Weekend day trip fares
Feb 21, 2018, 7:40 am
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Are these fares gone or just removed from GVA route during ski season? In past, I used to fly to Geneva Motor Show on this day trip ticket or using Avios, but can't find anything this year and checked it some time ago, so not very last minute. Other arilines are expensive for day returns too.
Feb 21, 2018, 7:53 am
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Feb 21, 2018, 8:12 am
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Last time I checked, Easy Jet was more expensive than Lufthansa from LHR with change in Germany, but still decent timing.
But that's not weekend day trip fare ... I used to go to for one day to Geneve, since I had no need to stay overnight and Motor Show is just by the airport. Overnight night stay means more costs, hand luggage, etc. And you don't want to carry anything, even your jacket, when visiting Motor Show, it's crowded and hot. There's temporary Cloak Room but not sure about leaving baggage there.
But that's not weekend day trip fare ... I used to go to for one day to Geneve, since I had no need to stay overnight and Motor Show is just by the airport. Overnight night stay means more costs, hand luggage, etc. And you don't want to carry anything, even your jacket, when visiting Motor Show, it's crowded and hot. There's temporary Cloak Room but not sure about leaving baggage there.
Feb 21, 2018, 8:41 am
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Last time I checked, Easy Jet was more expensive than Lufthansa from LHR with change in Germany, but still decent timing.
But that's not weekend day trip fare ... I used to go to for one day to Geneve, since I had no need to stay overnight and Motor Show is just by the airport. Overnight night stay means more costs, hand luggage, etc. And you don't want to carry anything, even your jacket, when visiting Motor Show, it's crowded and hot. There's temporary Cloak Room but not sure about leaving baggage there.
But that's not weekend day trip fare ... I used to go to for one day to Geneve, since I had no need to stay overnight and Motor Show is just by the airport. Overnight night stay means more costs, hand luggage, etc. And you don't want to carry anything, even your jacket, when visiting Motor Show, it's crowded and hot. There's temporary Cloak Room but not sure about leaving baggage there.
Agreed on the jacket - wound me up carrying that all day !!
Feb 21, 2018, 8:41 am
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And BA are still selling awaydays to GVA, the G selling class is the give away here:
Feb 21, 2018, 8:55 am
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BTW, I checked the same dates you did, and I get £117 for the same flights. Also on other dates, I can see at the top from £45 but lowest price is £327. Where does this "from £45" come from? I had it before when doing other searches, tickets from xxx but I can't see them.
Looks like new version of website was showing only Plus fares, no basic fares, hence finding higher prices for the same flights as above. What a cr... website.
Last edited by Richmond_Surrey; Feb 21, 2018 at 9:09 am
Feb 21, 2018, 9:02 am
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The EF alert isn't necessarily reliable here, it is only valid for sale if BA enables a G fare basis for the day. You are probably best off looking for £45 fares each way via ba.com/flights. Unlike with Avios the availability could show up at any time.
Feb 23, 2018, 3:06 am
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BCN is the more exciting for a day, weekends in LUX can be a bit sleepy. Weekdays too I suppose! But both have rapid and frequent bus services from the from door of the airport to their city centres. In the case of BCN, just add 30 minutes contingency for the return, just more things that can go wrong. Personally, this weekend I would go for BCN, 12 degrees and sunny rather than 4 degrees and cloudy. LUX I think is quite a long day, potentially so random suggestion: hop on the bus or train to Trier - pretty ride to a lovely German city. Favourite CWS eatplace in Luxembourg is Mousel's Cantine. BCN recommendation: L'Arrosseria Xàtiva.
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Feb 23, 2018, 4:16 am
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I actually walked back from the centre to the airport as I had plenty of time on my hands.
Feb 23, 2018, 4:22 am
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Mousel's Cantine also gets my thumbs up. Stumbled into it basically randomly but had an excellent meal. Some of the bars nearby in Mousel were good too and had good atmospheres even on a mostly sleepy Saturday afternoon.
And when I've been in LUX I've usually stayed at the Sofitel out by the European complex and walking to the airport works. I'm always pleasantly surprised by places where you can walk to the airport.
And when I've been in LUX I've usually stayed at the Sofitel out by the European complex and walking to the airport works. I'm always pleasantly surprised by places where you can walk to the airport.
Mar 26, 2018, 2:02 am
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Are there any Club Europe day trip fares around? I need 80 TP's to get Silver and I don't particularly want to fork out for a night /weekend away as I'm pretty time poor at the moment.
Mar 26, 2018, 2:12 am
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IMHO you have two options:
- If you book a day trip, you can hope to be offered a POUG on both legs (you’d have to book at least 48 hours in advance of checking in) or an AUP. Neither is guaranteed.
- Find a cheap return in CE that involves a Saturday night stay. Look for the cheapest combined price of flight + hotel. After all this option may be cheaper than option 1. If you have any Avios you could use them to part pay and reduce the cost of your ticket.
Mar 26, 2018, 2:44 am
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I think the cheapest I class domestic route CE are available for same day returns. It should be possible to book them as b2bs, but you may have to call as often ba.com won't offer that even where turnaround is more than MCT. EDI/GLA/NCL/LBA/INV are probably the easier ones to do as a b2b.