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PlakChat / Luggage Allowance

« on: August 25, 2008, 11:31:07 AM »

Flew out with Monarch, going out at Manchester they did not seem to be overbothered about being over 20kgs but coming back they were very strict. I think they were charging 9 euros per kg for excess weight and if you paid in cash they would not take coins. They made a lot of money that day.

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Plakias / First Timers - Just Got Back

« on: July 01, 2008, 04:52:30 PM »

Just got our tickets in the post. We go out on 22nd July and are looking forward to sampling the places you regulars keep talking about. Will be there for 2 weeks instead of an hour like last time.

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Holiday Companies / Easyjet to Crete!

« on: February 04, 2008, 04:04:49 PM »

Easyjet have just announced they expect to fly to 15 destinations from Manchester by 2010.

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Holiday Companies / Easyjet to Crete!

« on: December 19, 2007, 05:29:06 PM »

Sorry about the double posting, still trying to get the hang of it,

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Holiday Companies / Easyjet to Crete!

« on: December 18, 2007, 05:38:25 PM »

Easyjet have announced in last nights Manchester Evening News that they are starting operations out of Manchester shortly.

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Holiday Companies / Easyjet to Crete!

« on: December 18, 2007, 05:36:51 PM »

Easyjet have announced in last nights Manchester Evening News that they are starting serious operations out of Manchester shortly.

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Holiday Companies / Easyjet to Crete!

« on: December 18, 2007, 05:31:49 PM »

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/

Hopefully the fares might be a bit cheaper, so it might be worth holding back for a while.

george g...

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Forum and Website discussion / Greetings

« on: November 30, 2007, 05:45:54 PM »

Hello Mike, totally agree with your sentiments, but as far as the building market goes companies like the one we visited with are creating a large market in the UK for properties in places like Plakias. All they charged us was 75quid , for the pair of us. We were shown many new devolpments all over the island and they were selling like hot cakes, not just to Brits but Germans and French as well. We looked at a new devolpment in a village 5 minutes drive from Plakias but we saw so many i cannot remember its name. We just called in for a beer and a snack before going to the airport but there was something about the place that made me want to come back. We normally go to Mykonos and Naxos for a fortnight in summer but i was so taken by Crete that we will have a change next year.

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Forum and Website discussion / Greetings

« on: November 30, 2007, 01:04:24 PM »

I was on the Kosmar site and could not get any prices for Plakias but just thought it was a computer glitch. Later when i found this site i realised why. I phoned Olympic and they beat their own internet price and i was happy until i read some of the comments on here about them, but like i said earlier its done now.

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Forum and Website discussion / Greetings

« on: November 29, 2007, 05:54:22 PM »

Yes George you guessed correctly. Over the years we have used Kosmar a lot but we could not make their daytime flight from Manchester. I then noticed the Olympic flight on the same evening which we can just make and this allows us to spend a fortnight in Crete.

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Forum and Website discussion / Greetings

« on: November 29, 2007, 05:50:00 PM »

Hello to everyone, thank you to Admin for sorting out my Validation problem. Visited Crete on a property viewing trip at the end of October and visited Plakias on our last day. Have been to other Greek Islands but Crete was amazing. There was something about Plakias that just grabbed me even though we were only there for a short time and i decided to holiday there next year. It was after booking for next summer when i happened upon this site and now wish i had found it before i booked as you people could have guided my choice of Holiday company and accomadation. Anyway too late now its booked.

Welcome Johnwhit
If we can help somebody on our way through life it makes it all worthwhile   .

One more 'Olympic' customer??

george g...

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Forum and Website discussion / Greetings

« on: November 28, 2007, 05:58:54 PM »

Hello to everyone, thank you to Admin for sorting out my Validation problem. Visited Crete on a property viewing trip at the end of October and visited Plakias on our last day. Have been to other Greek Islands but Crete was amazing. There was something about Plakias that just grabbed me even though we were only there for a short time and i decided to holiday there next year. It was after booking for next summer when i happened upon this site and now wish i had found it before i booked as you people could have guided my choice of Holiday company and accomadation. Anyway too late now its booked.