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vanessag
19-10-2006, 00:55
I have just booked flights to New York in March (staying for three weeks) for an incredible £156 each return flying Virgin!! In the summer the same flights are £550 each!:D
vanessag
19-10-2006, 03:00
Heathrow into Newark
KarenScott
19-10-2006, 10:46
is that including tax?[clap]
vanessag
19-10-2006, 11:28
Yes it includes tax, I couldnt believe the price, the cheapest we have ever flown to NY was about £800 with BA. We have booked with Airline network, they said that they had just got the flights in from Virgin. What I dont understand is that on the Virgin website the say that you wont get cheaper Virgin flights anywhere else....well I did????:D
vanessag
19-10-2006, 11:33
I have also just booked internal flights for £450 into Orlando and out from St Petes/Clearwater for £450 total for all flights £1070, Virgin direct to Orlando for our dates is £2133, am feeling very pleased with myself!!:)
KarenScott
19-10-2006, 12:08
i think the ones on the virgin site seem to fly into JFK. Whats the difference between JKF and Newark?
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jillizzy
19-10-2006, 14:14
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by vanessag
Yes it includes tax, I couldnt believe the price, the cheapest we have ever flown to NY was about £800 with BA. We have booked with Airline network, they said that they had just got the flights in from Virgin. What I dont understand is that on the Virgin website the say that you wont get cheaper Virgin flights anywhere else....well I did????:D
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They're cheaper because both airline Network and Lastminute.com have both got their taxes quoted wrongly. I would imagine both companies fares will be pulled pretty soon, last minute are slightly cheaper as they dont have a service fee.
They are also selling Orlando and various other destinations in the USA at less than the Virgin sales prices.
Jill
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by Marthas Harbour
i think the ones on the virgin site seem to fly into JFK. Whats the difference between JKF and Newark?
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They are two different airport at on different sies of NY, we flew into Newark last Easter it was very nice quick and easy to get into Manhatten[msnwink]
vanessag
19-10-2006, 15:43
The flights on the Virgin site were from JFK and Newark, although most are into JFK and out of Newark. We prefer Newark airport purely becauce we stop in an airport hotel the night before we fly home, the hotels and the area around JFK doesnt feel so good as Neward, plus there is a nice shopping mall right opposite our hotel at Newark that we always go to while we are waiting for our flights.
Just checked the tax on my invoice and it all looks correct. Bargain
jillizzy
19-10-2006, 17:42
Both lastminute and airline network have now upped their taxes to the correct amount in line with VA website.
Jill
vanessag
20-10-2006, 00:16
Must have just got lucky then and sneaked in before they noticed! That sort of thing doesnt happen to me usually, I usually just get in after the prices have gone up!!
jillizzy
20-10-2006, 13:09
Good luck to you Vanessa, it's not often we get a bargain is it. Have fun.
Jill
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by vanessag
I have just booked flights to New York in March (staying for three weeks) for an incredible £156 each return flying Virgin!! In the summer the same flights are £550 each!:D
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WOW I don't think you can get from London to Scotland on the train for that can you?[msnoo]
vanessag
20-10-2006, 18:49
I know! Got the etickets and the receipt this morning, still the same price!:D:D:D
vanessag
20-10-2006, 18:53
Breakdown on the eticket £82 each Air Fare, £5.00,£20.00 and £41.50 each taxes!
Katys Grandad
20-10-2006, 21:23
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by vanessag
Breakdown on the eticket £82 each Air Fare, £5.00,£20.00 and £41.50 each taxes!
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Don't want to sound picky but that doesn't add up to £156. Whatever the price, it's a bargain even for a March flight.
I think these bargains demonstrate the value of competition to the consumer. London-New York is probabaly the best served international route of all so prices are always very competetive. Pity there isn't more competition on UK-Florida routes.
vanessag
20-10-2006, 21:59
No your correct it adds up to £148.50!!! making it even better:)