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Plakias => Holiday Companies => Topic started by: fenman on October 25, 2007, 09:35:07 AM
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it has been announced today that Easyjet are to buy GB airways for £100m+. They will be keeping bases at Gatwick and adding Manchester. Does this mean cheaper fares, although GB/BA were good value
Fenman
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it has been announced today that Easyjet are to buy GB airways for £100m+. They will be keeping bases at Gatwick and adding Manchester. Does this mean cheaper fares, although GB/BA were good value
Fenman
Sorry - I didn't see your thread as I put up similar news elswhere on this forum. It would be nice to think Easyjet will fly to Crete as a result of this takeover (Winter as well ??). There is a chance they may not fly there at all ??? I would have preferred BA - they were very cheap and it means that I now can't spend a pile of airmiles that I was planning on in 2009 !!!!!!!!!!!
You can still buy BA / GB airlines flights on the BA website for flights in September 2008 - just tried a dummy run!! - perhaps not advisable right now though ??
Just found this on Google search :-
"We have bought GB because it will allow us to expand, particularly out of Gatwick. As far as Manchester is concerned, at this point we just don't know. We've not made a decision."
John R
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it appears that Easyjet have a problem with flying anywhere out of Manchester. In their contract with Liverpool airport they are barred from flying from another north West airport, no doubt nothing that money cannot solve
fenman
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We fly from Manchester to Chania with Monarch or GB Airways to Heraklion when we visit Plakias. GB airways has always been a much better service (esp the ability to check-in on line 24 hours before flying to nab the seats with more legroom). It looks like our choice will be more limited now unless EasyJet decide that its worth flying Liverpool to Crete.
Tony
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We fly from Manchester to Chania with Monarch or GB Airways to Heraklion when we visit Plakias. GB airways has always been a much better service (esp the ability to check-in on line 24 hours before flying to nab the seats with more legroom). It looks like our choice will be more limited now unless EasyJet decide that its worth flying Liverpool to Crete.
Tony
Let's hope EasyJet expand to meet everyone's needs now that they have acquired GB Airways.
http://www.gbairways.com/news-and-offers/latest-news/ (http://www.gbairways.com/news-and-offers/latest-news/)
Hopefully the fares might be a bit cheaper, so it might be worth holding back for a while.
george g...
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We fly from Manchester to Chania with Monarch or GB Airways to Heraklion when we visit Plakias. GB airways has always been a much better service (esp the ability to check-in on line 24 hours before flying to nab the seats with more legroom). It looks like our choice will be more limited now unless EasyJet decide that its worth flying Liverpool to Crete.
Tony
Let's hope EasyJet expand to meet everyone's needs now that they have acquired GB Airways.
[url]http://www.gbairways.com/news-and-offers/latest-news/[/url] ([url]http://www.gbairways.com/news-and-offers/latest-news/[/url])
Hopefully the fares might be a bit cheaper, so it might be worth holding back for a while.
george g...
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Easyjet have announced in last nights Manchester Evening News that they are starting serious operations out of Manchester shortly.
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Easyjet have announced in last nights Manchester Evening News that they are starting operations out of Manchester shortly.
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(http://www.abestweb.com/smilies/woohoo.gif)
That's a better alternative to Jet2 from Yeadon! (Especially considering the depart/arrive times - I didn't fancy getting from the middle of nowhere back to Manchester at 3 a.m.)
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Sorry about the double posting, still trying to get the hang of it,
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With Leeds Bradford International (formerly known as Yeadon in years gone by) being our local airport, just 15 mins away, I could take exception to it being referred to above as 'the middle of nowhere'. Rest assured it isn't and I won't.
It's an excellent, ever expanding regional airport, mainly as a result of the superb Jet2's operations, and is only approx 75 mins from Manchester by car. A far nicer experience to pass through than the latter. Sue and I are already looking forward to returning to Stella's yet again next September on flights costing a mere £90 each all-in return.
NB Back in my days in banking we used to refer to doing missionary work when posted over to the western side of the Pennines! (Only joking).
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With Leeds Bradford International (formerly known as Yeadon in years gone by) being our local airport, just 15 mins away, I could take exception to it being referred to above as 'the middle of nowhere'. Rest assured it isn't and I won't.
It's an excellent, ever expanding regional airport, mainly as a result of the superb Jet2's operations, and is only approx 75 mins from Manchester by car. A far nicer experience to pass through than the latter. Sue and I are already looking forward to returning to Stella's yet again next September on flights costing a mere £90 each all-in return.
NB Back in my days in banking we used to refer to doing missionary work when posted over to the western side of the Pennines! (Only joking).
P S ! (Or maybe not )
LBI is just the teensiest bit out of the way from Manchester .... and probably even worse at 3 a.m.
On the positive side, it isn't Liverpool John Lennon
P.S. Missionary work, from Silver Street Head?
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There is an easyjet advert in this morning's Guardian advertising flights from Gatwick to Crete (amongst other places like Mykonos and Corfu). There is no mention of which Crete airport and there is nothing about this on their website yet.
Gatwick is no use to us in the North, though.
Greecemad
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There is an easyjet advert in this morning's Guardian advertising flights from Gatwick to Crete (amongst other places like Mykonos and Corfu). There is no mention of which Crete airport and there is nothing about this on their website yet.
Gatwick is no use to us in the North, though.
Greecemad
Well according to the Easyjet website, they are flying to Heraklion from Manchester, though there are currently no details of the flights.
I am going to see what there is from Gatwick, and if cheaper, cancel my GB Airways flight.
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Well according to the Easyjet website, they are flying to Heraklion from Manchester, though there are currently no details of the flights.
I am going to see what there is from Gatwick, and if cheaper, cancel my GB Airways flight.
I have received an advert email from easyjet stating that bookings to Crete from Manchester and Gatwick commence tomorrow - 01 Jan 2008. Cut/paste from that advert :-
easyJet are now pleased to announce even more new routes for your summer holiday. From 1 January 2008 flights are on sale to the following new destinations from London Gatwick and Manchester:
Fly from Manchester to:
Crete (Heraklion) from £44.99
Fly from London Gatwick to:
Crete (Heraklion) from £37.99
Just noticed on their website that there are no flights after 30 September - unless that is the date up to which one may book at the initial stage - doesn't look good for us October regulars ???
Happy New Year to everybody
John R
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Well according to the Easyjet website, they are flying to Heraklion from Manchester, though there are currently no details of the flights.
I am going to see what there is from Gatwick, and if cheaper, cancel my GB Airways flight.
I have received an advert email from easyjet stating that bookings to Crete from Manchester and Gatwick commence tomorrow - 01 Jan 2008. Cut/paste from that advert :-
easyJet are now pleased to announce even more new routes for your summer holiday. From 1 January 2008 flights are on sale to the following new destinations from London Gatwick and Manchester:
Fly from Manchester to:
Crete (Heraklion) from £44.99
Fly from London Gatwick to:
Crete (Heraklion) from £37.99
Just noticed on their website that there are no flights after 30 September - unless that is the date up to which one may book at the initial stage - doesn't look good for us October regulars ???
Happy New Year to everybody
John R
Just priced it up for the 2 of us leaving Gatwick 2/9/2008 until 16/9 and deleting the insurance option (we have annual) the total cost comes to £353.56.
Yvonne
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Just noticed on their website that there are no flights after 30 September - unless that is the date up to which one may book at the initial stage - doesn't look good for us October regulars ???
Happy New Year to everybody
John R
Well I believe this is because Easyjet have 6 month schedules, and October is in thier Winter schedule, which is not on sale yet, then again, they may decide to not fly in October
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Certainly waiting for this announcement has paid dividends for us as we have booked our flights with Easy Jet for the end of July at less than half the normal cost, which has pretty much paid for the accommodation if you compared to what we paid for flights in 2007.
Steve & Dawn.
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Certainly waiting for this announcement has paid dividends for us as we have booked our flights with Easy Jet for the end of July at less than half the normal cost, which has pretty much paid for the accommodation if you compared to what we paid for flights in 2007.
Steve & Dawn.
Have just been on the East Jet site and it came back with a total of £663.56 for 2 people flying from Gatwick in August and returning at the beginning of Sept.
And I thought they were meant to be cheap!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
XL are quoting £680 but with much better flight times.
Peter&Dawn
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Certainly waiting for this announcement has paid dividends for us as we have booked our flights with Easy Jet for the end of July at less than half the normal cost, which has pretty much paid for the accommodation if you compared to what we paid for flights in 2007.
Steve & Dawn.
Have just been on the East Jet site and it came back with a total of £663.56 for 2 people flying from Gatwick in August and returning at the beginning of Sept.
And I thought they were meant to be cheap!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
XL are quoting £680 but with much better flight times.
Peter&Dawn
Hello Peter & Dawn......Are you sure you have put your details into the easyjet site correctly ? I have just looked at their site.... a Gatwick flight for two weeks from 19th August to 2nd September ...without insurance equates to £433.56 for two people
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Well I believe this is because Easyjet have 6 month schedules, and October is in thier Winter schedule, which is not on sale yet, then again, they may decide to not fly in October
I think this is unlikely - there is evidence in their timetable section of a definited 27 September cutoff. They also state on their timetable page :-
Winter - 28 October 2007 to 29 March 2008;
Summer - 30 March 2008 to 25 October 2008;
John R
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Certainly waiting for this announcement has paid dividends for us as we have booked our flights with Easy Jet for the end of July at less than half the normal cost, which has pretty much paid for the accommodation if you compared to what we paid for flights in 2007.
Steve & Dawn.
Have just been on the East Jet site and it came back with a total of £663.56 for 2 people flying from Gatwick in August and returning at the beginning of Sept.
And I thought they were meant to be cheap!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
XL are quoting £680 but with much better flight times.
Peter&Dawn
Hello Peter & Dawn......Are you sure you have put your details into the easyjet site correctly ? I have just looked at their site.... a Gatwick flight for two weeks from 19th August to 2nd September ...without insurance equates to £433.56 for two people
Thanks Boxerlover. I thought I typed all the details correctly but I will try again later.
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Hi
Just booked for two of us to have our 2 week stay in Asomatos with friends flying EasyJet Manchester to Heraklion 5/9/08 to 19/9/08 with 2 hold bags but no insurance for £330.07 (but that is £20 more than we could have booked yesterday). So it looks as if the earlier you book the cheaper it is.
Tony
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We were lucky with the dates and times which were identical to last year.
By doing so has meant that we have paid half of what we paid last year, which was £440.00 for two adults-a good price for Jul/Aug 2007.
Steve & Dawn
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Hello everyone, happy new year,
Been a while since I added a reply but I check out the site weekly.
After a couple of seasons away from Plakias we thought we would return; maybe see the old place before the 'possible / maybe' new development starts, as it still remains our favourite, although we 'found' a really nice 'Plakias-like' place in Samos, but that is another story for those who might want to know.
Like to go independent for various reasons and thought I had just about everything sussed, dates, flights and reservations wise, and then GB Airways goes and gets bought out by Easyjet, damn cheek!
Gatwick flights, first two weeks in June, went from £98 / £98 - out / inbound to 125 / 125 over night and are now 175 / 125 for same dates, near on £615 in total from £400, all in less than a week. Still going to go but I am looking at other flight options.
Is it me, naive and all, but is there something very odd / cheeky about Easyjet offering cheaper flights for those who do not have any hold luggage, Ok, if you live in Crete I suppose it works, but most people using these flights must surely be holidaying, or am I missing something?
Happy holidaying.
Butties.
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"... is there something very odd / cheeky about Easyjet offering cheaper flights for those who do not have any hold luggage ..."
Not really, it's a fair reflection of the way airports charge airlines.
Landing/take-off fees are supplemented with "handling costs", so if there are no bags for the airport to handle, they can't charge the airline.
Good job (southern) Crete is naturist friendly - you don't need to pack as much (http://www.clicksmilies.com/s0105/sehrgrosse/large-smiley-028.gif)
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although we 'found' a really nice 'Plakias-like' place in Samos, but that is another story for those who might want to know.
Butties.
Pythagarion??
george g...
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although we 'found' a really nice 'Plakias-like' place in Samos, but that is another story for those who might want to know.
Butties.
Pythagarion??
george g...
I'd hazard a guess at Kambos (also known as Votsalakia).
Mike
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Hi all
Just back from UK, lovely being back much nicer weather.
Whilst we were there a friend of ours booked with Easyjet in September from Gatwick to Heraklion for 52 pounds return!!! Guess he must have been lucky.
I certainly hope they continue flying during the winter as this will make it much easier for us. To get to Newcastle we had to do three flights; Hania-Athens, Athens-Gatwick, Gatwick Newcastle. Not fun.
Happy New Year to you all
Ali and Dave
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although we 'found' a really nice 'Plakias-like' place in Samos, but that is another story for those who might want to know.
Butties.
Pythagarion??
george g...
I'd hazard a guess at Kambos (also known as Votsalakia).
Mike
Close, very close guys, the much smaller fishing village of Ormos Marathoukambos just around the headland eastwards from Kambos/ Votsalakia.
Like a smaller version of Plakias, I'll take a guess and say it was like Plakias probably was 20 or so years ago, i.e. not yet discovered!
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Hi all
Just back from UK, lovely being back much nicer weather.
Whilst we were there a friend of ours booked with Easyjet in September from Gatwick to Heraklion for 52 pounds return!!! Guess he must have been lucky.
I certainly hope they continue flying during the winter as this will make it much easier for us. To get to Newcastle we had to do three flights; Hania-Athens, Athens-Gatwick, Gatwick Newcastle. Not fun.
Happy New Year to you all
Ali and Dave
Hi Ali and Dave
Nice to think you had a visit to the UK. Best wishes for the New Year etc.
If you are one of the very first to book any easyjet flight then the prices can be very cheap indeed. I have been flying Newcastle to London for £13 including all taxes. Worth remembering when they open bookings for the 2009 season. I have a horrible feeling they may cease flying after 27 September - which is useless even for our October visit.
If by any chance they do fly over the winter period then as far as we are concerned you are going to get at least one couple visiting Plakias during the Winter.
John and Gillian
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although we 'found' a really nice 'Plakias-like' place in Samos, but that is another story for those who might want to know.
Butties.
Pythagarion??
george g...
I'd hazard a guess at Kambos (also known as Votsalakia).
Mike
Close, very close guys, the much smaller fishing village of Ormos Marathoukambos just around the headland eastwards from Kambos/ Votsalakia.
Like a smaller version of Plakias, I'll take a guess and say it was like Plakias probably was 20 or so years ago, i.e. not yet discovered!
Hello Mark,
I agree this is pleasant resort; however I don't think it has a "far end" beach which is a must for many on this forum. In other respects it ticks the same boxes as Plakias. Neighbouring Kambos has access to such a beach, about 45 mins walk away, although there is a small rocky one nearer.
I agree with what Shinaria said in a different topic that my visit to Plakias this year could be my last if the developments behind the far end spoil things. Plakias ticks all the boxes for me. Tingaki (Kos) has the same feel as Plakias and, agruably, a better "far end" beach but the hinterland isn't so attractive for exploring on foot or in a car. Paleohora also has an excellent beach but although there are plenty of options for those hiring a car, walks from the resort aren't as good as Plakias.
Plakias is changing faster than other resorts I go to and I'm really hoping the day doesn't come when it has changed so much I no longer want to go there.
Mike
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Well we have just booked with EasyJet and the prices were pretty good compared to the others (XL, First Choice, Monarch etc).
We paid £290 ish for the both of us flying out on the 12th of September. Would have preferred a week later but nevermind.
Flights are earlier meaning I need a half day on the Friday but that does mean we shall hopefully be in Plakias for 11:00 pm just in time for a night out
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Well we have just booked with EasyJet and the prices were pretty good compared to the others (XL, First Choice, Monarch etc).
We paid £290 ish for the both of us flying out on the 12th of September. Would have preferred a week later but nevermind.
Flights are earlier meaning I need a half day on the Friday but that does mean we shall hopefully be in Plakias for 11:00 pm just in time for a night out
Hello all
Sorry been very absent from the forum recently. Too busy at work to look let alone post & never feel like sitting in the office upstairs when I get in around 10pm, today though we've caught up & gone wireless so I can enjoy hours sitting in comfort reading & posting & most importantly sipping wine
Anyway we are just glad Easy Jet doing route from Manchester as we had already booked GB airways for June a a very good price.
Times still earlier but as you say just in time for a few beers at the hotel (Livicon)
Rowena
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Easyjet have just announced they expect to fly to 15 destinations from Manchester by 2010.
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Friends alerted me to their ex BA October return flight now via easyjet being confirmed. Looking at the easyjet site I find that they are now accepting bookings to/from Crete in October from both Manchester and Gatwick. My dummy booking run close to my hol dates from 23 Set to 10 Oct made a total for two passengers of £224 return via Manchester. That is very much cheaper than my XL flights would have been had I not got them free with Tesco Tokens !!
John R