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4 Dec 19, 09:27 PM |
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August 2020 flights help!
Hi I’m looking at flights from Manchester to Orlando 20th August-3rd September. They are just so expensive direct, 2 adults 3 kids coming out at £4K has anyone got any tips or ideas if the prices will come down? 2 of my kids are autistic so we need to fly direct. Our budget can only stretch to £3k for flights and I’m worried we won’t be able to do it now 😢😔 any feedback is much welcomed 😌
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4 Dec 19, 09:43 PM |
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Very Serious Dibber
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I honestly don't think they will come down very much if at all, and I think that's pretty reasonable for Manchester in the summer holidays. There is no other airline flying direct to Orlando from Manchester right now so Virgin can pretty much charge what they want.
Delta and KLM codeshare with Virgin and I have seen people find the Virgin flight cheaper on the other airlines websites so maybe give that a go? Otherwise, I would say you'll have to consider going from London to try and save some money as that's where the cheapest flights seem to be at the moment. Depending on where you are based, you could look at other northern airports like Doncaster, Newcastle or Birmingham and see if you can get a TUI flight. Just remember they fly Into Sanford rather than Orlando International. Other things to try would be price a fly-drive as on the odd occasion that can be cheaper than a flight only booking, and just don't pick the car up if you don't want it.
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4 Dec 19, 10:06 PM |
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Proud to wear my Ears
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We’re going indirect from Manchester (via Dublin) on 24th August and retuning on 5th September. Paid around £2050 for 3 adults one teen through Aer Lingus. I’ve had a look a few times since and they’ve gone up abit, but then also come back down to a similar price.
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4 Dec 19, 10:14 PM |
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like a dog with a bone
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Have you tried contacting agents (some that advertise on the DIBB for example) to see if they could offer you a whole package - or multiple parts of your holiday - to see if they can get you what you need within budget?
Sometimes agents can discount a hotel or tickets or car hire for example, which could offset the extra cost of the flights? If that’s not possible are your dates absolutely fixed? I know you’ve probably already considered all of these points but trying to think of all options 😊
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4 Dec 19, 11:08 PM |
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Thanks for all the reply’s! I’ve been checking flights from other cities and the fly drives etc.. unfortunately we’re stuck with the dates and we booked Disney Caribbean beach with free dd. Previous years the prices have never been this much 😣 I have seen direct flight there and indirect through Boston back for £2700 not including luggage. This is looking our best bet but I don’t know weather to hold off until January to see if there’s a sale or not?
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4 Dec 19, 11:45 PM |
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Very Serious Dibber
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5 Dec 19, 12:01 AM |
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5 Dec 19, 12:02 AM |
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Does anyone recommend flying indirect?
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5 Dec 19, 12:14 AM |
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We have nearly always flow direct from Manchester with VA but the August prices for next year were crazy so next year we are flying Newcastle to Tampa via London. We have flown Newcastle MCO via Amsterdam before. That worked out ok. My DH hates flying so it not looking forward to indirect but refused to pay the VA prices. We got premium economy, with seats selected, hotel in London the night before and car hire for cheaper than VA economy when we booked in October. If we hadn't bought owed that we were going to try Aer Lingus from Manchester via Dublin. For those of us "up north" indirect might be the option till more airlines fill the TC void at Manchester.
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5 Dec 19, 07:57 AM |
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Very Serious Dibber
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We’re driving down to London and I’ve used my Tesco vouchers to pay for a hotel by the airport for the night before. I saved at least £300 each person on the flights so the option to go to London was definitely cheaper, even with a hotel stay. Plus it feels like I’m getting an extra day of my holiday too 😊😊
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