New Low Cost Flight Website

New Low Cost Flight Website

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TwigtheWonderkid

Original Poster:

43,747 posts

152 months

Tuesday 30th April
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Recommended to me by a friend, runtofly.com.

If you suddenly have some time to spare and just want to get away anywhere, they sell flights leaving within the next 24 hours only.

Just looking now, Palma Mallorca going in 3.5 hours, £52/return, coming back Saturday or a week on Thursday. Book some accommodation online on the way to the airport and you have a cheap break.

I guess it helps being in London, far more options. That one above is from Luton.

Long haul, San Francisco leaving in 3.5 hours also, £465/return. Or Toronto at £463.

nikaiyo2

4,807 posts

197 months

Tuesday 30th April
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Ooh thats cool.

Years ago in very early 00s me and some mates would go to LHR and see where we could go that day for a few days, went to Ibiza a couple of times for a few £.

Shiv_P

2,793 posts

107 months

Tuesday 30th April
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Only London airports...

hellorent

401 posts

65 months

Tuesday 30th April
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It's just a domain registration page ?

hellorent

401 posts

65 months

Tuesday 30th April
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hellorent said:
It's just a domain registration page ?
It's dot co uk not .com

captain_cynic

12,437 posts

97 months

Tuesday 30th April
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Seems like a dodgy 3rd party booking site. Fun turning up at the airport with no PNR and a few hundred quid missing from your account.

Just tried 5 dummy bookings and each time "Ooops, that flight is no longer available".

Also not that cheap, £402 for LGW-MCO, you can get it for £384 next week. Both Norse Atlantic.

I think I'll just stick to Google Flights and booking direct.

the-norseman

12,625 posts

173 months

Tuesday 30th April
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Yeh on the face of it, it seems no cheaper.

Ryyy

1,556 posts

37 months

Tuesday 30th April
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captain_cynic said:
I think I'll just stick to Google Flights and booking direct.
Google flights yes great thing.

croyde

23,198 posts

232 months

Tuesday 30th April
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Quite often, what with all the additional expenses added to the basic price quoted by a low cost airline, it's far simpler and cheaper just to go to BA.com.

Have bought about 6 flights in the past 6 months, all on BA and far cheaper and at more convenient times than EasyRyanJetAir.

But don't tell everyone as BA passengers are also usually better behaved biggrin

MrBig

2,826 posts

131 months

Tuesday 30th April
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croyde said:
Have bought about 6 flights in the past 6 months, all on BA and far cheaper and at more convenient times than EasyRyanJetAir.
In my experience over the last 6 years or you aren't any more likely to actually fly on the date/time you booked for though!

Don't get me wrong, I would still take them over the low cost carriers, but they are not the 'premium' product they used to be sadly.

TwigtheWonderkid

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43,747 posts

152 months

Wednesday 1st May
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As said, it's runtofly.co.uk not .com. Apologies.

As for not being able to secure flights, son was able to book Bilbao return from Heathrow for £38. No problems at all. Hand luggage only, which suited him, as he's only gone for a few days. Could have paid extra for a checked in bag.

That seems pretty cheap to me.

Gatwick to Miami available now at £374 return. Leaving 10am tomorrow. Returning a week on Saturday.

Edited by TwigtheWonderkid on Wednesday 1st May 13:08