Cold Compress, Nurse!

[clinkham]

I've got to share this.

Just exploring the next years logistics for a family visit to PP, where else, to tie in with school hols 28th May - 4th June.

Jet2 from Manchester, 4 adults, 2 children, including bags ------ £3136 !!!

Their 'aving a larff!

I have retired to bed wearing a cold compress!

 

[Rosie34]

I got a shock when I looked at J2's price for similar dates for 2 people - I think it was £680approx! Have now booked with Monarch - still a lot more expensive than this year but more than £100 cheaper.

 

[Tangoman]

Bargain Prices

Hi Clinkham

Did you actually book it?????

 

[clinkham]

Err, nooooo.

 

[car77]

I can go one better... I looked yesterday for our family of four for the same week and was quoted £3634.84 for BA from Heathrow!!

I think we will give up on this half term week as it is just not good value for money. We have not been the last 2 years due to GCSE revision cvlass commitments for the kids and thought we could try it again but.....
I find Easter so much better value and although the weather is not as warm it can be good. You can't guarantee the weather for May half term anyway.

Car77

 

[mallorcaboy]

I sold my kids. Win, win

 

[jimsboy]

That's the ticket!

 

[CathB]

EJ it is then..mind you we have no other choice from Bristol except the irish one

 

[pips]

Jet2 always are horrendously expensive EJ for us every time, but over 3 grand is way off the scale.

 

[lollipop]

Cath, we often use the Irish one as you put it and can find no fault especially now they allow the extra bag for all passengers.

 

[Disorderly]

Booked flights to Malaga in October for a long weekend with "The Irish One" and they changed the flight times to give us a short weekend instead! Changed to EJ for a bit more money, which is what we should have done in the first place! Won't ever fly with Monach again as they're forever changing flight times.

 

[copper]

Dont tell me that about Monarch !! We are useing them for Malaga at Christmas

British Airways changed our flights 3 times last Christmas so I hope for no changes this time Several years ago British Airways changed the Airport once and the flight times twice then planned a strike at that time so we cancelled !

Easyjet have always been very relaible for us no changes yet !

 

[clinkham]

Summer flights from the north

I've just completed flight bookings/preflight hotel/airport parking/transfers. My wallet is considerably lighter. Well, not really, I paid with plastic but you know what I mean.

As far as flights were concerned, the following prices were quoted on Skyscanner over the last couple of days for flights from Liverpool, Manchester and Leeds/Bradford - my 'local' airports. These prices were for sensibly timed out and back,circa 0700 out, daylight return. All were quoted for Sat 13 Aug out, Sat 27 Aug return. Our apartment can only be booked Saturday to Saturday.

Liverpool £363, £462 0940/2355, £565 0940/1350

Manchester £302 for both 1710/1100 and 1710/2130 flights

Leeds/Bradford £328 1620/2105, £340 1620/1110, £420 1620/1345

These were the cheapest quoted by Skyscanner. Other combinations of flights were considerably more expensive. The prices quoted do not include bags and seats etc.

So what did I book? Well counter intuitively looked to the north, away from PP.

Booked with the 'Irish One' through Edinburgh, base price £190, with extras, bags and seats etc £250 per person. 0730 out, 1210 back.

A few weeks back the base price was £150 and the flights south of the border,quoted above, were somewhat higher.

Job done! Sit back and relax now

 

[Tangoman]

Your Hols And Mine

Hi Clinkham

Well it seems that you and I and families are on hols in PP from 13th to 27th together - look forward to the pint!!!!

Anyway, because of all trouble in Greece, Turkey, France, Cyprus, Egypt, Tunisia, etc. flights are at a premium - be thankful you got some!!

By the way, who did you book with?

John

 

[clinkham]

The Irish One - Ryanair, plus a privately rented apartment with, for Mrs Clinkham and I, an additional stressless week at Singala after the g/kids have gone home

 

[ragdollabbi]

Cheaper from Edinburgh at that time because Scottish school holidays have finished. Try booking in July from Edinburgh is a different story though. In mid July Ryanair are £286 and a combination of Jet2/Ryanair a massive £403 Both prices are base price with no luggage or seats

 

[Timberman]

We are also out 13th August flights back last October were so expensive from our local airport 900 euros for 2. Took CathB advice and checked out Bristol but they were in excess of £700, ouch.
Left it several weeks and Vueling from Cardiff dropped by over 300 euros and with a favourable exchange rate came in at £440 inc seats and 23kg luggage.
Flight times out not good, 19.00 hrs but return perfect 10.30

I wonder if anyone paid the original price.

 

[clinkham]

The big prices are almost manageable for two, but transporting a multi generational family of six becomes quite an item.

You must have concern for families tied to school holidays.

I dream of driving out, meandering through France or via Pont Aven to Santander.

If the current prices continue at these levels then road and even rail could become an economic alternative - if you have the time to do it.

Must contact Michael Portillo and see what his book says.....

 

[CathB]

We are also out 13th August flights back last October were so expensive from our local airport 900 euros for 2. Took CathB advice and checked out Bristol but they were in excess of £700, ouch.
Left it several weeks and Vueling from Cardiff dropped by over 300 euros and with a favourable exchange rate came in at £440 inc seats and 23kg luggage.
Flight times out not good, 19.00 hrs but return perfect 10.30

I wonder if anyone paid the original price.

For a number of reasons I was unable to book July flights when they were released and have only now done so..It was around £650 for the two of us and that includes 2 cases and exrtra legroom seats both ways. I did look at Vueling but it doesnt get in to Palma until after 11pm...however have booked Vueling for Sept/Oct.. Wish they did more direct flights during the week

 

[supamac]

Nothing wrong these days with 'the Irish One' where we're concerned.

Spurned them for years after they 'had' us in Milan because our baggage allowance had been changed while abroad and we hadn't read the small print about it - '£78 please Mr Mac.' Raging would not adequately describe his lordship's reaction and they were blacklisted!

Last year we started looking at their prices and for us from Stansted, they are consistently and often significantly cheaper than SqueezyJet. Recently we've been all over the place for £9.99 each way - Glasgow, Knock, and Mallorca and back to Glasgow again this month and next for the same price. For visiting parents it has been amazingly cheap! We couldn't get to central London (23 miles away) for £9.99 each way! Later on in the year bookings are still cheap and our son travels mid July for approx. £55 each way.
Tempting fate here ..... but no delays, identical service to other cheap airlines (just a different colour), cheaper baggage costs, and they allow a handbag instead of that nonsense of insisting it goes in your trolley case just to board.
You've guessed it, they've won us over with incredible prices and good service.