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Old Dec 11, 2008 | 9:55 am
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Originally Posted by nickyboy
enter your destination as "Manchester Airport" rather than "Manchester" and it will show you the connections all the way through.
Yes and no.

That's great for showing through connections, but if you want to book in advance to get a cheap (inflexible) ticket, it is also worth checking London-Manchester (or London-Crewe) separately. The booking engine doesn't always offer the cheapest tickets where two operators are involved.
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