low cost airlines

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m3sye

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26,231 posts

202 months

Wednesday 4th March 2009
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Which low cost airlines fly to Malaga?

B16JUS

2,385 posts

238 months

Wednesday 4th March 2009
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EASYJET v RYANAIR

id rather fly easyjet

J

MonkeyBusiness

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188 months

Wednesday 4th March 2009
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Jet2

adam85

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192 months

crofty1984

15,895 posts

205 months

Wednesday 4th March 2009
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I would recommend you go to www.skyscanner.net

anonymous-user

55 months

Wednesday 4th March 2009
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When does an airline actually become low cost?

I expect all U.K. short haul operators are now 'low cost' these days.


DSM2

3,624 posts

201 months

Wednesday 4th March 2009
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B16JUS said:
EASYJET v RYANAIR

id rather fly easyjet

J
I'd rather walk than fly Ryanair.............

m3sye

Original Poster:

26,231 posts

202 months

Wednesday 4th March 2009
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crofty1984 said:
I would recommend you go to www.skyscanner.net
Thanks, thats a good tool

RobCrezz

7,892 posts

209 months

Wednesday 4th March 2009
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DSM2 said:
B16JUS said:
EASYJET v RYANAIR

id rather fly easyjet

J
I'd rather walk than fly Ryanair.............
Ive never found it too bad. Wasnt expecting club class for the price and it got me there on time smile

audidoody

8,597 posts

257 months

Wednesday 4th March 2009
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Don;t get a seat on the wing. Inside is safer.

SeeFive

8,280 posts

234 months

Wednesday 4th March 2009
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I fly a lot around the UK/France from Southampton with FlyBE, and they have been ok up to now.

They go to Malaga, but not sure from which UK airports.

digger_R

1,807 posts

207 months

Wednesday 4th March 2009
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DSM2 said:
B16JUS said:
EASYJET v RYANAIR

id rather fly easyjet

J
I'd rather walk than fly Ryanair.............
I'd rather carry you there than fly Ryanair ...

madala

5,063 posts

199 months

Wednesday 4th March 2009
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...Ryanair are thieving 'feckers....I would never use them and I hate that O'Leary......

TonyHetherington

32,091 posts

251 months

Wednesday 4th March 2009
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RobCrezz said:
Ive never found it too bad. Wasnt expecting club class for the price and it got me there on time smile
That's because they schedule 3hours to do a 1hr 30minute flight! Then, when they leave late (every time) they can still say they got you there early. It's good because it means you're under no illusions as to what time you'll get there, but equally it's a little frustrating as you can see what they're doing.

hollypop

810 posts

220 months

Wednesday 4th March 2009
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http://www.flycheapo.com/

This site is always good to find the cheapo airlines

Silver993tt

9,064 posts

240 months

Wednesday 4th March 2009
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el stovey said:
When does an airline actually become low cost?
They don't, they just become very low/non-existent service and no cheaper most of the time than any other traditional airline.

BA fly to Malaga from both Heathrow & Gatwick, £60 each way INCLUDING all taxes.

Edited by Silver993tt on Wednesday 4th March 14:13

RobCrezz

7,892 posts

209 months

Wednesday 4th March 2009
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TonyHetherington said:
RobCrezz said:
Ive never found it too bad. Wasnt expecting club class for the price and it got me there on time smile
That's because they schedule 3hours to do a 1hr 30minute flight! Then, when they leave late (every time) they can still say they got you there early. It's good because it means you're under no illusions as to what time you'll get there, but equally it's a little frustrating as you can see what they're doing.
Hmm, my flights to and from Rome last week both left a few mins before the scheduled time and arrived early too. But either way it was nice a cheap and did the job.

J-Skid

1,099 posts

259 months

Wednesday 4th March 2009
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Personally, I'd avoid both of those like the plague.

By the time you add on the £5 here and £10 there for bags, reserved seat, taxes etc. etc. you're not much better of than booking a scheduled flight and having been dumped at Barcelona by Easyjet who just cancelled the flight (but we're offering you a refund, at 10pm!) and not helping to get us on to other airlines, never again.


Silver993tt

9,064 posts

240 months

Wednesday 4th March 2009
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The price of the BA ticket to Malaga is £31 each way plus taxes which takes it up to £60

DSM2

3,624 posts

201 months

Wednesday 4th March 2009
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J-Skid said:
Personally, I'd avoid both of those like the plague.

By the time you add on the £5 here and £10 there for bags, reserved seat, taxes etc. etc. you're not much better of than booking a scheduled flight.
Certainly that is often true. Over the past couple of years I have flown with others to Geneva 3 or 4 times on skiing trips. As BA don't charge for either the skis or bags, and Easy charge each way for everything, BA has always worked out cheapest.