Flight prices, feel like giving up

[MariaLynda]

Hi

I honestly feel like giving up on our trip in September. I booked a week at CSR with free dining when it went on sale last April. Was so excited to do it for the first time and then planned to do a week in a villa, so best of both worlds.

Flight prices from Manchester are crazy, doesn't make it better that we decided that its PE or nothing as we had such a bad flight on our last trip. I expected to get something between 700-800 but they are no where near that. Lowest I saw was 950, and they are currently around well over 1k.. have been for ages... maybe even 1333 at the minute on the VA site.

We don't want to go indirect, and even then the PE prices aren't that great.

Feeling a bit fed up with only VA as an option, or Tui but we wanted to the dme at mco.

hoping maybe Easter sales on flight prices?

[belle&tink]

We usually fly from Manchester, but when booking our flights, they were half the price to fly from Gatwick.

Maybe look from there?

[Sandra & co]

Can’t you fly to another airport or leave from another airport if the prices are a lot better, just a thought!

[Guest]

I don’t think a sale is going to help unless something happens to the route and some more competition comes along.

In the meantime, being realistic, I think you need to consider other options such as economy, flying form London or accepting the increase in prices.

[Lindsk]

I feel the same. We are looking at LGW to MCO or LHR to MIA and the fares are ridiculous. I have set up fare alerts for both routes and over 3 separate departure dates and just have everything crossed.
Good luck!

[duchy]

Originally Posted by Lindsk

I feel the same. We are looking at LGW to MCO or LHR to MIA and the fares are ridiculous. I have set up fare alerts for both routes and over 3 separate departure dates and just have everything crossed.
Good luck!

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I thought at sub £350 in economy hand baggage fare BA in September was pretty good . We have an open jaw LGW MCO back MIA MCO LGW.

[3disneykids]

Originally Posted by Claudette

I don’t think a sale is going to help unless something happens to the route and some more competition comes along.

In the meantime, being realistic, I think you need to consider other options such as economy, flying form London or accepting the increase in prices.

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I agree with this I wouldn't have no holiday for the sake of a one off bad 9 hour flight...I see the flight as a means to an end and would pay extra for direct but not for an upgrade if it meant that I couldn't afford the holiday. We ended up paying £700 pp direct from Man for economy which is well over budget. I know increasing budget is a bitter pill to swallow. I hope you manage to find appropriate flights .

[MariaLynda]

I am keeping an eye on the london prices, but nothing dramatic happening with them atm. We live 10 mins from Manchester Airport so would really prefer that tbh.

[MariaLynda]

hmm yea I know. Will keep checking and the other airports.

[mrsgiggs]

Know the feeling we finally pulled the trigger on virgin pe from Manchester paid 900each via net flights last night leaving 26 August till 10th September, noticed going later was a lot more so decided to go earlier as cheaper. Can you bring holiday forward by a week or so.