we suggest that you contact your bank to ask about the refund options;
- if you purchased your ticket in a travel agency for cash or by bank transfer, you should submit your refund claim to the travel agency by 2 March;
- if you purchased a package holiday including the air ticket in a travel agency, please speak to the travel agency about a refund;
- if you purchased your air ticket in a Malév office, for cash or by bank transfer, please submit your refund claim to malev@malev.com or to the following address:1476 Budapest, Postafiók 79. A decision on reimbursement of claims is expected to be handled within the impending bankruptcy procedure and in compliance with the provisions of effective laws;
- in the case of tickets issued for Malév flights by any other airline, please approach the airline that sold the ticket;
- if you paid for taxes and charges on a Malév frequent flyer ticket by bank card, we suggest that you contact your bank to ask about the refund options;
- if you paid for taxes and charges on a Malév frequent flyer ticket by bank transfer, please submit your refund claim to malev@malev.com or to the following address: 1476 Budapest, Postafiók 79. A decision on reimbursement of claims is expected to be handled within the impending bankruptcy procedure and in compliance with the provisions of effective laws;
- if you purchased a ticket for another airline using Malév frequent flyer points, please approach the airline in question;
- if you are travelling on a Malév air ticket issued for the flight of another airline, please submit your refund claim to malev@malev.com or to the following address: 1476 Budapest, Postafiók 79. A decision on reimbursement of claims is expected to be handled within the impending bankruptcy procedure and in compliance with the provisions of effective laws;
If you have any further questions, please call the Malév Contact Center:
- From Hungary: 06-40-21-21-21
- Abroad: +36-1-802-11-11
In conclusion, we know many people have had travel plans impacted by Malev’s shutdown. If we obtain further information or official statements from Malev, we will publish the details here
Tickets Purchased by Credit Card
Malév has released a statement with procedures to follow to receive a refund, however, if you purchased your tickets from Malév using a major credit card – Visa, MasterCard, American Express – we suggest you contact your credit card issuer to dispute the charge for services not rendered. It appears refund claims filed with Malév will be subject to the bankruptcy court and laws in Hungary.
Call your credit card issuer and inquire as to what your options are. The first person you speak with may not be familiar with all consumer protection rules.
Major credit cards such as Visa have procedures in place which allow for what is called a “charge back” when a merchant goes out of business and/or services are not rendered. Consumer protection policies and credit card rules will vary depending on what country your card is issued in.
It’s suggested you look into rules which govern credit card transactions in your country as well as consumer protection laws. It may be a good idea to dispute the charge both over the phone and in writing with the bank which issued your credit card and request the transaction is charged-back to Malév. Look for the correspondence address on your credit card statement.
If you made the purchase with Malév via PayPal, file a dispute with PayPal.
We’ve been covering news related to Malév Hungarian Airlines since they have ceased flying and are terminating business.
If you are not protected by Malév, we suggest you obtain new tickets immediately if you wish to travel. Other carriers, including Budapest based Wizz Air and Ryanair and other oneworld carriers, are providing special fares to Malév passengers.




