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Aug 13, 2004 | 12:54 pm
#31
Join Date: Apr 2003
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I've used Ryanair and Easyjet before and all I can say is you get what you pay for. For a flight up to two hours it's perfectly acceptable and, to be frank, no worse than the ORD->SEA flights on an MD80 I'd end up doing throughout the year.
Aug 13, 2004 | 12:57 pm
#32
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At STN, a large proportion of passengers arrive by train. As a result, the queues are much longer for the 10-15 minutes following the arrival of a train. Personally, if I fly from there, I get the train, go and grab a coffee, have a ciggie, then check in. It usually ends up taking the same amount of time.
Aug 13, 2004 | 1:07 pm
#33
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: New York City
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Originally Posted by meiji
I've used Ryanair and Easyjet before and all I can say is you get what you pay for. For a flight up to two hours it's perfectly acceptable and, to be frank, no worse than the ORD->SEA flights on an MD80 I'd end up doing throughout the year.
Has anyone had to deal with a cancelled flight on a low-cost carrier?
Aug 13, 2004 | 1:35 pm
#34
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: UK
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Originally Posted by WillTravel
Has anyone had to deal with a cancelled flight on a low-cost carrier?
There is now a web site that is collecting them.
Aug 13, 2004 | 2:15 pm
#35
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: New York City
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There's this story too:
http://www.aftenposten.no/english/lo...icle517434.ece
Admittedly, people do have problems with cancelled flights and lost luggage and check-in times with major carriers also.
http://www.aftenposten.no/english/lo...icle517434.ece
Admittedly, people do have problems with cancelled flights and lost luggage and check-in times with major carriers also.
Aug 14, 2004 | 7:51 am
#36
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Schwetzingen (Heidelberg), Germany
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Originally Posted by graraps
The only time I flew EZ my back didn't appreciate it. Admittedly it was probably the longest flight in their network (LTN-ATH) but their seats are a bit of a joke.
Anyway in this instance I will agree that you can only choose between Easyjet and Thomsonfly unless you're willing to fly MAN-MXP for which Alitalia sometimes offer ridiculously low fares!
Anyway in this instance I will agree that you can only choose between Easyjet and Thomsonfly unless you're willing to fly MAN-MXP for which Alitalia sometimes offer ridiculously low fares!
...but remember that MXP (Malpensa) is not just round the corner when youre headed for Venice!!!
Aug 14, 2004 | 8:30 pm
#37
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Ok.. so another question.... 0:-)
If you had to choose between the following, which would you choose? I'm trying to make this flight the least painful for my aunt and her friend she's visiting in the UK (living in west midlands - soliwell)
1) EasyJet - East Midlands to Venice leaving at 1:20pm arriving into Venice at 4:40pm Cost = 42.99 GBP (about an hour drive)
2) ThomsonFly - Coventry to Venice leaving at 1:35pm arriving into Venice at 4:50pm Cost = 64.99 GBP (about 30 minutes drive)
It sounds like EasyJet is decent. How is ThomsonFly in comparsion?
If you had to choose between the following, which would you choose? I'm trying to make this flight the least painful for my aunt and her friend she's visiting in the UK (living in west midlands - soliwell)
1) EasyJet - East Midlands to Venice leaving at 1:20pm arriving into Venice at 4:40pm Cost = 42.99 GBP (about an hour drive)
2) ThomsonFly - Coventry to Venice leaving at 1:35pm arriving into Venice at 4:50pm Cost = 64.99 GBP (about 30 minutes drive)
It sounds like EasyJet is decent. How is ThomsonFly in comparsion?