UK Airline industry...dying....

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Going down the pan , do like me...buy a trailer tent ..spend it in this wet , wet , pellow country ..may save you loads..
Believe me the start of many...30 or more to go bust before xmas..

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/sep/12/theairlineindustry.travelleisure6

XL today
zoom ..few weeks ago..:mad:

Two flights from Reus, in Catalonia, thought to be to Ireland, and two in Menorca to British destinations, were cancelled. A British Embassy spokesman in Madrid said: "We have had quite a few calls into the consulates in Las Palmas in Gran Canaria and Alicante. We are offering consulate help."
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been these 2 loads of times..they dont give a toss :(
 
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This country is more expensive to holiday in than Spain, Belgium, Morocco - the list is endless.

And foreign hospitality often outstrips UK equivalent.

Not always though.

I'll see you in Polperro :)

And if it's raining in Polperro we'll ride the cable car in Barcelona.

I want it now.
 
Rush said:
Going down the pan , do like me...buy a trailer tent ..spend it in this wet , wet , pellow country ..may save you loads..
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Some of the best holidays I have had, have been in this wonderfully wet country, and a good few of them have been spent in a tent..So much beauty in this country, yet everybody goes abroad...Save money holiday UK..
 
That's a phenomenal amount of people to be effected :eek: I hope that most booked on a credit card if they aren't protected by insurance/ATOL - otherwise it's going to be expensive :(

floppybootstomp said:
This country is more expensive to holiday in than Spain, Belgium, Morocco - the list is endless.
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Funny you mention it, I was looking at how much it would be to get the train to Edinburgh and stay in a hotel for a few days... for the same price it would be cheaper to go abroad for a week on a package deal :confused:

I do find it strange that I've had flights that have been cheaper than the taxi to Manchester airport!
 
Ian Cunningham said:
I do find it strange that I've had flights that have been cheaper than the taxi to Manchester airport!
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I've flown to Ireland a good few times for less than a Zone 1- 6 tube pass..Good old Ryan Air
 
Holidays in the countries that use the euro are now getting much more expensive. I've been to Spain and Portugal this year and I've noticed a big difference compared to last year. :mad:

The US is also getting more expensive so the only answer is non-euro countries like North Africa, Turkey, the far East and South Africa. Trouble is that the further afield you go the more it costs to get there.
 
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