No shorthaul flights on Xmas day?
Oct 12, 2008, 12:00 pm
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No shorthaul flights on Xmas day?
So I was looking to fly to LHR from the US on December 24th and then fly to Manchester on the morning of the 25th. It appears neither BA nor BMI fly LHR to MAN on Christmas. Yet they still have longhaul flights. Is there a specific reason they do longhaul but not shorthaul that day? What are my other options?
Oct 12, 2008, 12:08 pm
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Lack of demand for shorthaul travel. There are a couple of routes that still have (reduced) service on Christmas Day, such as Brussels.
Your options are to take the train/bus/drive, or to stopover in London and fly up next day, or to fly across to London a day earlier or later, or to find a direct flight to Manchester.
Your options are to take the train/bus/drive, or to stopover in London and fly up next day, or to fly across to London a day earlier or later, or to find a direct flight to Manchester.
Oct 12, 2008, 12:12 pm
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Lack of demand for shorthaul travel. There are a couple of routes that still have (reduced) service on Christmas Day, such as Brussels.
Your options are to take the train/bus/drive, or to stopover in London and fly up next day, or to fly across to London a day earlier or later, or to find a direct flight to Manchester.
Your options are to take the train/bus/drive, or to stopover in London and fly up next day, or to fly across to London a day earlier or later, or to find a direct flight to Manchester.
I looked into getting a domestic flight oop north on xmas day a few years back and the only way it could be done was to go via AMS on KLM.
Oct 12, 2008, 12:17 pm
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Domestic flights, public transport? Forget it !
While you might not like the choice, if you really want to get to MAN on the 25th, get a rental and drive. The roads will be dead and the drive easy.
While you might not like the choice, if you really want to get to MAN on the 25th, get a rental and drive. The roads will be dead and the drive easy.
Oct 12, 2008, 12:17 pm
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It's just strange to me because in the US, airports are open as are trains on Christmas day. Seems odd though that BA and others still fly to and from the rest of the world on that day. Unless there is a coach I guess I'll have to fly earlier.
Oct 12, 2008, 12:24 pm
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I find it hard to believe, but according to expedia, VLM are operating 2 flights from London City to Manchester on Xmas day! One at 1530 costing £86 and another at 1850 costing £71. I'm pretty sure this is a mistake though as i'm sure LCY is closed on xmas day... anybody know for sure?
Oct 12, 2008, 12:26 pm
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ahh, but this is England...
Where things shut down if the poor overworked train drivers work in the dark, have to work for more then a few hours at a time, if its too cold, if its too warm, if there's snow on the tracks, if there's more then one wet leaf on the tracks, or if they want another £20k a year... So christmas?? You have to be kidding!!
Where things shut down if the poor overworked train drivers work in the dark, have to work for more then a few hours at a time, if its too cold, if its too warm, if there's snow on the tracks, if there's more then one wet leaf on the tracks, or if they want another £20k a year... So christmas?? You have to be kidding!!
Oct 12, 2008, 12:32 pm
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What's public transport like on Thanksgiving?
Oct 12, 2008, 12:32 pm
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I find it hard to believe, but according to expedia, VLM are operating 2 flights from London City to Manchester on Xmas day! One at 1530 costing £86 and another at 1850 costing £71. I'm pretty sure this is a mistake though as i'm sure LCY is closed on xmas day... anybody know for sure?
Hi koksy,
From the airport website ( June 2008 newsletter on page 2) LCY is closed on Christmas day;
http://www.londoncityairport.com/Dow...9_0608_WEB.pdf
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Oct 12, 2008, 12:40 pm
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Hi koksy,
From the airport website ( June 2008 newsletter on page 2) LCY is closed on Christmas day;
http://www.londoncityairport.com/Dow...9_0608_WEB.pdf
Regards
TBS
From the airport website ( June 2008 newsletter on page 2) LCY is closed on Christmas day;
http://www.londoncityairport.com/Dow...9_0608_WEB.pdf
Regards
TBS
Oct 12, 2008, 1:00 pm
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In the US, I would expect fewer things to be closed for Thanksgiving than for Christmas, and for the most part, most transportation to not be affected by either. Is this a general question, or do you have some specific form of transportation in mind?
Not transportation related, but to give a general idea of how the two holidays compare here, most grocery stores are open a half day on Thanksgiving, but only a few on Christmas at all.
Not transportation related, but to give a general idea of how the two holidays compare here, most grocery stores are open a half day on Thanksgiving, but only a few on Christmas at all.
Oct 12, 2008, 1:06 pm
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In the US, I would expect fewer things to be closed for Thanksgiving than for Christmas, and for the most part, most transportation to not be affected by either. Is this a general question, or do you have some specific form of transportation in mind?
Not transportation related, but to give a general idea of how the two holidays compare here, most grocery stores are open a half day on Thanksgiving, but only a few on Christmas at all.
Not transportation related, but to give a general idea of how the two holidays compare here, most grocery stores are open a half day on Thanksgiving, but only a few on Christmas at all.
Oct 12, 2008, 1:13 pm
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Don't forget that the UK is still an ESTABLISHMENT country - there is still an OFFICIAL religion (you can't be a member of the Royal Family if you are not part of the ESTABLISHED religion, for example).
The second highest feast of that religion is Christmas (after Easter), so it is not to be unexpected that Christmas Day is the second-most venerated day of the year.
Not surprising then that the country shuts down.
Dave
The second highest feast of that religion is Christmas (after Easter), so it is not to be unexpected that Christmas Day is the second-most venerated day of the year.
Not surprising then that the country shuts down.
Dave