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Mousey8818 · 10 Apr 12, 01:23 PM

Hi everyone!

Does anyone know who is flying to Orlando or Sanford direct from Belfast in 2013 and when flights go for sale?

Tourman · 10 Apr 12, 01:49 PM

Hi
Probably no flights direct to Orlando International and Sanford is currently only served by Thomas Cook. You can go indirect through Newark with Continental or go via London with the likes of BA and Virgin. Having been several times I have to say that going from Dublin has always been much cheaper as there is a lot of competition for transatlantic flights. The only direct option though is with Aer lingus who fly to Orlando international.

Mousey8818 · 10 Apr 12, 02:05 PM

Thanks Tourman. ill check out aer lingus and flights from Dublin, always forget that we could try Dublin Airport.

Celica190 · 10 Apr 12, 03:41 PM

We flew from Dublin last April for the first time and found it brilliant. You clear immigration and customs before you fly, so walk through MCO as if you were a domestic arrival. Plus you don't have to pay the huge taxes you do for flying from the UK. We took the bus down the day before and stayed at the Holiday Inn Express Northwood for 58 Euro overnight. After the horrendous experience on the bus coming home, I think we would take the car next time, but that's the only negative thing I can come up with

Mousey8818 · 10 Apr 12, 05:11 PM

Thanks Celica. air lingus flights from Dublin due out in June, so def think that's the way to go.
Rang Thomas Cook - only direct flights from Belfast to Florida are gonna be in July and Aug from now on.

jules_ni1 · 10 Apr 12, 05:24 PM

Thomas Cook only seem to do 2 week options around the 12th. We booked 2013 flights from Belfast through Gatwick with Virgin for the same price as 2012 ones and have paid £250 deposit

Twilight Nerd · 10 Apr 12, 06:13 PM

My friend got a quote from TC for next July TA said they were only doing one flight from Belfast in 2013 but they were talking telephone numbers. We are going from Dublin via Gatwick in June and got a price for parking at Dublin 15 days around $50 (pounds).

**Donegal_Guy** · 10 Apr 12, 06:35 PM

Just to let you know we booked our Tickets for Next week with Aer Lingus on the first day that they were available and that has been the cheapest I've seen them - even during "SALES" the price wasn't as cheap asthe first day they were on sale...

emeraldisle · 10 Apr 12, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Celica190

We flew from Dublin last April for the first time and found it brilliant. You clear immigration and customs before you fly, so walk through MCO as if you were a domestic arrival. Plus you don't have to pay the huge taxes you do for flying from the UK. We took the bus down the day before and stayed at the Holiday Inn Express Northwood for 58 Euro overnight. After the horrendous experience on the bus coming home, I think we would take the car next time, but that's the only negative thing I can come up with

Can I ask what happened on the bus home? I'm thinking of catching the bus this year.