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Posted: Sun Jul 29th, 2007 04:15 am | 1st Post |
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US Federal Aviation Link
http://www.fly.faa.gov/flyfaa/usmap.jsp
Link to all major airports
http://www.airlineandairportlinks.com/port_by_city.html
http://www.amadeus.net/home/airports/en/index.htm
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Posted: Sun Jul 29th, 2007 10:38 pm | 2nd Post |
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http://www.1800flyeurope.com/
Is an excellent resource for cheap flights to Europe...
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Posted: Sun Jul 29th, 2007 11:50 pm | 3rd Post |
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Thank you Shelia!!!
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Posted: Mon Jul 30th, 2007 07:07 pm | 4th Post |
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Cubechick wrote: http://www.1800flyeurope.com/
Is an excellent resource for cheap flights to Europe...
That is an excellent site!!!!! I've already got it bookmarked!
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7SeasLover
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Posted: Mon Aug 6th, 2007 12:39 am | 5th Post |
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I want cheap NON-STOP flights!!! I can't find any! Woe is me... I fear I'll have to book a flight for $1800 or $1900 - eeeeeek!
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Posted: Mon Aug 6th, 2007 11:39 am | 6th Post |
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7SeasLover wrote: Woe is me... I fear I'll have to book a flight for $1800 or $1900 - eeeeeek!
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YIKES!!!!!!! Is that Business Class?
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7SeasLover
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Posted: Mon Aug 6th, 2007 12:16 pm | 7th Post |
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| That's the fare I'm quoted for CHEAP seats!!!! Ouch!
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Posted: Mon Aug 6th, 2007 12:24 pm | 8th Post |
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Is this for your Baltic cruise? Is the crusie line's fare any cheaper?
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7SeasLover
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Posted: Mon Aug 6th, 2007 08:17 pm | 9th Post |
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These are the online fares from everywhere that I've checked. The cruiseline fares, I think, would be more expensive, and you have no control over where or when you fly. Once, we bought cruise air and the cruise was leaving out of Vancouver. They flew us to Seattle and bussed us to the port! not fun! Then they ran out of room on the bus.
As a result some folks were moved into the 3rd bus, but their luggage stayed on our buss. When we crossed the border, the Canadians made us all get out of the bus, unload our luggage and go stand by our luggage!
Because several were on the bus behind us, we were delayed at the border because we had "unclaimed luggage". It was awful.
On a different instance, my husband and I were seated several rows apart!
Ever since those 2 instances, we have always booked our own flights. Also, we go in a day or three or four in advance of embarking so we can see the sights.
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Posted: Tue Aug 7th, 2007 12:51 pm | 10th Post |
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7SeasLover wrote: The cruiseline fares, I think, would be more expensive, and you have no control over where or when you fly.
Ever since those 2 instances, we have always booked our own flights. Also, we go in a day or three or four in advance of embarking so we can see the sights.
I understand. Flying is such a hassle any more with high prices and overcrowded planes.
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Posted: Fri Feb 29th, 2008 09:50 am | 11th Post |
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| Yes Fly-Europe offers cheap airfares to Europe, including flights to London, Paris, Rome and more! These cheap flights to Europe are discounted tickets at the lowest rates
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Posted: Fri Feb 29th, 2008 02:05 pm | 12th Post |
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I'm glad you resurrected this thread...........I had forgotten all about it!!! 
I booked a flight on SilverJet this October from England-Newark. I hope they don't go out of business like MaxJet!!!!!! 
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Posted: Fri Feb 29th, 2008 02:40 pm | 13th Post |
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I booked on Air New Zealand. I realized later than I made a mistake on my disembarkation date and called ANZ to ask if they could delay my return flight (then over 8 months away) - Sure -for $400 pp more!
I just have to cut my stay in England to 1/2 day and a morning as a result. Bummer.
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Posted: Tue Mar 4th, 2008 02:26 am | 14th Post |
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Air Crap Can just put their Florida schedule up today for the fall..... sweet little price for us Canucks...... but then your glee is shot to hell when they start to add the taxes...... so the little $228. each way turned into ... grand total...
$1248. for two!!!!! NOW IS THAT NOT A RIP OFF... CAN WE ALL SAY ....
AIRCRAPOLA.............. SUCKS THE BIG ONE........
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Posted: Tue Mar 4th, 2008 07:16 am | 15th Post |
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Lack of cheap one way flights could realy hit the TA market even with the extended itineries to try and make them more attractive
The other problem is the lowest price is currently dicatated by the Taxes so flying out of the UK can be more expensive than a hop into europe then onward.
I use http://www.skyscanner.net for finding the cheap stuff around europe. handy if you want to combine a land tour with a cruise
http://www.bt-store.com came up with a good one way from the US to UK.
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Posted: Tue Mar 4th, 2008 06:20 pm | 16th Post |
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I use http://www.flightaware.com to track flights.
I also recommend flying http://www.jetblue.com especially with children. Our flight last week was very nice and enjoyable.
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Posted: Tue Mar 4th, 2008 07:56 pm | 17th Post |
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I was not happy with Jet Blue. Air France sat on the tarmac for 45 minutes. We dashed to meet out Jet Blue flight - airplane still on the ground, but they said no- we were too late.
Having flown in from Paris to JFK and sleeping on an airport bench was not fun. We took the 6 a.m. flight out the next morning. We've seen planes wait and even go back for a pax, but not us. Oh well.
They do have very comfy planes!
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Posted: Wed Mar 5th, 2008 12:01 am | 18th Post |
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insidecabin wrote: Lack of cheap one way flights could realy hit the TA market even with the extended itineries to try and make them more attractive
The other problem is the lowest price is currently dicatated by the Taxes so flying out of the UK can be more expensive than a hop into europe then onward.
I use http://www.skyscanner.net for finding the cheap stuff around europe. handy if you want to combine a land tour with a cruise
http://www.bt-store.com came up with a good one way from the US to UK.
Things are getting tough all over. Have you heard anything yet about how people in the UK might be looking for vacations closer to home instead of doing a TA?
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Posted: Wed Mar 5th, 2008 08:18 am | 19th Post |
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hstrybuf wrote: insidecabin wrote: Lack of cheap one way flights could realy hit the TA market even with the extended itineries to try and make them more attractive
The other problem is the lowest price is currently dicatated by the Taxes so flying out of the UK can be more expensive than a hop into europe then onward.
I use http://www.skyscanner.net for finding the cheap stuff around europe. handy if you want to combine a land tour with a cruise
http://www.bt-store.com came up with a good one way from the US to UK.
Things are getting tough all over. Have you heard anything yet about how people in the UK might be looking for vacations closer to home instead of doing a TA?
The TA's never seem to get pushed that much in the UK market except for ISland and OV, occationaly a travel agent will do a package with flight that you cannot better DIY, we did RCI Nav last year and NCL pearl the year before, last years Gem we DIYed, cruiseline air is usualy not that cheap.
We are trying to sort out another one for April but Air is the issue, Voyager from Galvaston,Navigator for florida,Gen from NY all great cruise fares but no good one way air, can get a return but not sure if we will do a TA in the late season.
Most UK cruisers like the package deals so Thomsons,OV,Island all do them for the the med and any caribbean cruises they do, Princess put on charters for the main cruises so can offer competative packages for europe and the caribbean(14n inc air<$2000). P&O is pretty much ex UK only, all the lines are now basing ships in the UK primeraly for the BAltic/Norway market but some do the 14n med runs, RCI have a good market with the Navigator last year and Independance this which has sold very well, princess have the Sea, NCL Jade part time, Celebrity.
The UK market has a lot of choice close by ,northern europe and all the main med ports are servised by low cost air. With the budget cruise lines we can, off season, get a 1week med package for $600-$700 with air/transfers.
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Posted: Thu Mar 6th, 2008 01:26 am | 20th Post |
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| Thanks for the info! Those last numbers look great! It's been a long time since my last TA flight and we won the trip to London so it was paid for. I can't even begin to imagine what that might cost today.
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