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Isafari
27-04-2010, 08:39 PM
I've heard whispers that airlines are upping their prices to make up for lost fares due to the recent volacano.
Just been to VA website and put in our dates for hopefully a December trip and for the two of us, in ECONOMY they want......wait for it.......
£2215.60 :thud: ..........just for flights!
josh.p.
27-04-2010, 08:56 PM
Sod that for a game of soldiers!
arkvilla
27-04-2010, 09:03 PM
No way... what an absolute rip off :thumbsdown:
Sandra
tb2830
27-04-2010, 09:20 PM
looks like we'll all be holidaying in england :donald:
josh.p.
27-04-2010, 09:27 PM
looks like we'll all be holidaying in england :donald:
We can all go to Barry Island a la Gavin and Stacey :rotfl:
tb2830
27-04-2010, 09:32 PM
We can all go to Barry Island a la Gavin and Stacey :rotfl:
:donald: we sure can josh
Dizneyblonde
27-04-2010, 09:35 PM
Just what i was dreading before our 2012 planning starts. :(
tb2830
27-04-2010, 09:36 PM
Just what i was dreading before our 2012 planning starts. :(
:hug2: hopefully prices will have settled for you teresa by then
mumof2
27-04-2010, 10:21 PM
Good grief :thumbsdown:
lisaw
27-04-2010, 11:11 PM
How much would you normally expect to pay for flights with VA at that time Isafari?
Isafari
28-04-2010, 06:14 AM
How much would you normally expect to pay for flights with VA at that time Isafari?
Around £1600
Lisa1976
28-04-2010, 08:43 AM
Ouch, thats way over the top!
Makes me laugh though, when you go into VA's home page their solgan across the top is "Cheap Flights" :lol:
Deafjeff
28-04-2010, 08:49 AM
Good grief! That so wrong!
What about BA any good?
lisaw
28-04-2010, 09:23 AM
Around £1600
Wow! Massive difference then!
Its not fair really is it, couldnt claim on insurance for what happened cus it was classes as an "act of god" but they can put their prices up to cover their losses - they should just accept what happened the same as the rest of us had to! IMO anyway!
ukwdwnut
30-04-2010, 04:47 PM
i just got quoted for last two weeks in oct £1354 for 3 eco seats on the VA site thats CHEAP :yes:
Isafari
30-04-2010, 04:50 PM
i just got quoted for last two weeks in oct £1354 for 3 eco seats on the VA site thats CHEAP :yes:
Are you taking them Mick?
We have no choice but to go school holidays :thumbsdown:
ukwdwnut
30-04-2010, 04:53 PM
Are you taking them Mick?
We have no choice but to go school holidays :thumbsdown:
no thats for this year :( worked out at 451 ea that was cheaper than i got from va direct in 2000 on our 1st trip....thats half term break too as you know we can only go school hols too...i mean i get 19 weeks off as it is i think thats taking the P to want more dont you :lol:
Isafari
30-04-2010, 04:54 PM
thats half term break too as you know we can only go school hols too
we only get one week in October :(
ukwdwnut
30-04-2010, 04:59 PM
we only get one week in October :(
awwww oct is a great time to go as well i luv it then, but i dont know any different as thats the only 2 weeks ive ever been. was thinking about easter as we get 3 weeks off then, would luv 3 weeks out there...have a friend whose had a villa built in cape coral its awesome he designed it himself so looking at going there for a week sometime
Isafari
30-04-2010, 07:16 PM
was thinking about easter as we get 3 weeks off then,
We only get two weeks at Easter! Do the kids get these holidays too Mick or is this just your job that gets the great breaks.
Britchick
30-04-2010, 07:16 PM
I always seem to get cheap flights to Atlanta anyway, so glad i've got enough airmiles for my trip next year
uscwest
30-04-2010, 08:07 PM
Mick, when in October are you going? We will be there 19-29.
ukwdwnut
30-04-2010, 08:12 PM
We only get two weeks at Easter! Do the kids get these holidays too Mick or is this just your job that gets the great breaks.
the whole school is closed, so what i get everyone gets :)
Mick, when in October are you going? We will be there 19-29.
hopefully last two weeks john. havent got exact dates yet
ukwdwnut
30-04-2010, 08:45 PM
and thats 2011 not this year
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