yea thanks for this...will call Orbitz and see. It seems you can cancel as standard, less a fee, but I couldnt get my head around the maths.

I too suspect the schedule change isn't enough to cancel the reservation, but what is the length of the "grace period" you get? I.e. how long after they inform you could you in theory say it's not acceptable? A week

I don't hold out much hope on my travel insurance, but I'll give it a shot.

Thanks all!

edit: it's on Air Europa