<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by HeyEmma:
Wow! The airfare from Birmingham to Paris seems too good to be true.
What is the catch? Why would anyone pay $200 to ride the Eurostar if they knew of this alternative?
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The catch? Nothing different from all other low-fare airlines. If you want that cheap fare, you may have to compromise seriously to get it.
For example, on Friday 11 April (selected at random) you could fly Birmingham to Beauvais for £113.40 one way at 0635 or £9.79 at 1955. There are no flights in between.
There is only one Saturday flight, at 0635 - but you can have this for £2.16. On Sunday you can fly at 0635 for £8.39 and at 1955 for £14.40.
Similarly, if you want to fly back from BVA to BHX on Monday, you can do it for £14.20 at 0920, and for £95.40 at 2240.
The Eurostar starts in central London. To get the really cheap fare from Birmingham, you have to go a long way backwards first.