any hints getting flight to malaga from gatwick

[tuscan66]

planning to go high season lol and 5 adults 2 child 1 infant got villa lined up but flights are outrageous 250 each and silly flight times any one know of a company that are >>>>>>>>>>> cheaper many thanks

[tubbystu]

Difficult, because most of the fare these days on the so called lo-cost airlines is tax and various surcharges.

As an example, Ryan Air's infamous £1 flights end up above £100 once the surcharges and tax are added.

EasyJet charge a fee too for infants but they have to sit on an adults lap.

How much did you hope you might pay ? Does it have to be Gatwick ? Passenger fees at Heathrow and Gatwick are high.

[WEHGuy]

Skyscanner searches all the different companies so, you should be able to find the best price there.

[Puggit]

£250 for returns is not outrageous. £250 each way is getting there!

[waterwonder]

Try other London airports, use something like sky scanner or kayak to search multiple options.

Often BA or other national carriers can be cheaper in peak times.

[tuscan66]

thanks all suppose expecting something for nothing school hols is the killer rip off time tried those sites was hoping below 200 return lol dream on eh

[Stephanie Plum]

Look at Southampton flights - often cheaper and it's a decent little airport. I live 20 mins from Gatwick but flew from Soton when I was going to Malaga regularly.

[Bradgate]

Try widening your search, many airlines fly to Malaga from airports in the Midlands, and if you can save money on the tickets it might be worth driving for a couple of hours each way. Weekdays will usually be cheaper than weekends, if that helps.

In general, the best way to get cheap flights to popular destinations at busy times of the year is to book early. The earlier the better. Most airlines put their inventory on sale 51 weeks before departure, and the cheapest peak season seats will sell out in the first few weeks.

If you can't book so far in advance, there might be a second opportunity to grab a bargain in early January, when all airlines run their main annual sale promotions, and additional cheap seats may be made available to comply with advertising guidelines.

Leaving it until after Easter to book tickets for the summer peak is way too late to grab a bargain, I'm afraid. The cheaper seats sold out months ago.

Sorry I can't be more helpful.

Edited by Bradgate on Wednesday 24th April 22:39

[LuS1fer]

Summer holidays are killer. You need to watch the flight prices. Barely 3 weeks ago, flights from our local airport was under £1300 for 5 of us but now they are all £1600-£1700. It's a case of keeping a weather eye on a site. Thomson are cheapest at the moment (for me, from Cardiff)and destinations change so where Alicante was cheapest a few weeks back, now Faro is cheapest.

I'm afraid the only way of keeping costs down is to be flexible on destination and once you find the flights, grab appropriate villa/hotel and book.

Avoid credit cards for the flights too. They give more protection but they want 2.5% "bounty" on top which is f***ing robbery.

Check what's included too. VUELING, for example, include 23kg of luggage per person, Thomson charge you £44 per 20kg case. In my case, Thomson would still be cheaper and we need only 2 cases, not 5.

Even places like Skyscanner seem to come up with slightly higher fares than Thomson direct.

[tuscan66]

thanks all, thru principle we are not paying these prices and will re schedule our hol dates, dont mind as bit of a premium but !!!!! come on lol thanks all see you on the beach in mid dec lol

[LuS1fer]

tuscan66 said:

thanks all, thru principle we are not paying these prices and will re schedule our hol dates, dont mind as bit of a premium but !!!!! come on lol thanks all see you on the beach in mid dec lol

I went to Gran Camaria in January for relative peanuts and it was 33 degrees.

[Original Poster]

I've recently booked flights with BA to Malaga at the start of June, think it was about £240 for 2 seats.

[tuscan66]

Original Poster said:

I've recently booked flights with BA to Malaga at the start of June, think it was about £240 for 2 seats.

was that return??

[tuscan66]

Original Poster said:

I've recently booked flights with BA to Malaga at the start of June, think it was about £240 for 2 seats.

was that return??

[Big E 118]

If you're staying Marbella/PB then Gibraltar airport is nearly as close as Malaga and you can sometimes pick up cheap deals form there instead.

The in-laws have a villa in Marbella and flight prices are always high during summer/school hols.

[Original Poster]

tuscan66 said:

Original Poster said:

I've recently booked flights with BA to Malaga at the start of June, think it was about £240 for 2 seats.

was that return??

Yep.

[rmaurer]

We have just booked Gatwick -> Malaga in May over the bank holiday with Monarch using Tesco vouchers. £1 voucher = £3 towards your flight so a good way to spend them!