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Booking fares thru foreign website
Is there any reason I should NOT book a flight thru the Flybe website
fro here in the US? They have a great fare going from Dublin to Southampton (about $50 per person compensating for euro conversion, baggage fees, ++) versus the roughly $350 I've found going thru the standard airline reservation sites (Orbitz, Travelocity, Kayak, ...). I've tried all I know to get one of these to list the inexpensive flight, but no luck. Not sure why ... and that bother's me. My journey originates in the Boston area with a couple day stop in Ireland. From Dublin we will be connecting to a cruise in Southampton, but not until the next day. Flybe has no US office or email address for sales questions. Anyone have any insight on this? |
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Booking fares thru foreign website
Is there any reason I should NOT book a flight thru the Flybe website
fro here in the US? They have a great fare going from Dublin to Southampton (about $50 per person compensating for euro conversion, Go ahead. I've been flying YYZ-LHR-DUB, and it's much cheaper to book the LHR-DUB tickets directly with bmi than to buy them here either separately or as part of a through ticket. Be prepared for your US credit card company to reject the charge, in which case you have to call them up and tell them that yes, you really do want to charge plane tickets on a web site in England. Also remember that most US credit cards add a 3% nuisance fee to all international charges, just because they can. Regards, John Levine, , Primary Perpetrator of "The Internet for Dummies", Information Superhighwayman wanna-be, http://www.johnlevine.com, ex-Mayor "More Wiener schnitzel, please", said Tom, revealingly. |
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On 26 May 2007 14:25:49 -0700, xramx wrote:
Is there any reason I should NOT book a flight thru the Flybe website fro here in the US? They have a great fare going from Dublin to Southampton (about $50 per person compensating for euro conversion, baggage fees, ++) versus the roughly $350 I've found going thru the standard airline reservation sites (Orbitz, Travelocity, Kayak, ...). I've tried all I know to get one of these to list the inexpensive flight, but no luck. Not sure why ... and that bother's me. FlyBe only sell through their website, they are low cost carrier, just book it, you'll get an e-ticket, it is very, very common, they'll be no problems at all. For all the smaller airports you'll almost certainly get a better deal on the low cost carriers - www.skyscanner.net is a good engine for finding low fares on these, which are not in the normal system. Jim. |
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Booking fares thru foreign website
xramx wrote:
Is there any reason I should NOT book a flight thru the Flybe website fro here in the US? They have a great fare going from Dublin to Southampton (about $50 per person compensating for euro conversion, baggage fees, ++) versus the roughly $350 I've found going thru the standard airline reservation sites (Orbitz, Travelocity, Kayak, ...). I've tried all I know to get one of these to list the inexpensive flight, but no luck. Not sure why ... and that bother's me. My journey originates in the Boston area with a couple day stop in Ireland. From Dublin we will be connecting to a cruise in Southampton, but not until the next day. Flybe has no US office or email address for sales questions. Anyone have any insight on this? I booked US domestic flights for years through Travelocity (a Foreign site). They would accept my booking, although I had to "sign" something to certify that I was really buying the ticket from inside the US. Otherwise they insisted on sending a paper ticket by UPS or some extortionate means. An e-ticket is much better, as you're "in the system", and Travelocity will email you updates if the flight changes. this worked just fine on the trips I did it. Although having no email contact for questions is a bit weird. Do they have a phone number? -- Don't try to email me; I'm using the spammer du jour's email addy |
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xramx wrote:
Is there any reason I should NOT book a flight thru the Flybe website fro here in the US? They have a great fare going from Dublin to Southampton (about $50 per person compensating for euro conversion, baggage fees, ++) versus the roughly $350 I've found going thru the standard airline reservation sites (Orbitz, Travelocity, Kayak, ...). I've tried all I know to get one of these to list the inexpensive flight, but no luck. Not sure why ... and that bother's me. My journey originates in the Boston area with a couple day stop in Ireland. From Dublin we will be connecting to a cruise in Southampton, but not until the next day. Flybe has no US office or email address for sales questions. Anyone have any insight on this? I don't think it's anything to worry about. They are a real airline. I book e-tickets on airlines in other countries all the time. I've never had any problems. Best experience was with AirArabia (www.airarabia.com); their web site is so fast and the purchase process was the most straightforward and no-nonsense I've yet experienced. Everyone could learn from them. miguel -- Hit the road! Photos from around the world: http://travel.u.nu Detailed airport information: http://airport.u.nu |
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Booking fares thru foreign website
"xramx" wrote in message oups.com... Is there any reason I should NOT book a flight thru the Flybe website fro here in the US? They have a great fare going from Dublin to Southampton (about $50 per person compensating for euro conversion, baggage fees, ++) versus the roughly $350 I've found going thru the standard airline reservation sites (Orbitz, Travelocity, Kayak, ...). I've tried all I know to get one of these to list the inexpensive flight, but no luck. Not sure why ... and that bother's me. Will these sites book you an SWA flight? My journey originates in the Boston area with a couple day stop in Ireland. From Dublin we will be connecting to a cruise in Southampton, but not until the next day. Flybe has no US office or email address for sales questions. Anyone have any insight on this? Does SWA have a UK office? Is it reasonable to expect them to do so? tim |
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"xramx" wrote in message
oups.com... Is there any reason I should NOT book a flight thru the Flybe website fro here in the US? They have a great fare going from Dublin to Southampton (about $50 per person compensating for euro conversion, baggage fees, ++) versus the roughly $350 I've found going thru the standard airline reservation sites (Orbitz, Travelocity, Kayak, ...). I've tried all I know to get one of these to list the inexpensive flight, but no luck. Not sure why ... and that bother's me. My journey originates in the Boston area with a couple day stop in Ireland. From Dublin we will be connecting to a cruise in Southampton, but not until the next day. Flybe has no US office or email address for sales questions. Anyone have any insight on this? FlyBe are one of the UK largest carriers with a well developed UK and European shorthaul network. As others have said, nothing to stop you booking through them and they do indeed offer far cheaper fares through their own website than what you can get on their routes through other sites. Beware, however, baggage allowances and charges which are different to what you're used to in the US. Flybe charge for checked baggage and you should buy the appropriate checked bag allowance when you buy your tickets. You are allowed up to 23kgs [50lbs] plus ONE carry on of up to 10kg [22lb]. By the way, in Europe now ONE carry on means just that - you can take ONE item only onto the plane with you. If that's a purse, or a camera, or a handbag, or a daysack, then fine - but it's not, for example, a laptop and a purse, or a daysack and a camera. If you want to take more than one item on, then you have to stuff the smallest item inside the larger one and hope it fits. Just so you know. Also, in common with US restrictions, you may not take ANY liquids more than 100ml [4oz] onboard unless purchased after security in the airport. T |
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On May 26, 2:25 pm, xramx wrote:
Is there any reason I should NOT book a flight thru the Flybe website fro here in the US? They have a great fare going from Dublin to Southampton (about $50 per person compensating for euro conversion, baggage fees, ++) versus the roughly $350 I've found going thru the standard airline reservation sites (Orbitz, Travelocity, Kayak, ...). I've tried all I know to get one of these to list the inexpensive flight, but no luck. Not sure why ... and that bother's me. My journey originates in the Boston area with a couple day stop in Ireland. From Dublin we will be connecting to a cruise in Southampton, but not until the next day. Flybe has no US office or email address for sales questions. Anyone have any insight on this? Hi there. The reason you do not see Flybe listed on those sites is because it is a regional airline not affliated with US carriers, also Flybe does not pay travel agent commissions. if you can buy online being in the US, do it another low cost airline in UK/Europe is Ryan Air. Flybe was called BA Connect, the regional airline for British Airways, so these flights truly exist. Just remember you have to pay for luggage, and if you can pay for luggage in advance. Also, look up the schedule so you can arrange to get both airports ontime. Consider Flybe to be like Southwest. flying in/out of smaller cities with the UK as well as Europe can save a bunch of money. I have not heard any complaints from the people and clients I know that have flown these regional low cost airlines within the UK/Europe. Hope this helps |
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Booking fares thru foreign website
Hi there. The reason you do not see Flybe listed on those sites is because it is a regional airline not affliated with US carriers, also Flybe does not pay travel agent commissions. if you can buy online being in the US, do it another low cost airline in UK/Europe is Ryan Air. Flybe was called BA Connect, the regional airline for British Airways, so these flights truly exist. Just remember you have to pay for luggage, and if you can pay for luggage in advance. Also, look up the schedule so you can arrange to get both airports ontime. Consider Flybe to be like Southwest. flying in/out of smaller cities with the UK as well as Europe can save a bunch of money. I have not heard any complaints from the people and clients I know that have flown these regional low cost airlines within the UK/Europe. Hope this helps No, Flybe was never called BA connect. Flybe Acquired BA Connect a couple of years ago. Flybe was founded in 1979 as Jersey European ( to provide flights to the channel islands). see www.flybe.com Jan |
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Booking fares thru foreign website
On May 27, 5:40 pm, "Traveller" wrote:
"xramx" wrote in message oups.com... Is there any reason I should NOT book a flight thru the Flybe website fro here in the US? They have a great fare going from Dublin to Southampton (about $50 per person compensating for euro conversion, baggage fees, ++) versus the roughly $350 I've found going thru the standard airline reservation sites (Orbitz, Travelocity, Kayak, ...). I've tried all I know to get one of these to list the inexpensive flight, but no luck. Not sure why ... and that bother's me. My journey originates in the Boston area with a couple day stop in Ireland. From Dublin we will be connecting to a cruise in Southampton, but not until the next day. Flybe has no US office or email address for sales questions. Anyone have any insight on this? FlyBe are one of the UK largest carriers with a well developed UK and European shorthaul network. As others have said, nothing to stop you booking through them and they do indeed offer far cheaper fares through their own website than what you can get on their routes through other sites. Beware, however, baggage allowances and charges which are different to what you're used to in the US. Flybe charge for checked baggage and you should buy the appropriate checked bag allowance when you buy your tickets. You are allowed up to 23kgs [50lbs] plus ONE carry on of up to 10kg [22lb]. By the way, in Europe now ONE carry on means just that - you can take ONE item only onto the plane with you. If that's a purse, or a camera, or a handbag, or a daysack, then fine - but it's not, for example, a laptop and a purse, or a daysack and a camera. If you want to take more than one item on, then you have to stuff the smallest item inside the larger one and hope it fits. Just so you know. Also, in common with US restrictions, you may not take ANY liquids more than 100ml [4oz] onboard unless purchased after security in the airport. T Thanks to you and the others for the helpful info. One follow up if I may on the checked backage. What does "Allowed" up to 23kgs mean? As I read on the Flybe site, I must pay for any checked baggage. If I pay for 4 checked bags (2 for each of my wife and I) and each weighs 40lbs (160 lb total), am I ok? The 50lbs is not a cumulative limit but an each bag limit? (By the way, I'm not planning to do that, but I wouldn't be surprised if my wife's two bags do go well over 50.) the carryon. I only carryon a laptop, but my wife usually has a tote bag and her pocketbook. Is her pocketbook considered a carryon? |
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