October flights

**brizzle** · 18-08-2003, 21:14

I am looking at booking a villa and therefore flights for October 2004. I've looked at this years prices as a guide and they seem pretty high but that maybe because a lot of the cheaper seats have gone already.

Question is how much roughly would a direct return be late October for 2 weeks?
I've got December 2003 booked and that cost just under £1000 for 2 adults and 2 children but know that is likely to be cheaper than October.

Ideas anyone?

Thanks in advance,

Briz.
P.S I'd pretty much fly form anywhere in the UK as I'd probably be staying overnight before I go

**Andy & Arlene** · 18-08-2003, 23:18

October prices have crept up in line with the summer holidays now.

This is also a prime holiday period as many schools now have 2 weeks holidays in October and the airlines have cottoned on to this.

We are going over this October and our flights for 3 adults and 2 children is just under £2500 flying with KLM. BA were even more expensive. This was the cheapest we could get and I booked them last December.

**chrisj** · 18-08-2003, 23:42

Round here the usual half terms are still only a week, but one borough has one week and the next borough
have the following week, so it seems its 2 weeks.

Remember Kens Congestion charge introduction, the first 2 weeks were half terms. I think the school holiday
system has gone to pot, but the airlines have caught up which is a shame.

We booked out flights to Cyprus for the october half term 6 months ago £140, they are now £260 and rising, so
it does pay to book early

As for flights, Charters are cheaper, but can be more cramped and the flights at horrible times. Teletext
late deals are sometimes good, or just search the net.

Chris

Chris

**Cowboy** · 18-08-2003, 23:59

Hi Briz,
Have you tried a quote from the link on this site[?]
You can sometimes get a cheaper deal with one the US. carriers if you are prepared to go on a one stop flight. Another alternative is to fly to Tampa which may or may not be cheaper. Tampa is a lovely airport and is about one and a half hours from the main US27 villa areas.
Mike.

**Chris7** · 20-08-2003, 16:54

At the risk of upsetting Andy & Arlene [:I] we're going over in October - booked at the end of June this year and got 3 adults and two kids for £1500 inc taxes

**Andy & Arlene** · 20-08-2003, 18:28

Our problem is because we live in Aberdeen, we are restricted with flights which leave there. We are going our school holidays which are the 11th - 25th October, so as you can imagine the internal or first leg of the flight (ie Abdn - Gatwick or Abdn - Amsterdam) gets booked up pretty quick. In fact because I was not on the ball this year for booking, we are leaving on a later flight and we will not arrive in Orlando till 11.30 at night.

Chris, where are you flying from for that price and what dates are you leaving?

**Chris7** · 20-08-2003, 20:09

We Fly out on 21st Oct and back in on 6th Nov (and we'll be going to MK for Mickey's not so scary halloween party

(I can't wait)) - from Manchester via Philadelphia.

Slight downside is 8 hours in Phili on the way back, but I have a nephew who lives out there so we can go and see the city (I'm told 8 hours is more than enough and he knows which areas to avoid!)

**Chris7** · 20-08-2003, 20:23

That's the problem of being so far North I guess. Even today you can get Gatwick - Orlando for £330 Adult & £227 Child (+£64.90 Tax) on your dates, but you have the problem (and cost) of getting to Gatwick first.

**MTP** · 21-08-2003, 00:21

Hi Andy & Arlene,

If you think Aberdeen is bad you should try from Inverness! Often we have to consider not only connecting flights, but a drive up the A9 or across hte A96 on top of it, which is no fun after an overnight flight.

We have found that by using either AA or BA when you get the UK flight as an add-on it doesn't make quite such a difference, although you have to book early to get availability at the add-on fair price.

Best wishes,

Euan