Winter flights

[gers1873]

I'll take you back to Miriams post, every departure from a English airport is a nail in the coffin for any hope of direct flights from Scotland.

very good point but there are none to loose anyway!

 

[roig cat]

As a parent of school age children I am always mindful of half term holidays. I wonder if the villa/apartment rental agencies have cottoned on to the very late half term next Autumn? For us in Devon it's week commencing 29th October 2012, a week later than usual. Many rental agencies will loose many bookings should they decide Pollensa's season finishes on 23rd October!

 

[gers1873]

we live 10 minutes from Prestwick and 45 minutes from Glasgow airport and would not drive 3-4 hours to another airport

pp, we live almost at the end of the runway at glasgow airport and could literally walk to the check in but there are NO flights, even if there were they would need to be competitively priced for us, we could go to tenerife, canaries, mexico where ever from glasgow direct and have done so in the past in winter

we choose pp though as that is our preferance, there is no choice other than a drive to the north west

i would prefer to fly local of course like anyone would, what do you suggest? should we get together to petition some airlines as a group?

i think the airlines will already have had their marketing/sales gurus look at the situation from here and if there was a genuine money making opertunity they would have put flights on years ago

 

[El Gordo]

As a parent of school age children I am always mindful of half term holidays. I wonder if the villa/apartment rental agencies have cottoned on to the very late half term next Autumn? For us in Devon it's week commencing 29th October 2012, a week later than usual. Many rental agencies will loose many bookings should they decide Pollensa's season finishes on 23rd October!

They don't seem to be bothered!!!

Easyjet start flying from Newcastle on 16th April, AFTER the easter break!!! They did so last year...i cannot understand it.

It was on the news the other day that R...Air? were grounding 80 aircraft for the winter as it was cheaper mothballing them than flying over winter with the reduced demand.

This is a consequence of "Budget" airlines pricing policies...we have become used to cheap flights and we will not accept higher fares to keep routes open.

Remember also that for one to get a good deal, someone else must be getting a bad one. No one in winter is willing to have the bad deal!!

 

[joey36]

fil6699 Ryanair only fly to BCN from EDI LBA and STN ,be careful when booking from any other airport.

 

[Nick]

Have to agree with most of the comments on here. Winter flights are getting more and more scarce and those that do operate are charging extortionate fares.

I'm trying to get out over New Year and use Stansted, which is normally no problem atall with Ryan Air, but hardly any availability now.

It's a difficult situation for the airlines and the customers now. This recession is getting out of hand in the UK.

Even the Yanks are pulling out of the recession already !!

 

[roig cat]

Have flown from Bristol on Boxing Day last few years for a few days between shifts. (usually work Christmas day and New Year!), No flights this year on Boxing day so flying to Malaga instead, shame as would have preferred Pollensa

 

[gers1873]

The airlines consolidate the flights from Englandshire

just checking back tonight on comments on this subject and doesn't appear to be the case as our friends south of the border appear to be having difficulties too

 

[Lorenzo]

"winter" flights

I have queried the situation regarding Flybe flights from Southampton to Palma in 2012 today.

I've always used them for the first trip to Palma in the Spring.

Disappointingly, they have decided not to commence flights until 27th May 2012, thereby missing all of the Easter traffic and also the early May Bank holiday too. How very strange!

 

[barefoot]

At least Ryanair have commenced their flights from Bournemouth from the beginning of April, so I can get back to see the family for Easter. But Thomsonfly were only offering one flight a week!

 

[Mark]

moved to other thread:
http://www.forum.puertopollensa.com...orca-majorca/8146-aborted-ryanair-flight.html

 

[Sparky]

I have queried the situation regarding Flybe flights from Southampton to Palma in 2012 today.

I've always used them for the first trip to Palma in the Spring.

Disappointingly, they have decided not to commence flights until 27th May 2012, thereby missing all of the Easter traffic and also the early May Bank holiday too. How very strange!

That is unbelievable isn't it Lorenzo and they stop before the end of September , i just looked at the Exeter schedule and they start around 25th March but also finish in September.

 

[Romana]

I'm trying to organise winter flights from Newcastle . We no longer have flights to Gatwick! The best I can come up with is to fly Easyjet to Bristol and onwards to Palma. Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Flyer]

You could do Newcastle > Barcelona > Palma as an alternative. We have flights out in Jan from £20.99 and returns from £12.99. Either stay in Barca for a few hours/day and get the short hop over to Palma with any of the regionals.

HTH
Flyer

 

[fil6699]

Barcelona is the best option lots of flights to Palma and great prices flight is less than 1 hour

 

[Mark]

An option for a direct flight is Liverpool airport which is about a 3 hour drive from Newcastle and Easyjet have winter flights although they are often early flight times so not ideal if you have a long drive to the airport.
Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK to Liverpool John Lennon Airport - Google Maps

Maybe stay the night before in one of the hotels near the airport as the prices are reasonable.
easyJet Hotels - Powered by LateRooms.com

This new hotel is just outside the terminal building, cross the road to check in
Hampton by Hilton Liverpool/John Lennon Airport - Hotels in Liverpool - Hilton International

The Barcelona option does look very reasonably priced if hand luggage only.

 

[Flyer]

We also fly Alicante from Newcastle but flights tend to be a little more expensive. Really depends if you want to spend some time in Gatwick/Barcelona or Alicante. Also keep an eye on various other websites, as for example, we link in with Barcelona Metro for free travel from the airport into the centre and back.

 

[Romana]

Thank you for suggestions. Barcelona looks good and a short stay over would be interesting!

 

[romanb]

We have flown via Barcelona on two occasions once staying in Barcelona on the journey home, the other time when we flew with Iberia to Heathrow just as a stopover. Can also recommend travelling via Barcelona as an alternative, its a huge airport with lots of shops and eating places our stopover gap of an hour was too short. When we stopped overnight the lower flight cost to Barcelona and then the short internal flight worked out as cheap with the overnight in Barcelona centre as the return flights to Palma from London.

 

[fil6699]

I use Barcelona many many times during the year when flying to and from the USA to Palma and its a great airport probably one of the best if you have to be there for a few hours lots and lots of shops etc and for those who still like a smoke there is an outdoor smoking area without having to leave the Airport and come back through security.