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?

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.

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.

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
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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

"xramx" wrote in message
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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

"xramx" wrote in message
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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

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

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

On May 27, 5:40 pm, "Traveller" wrote:
"xramx" wrote in message

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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?