handypilot, I would take a lot of care with the concept of being reimbursed. Ask yourself the question, "if they really, really intend to pay, what is to stop them paying in the first place?". My gut feeling knowing the Ryanair type of mentality that is alluded to here, is , if you pay up front, you can kiss goodbye to that money. I would be very surprised if it was other than that.