Europe Trip

Martin wrote:

On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:17:44 +0100, (David Horne, _the_
chancellor (*)) wrote:

Martin wrote:

On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:38:04 +0200, Erick T. Barkhuis
-o-m wrote:

Kamakazee:

Learned today that tickets for Barcelona-Shanghai are as much as
Dallas-Shanghai which is surprising to me. I understand Olympic fever
is sweeping China but would think Spain is halfway there from the
southern US.

You're trolling, aren't you?

All we want is Mr MAD from Madrid to join in.

It's 3,425 miles from one end of the new terminal building to another.
Mr Mad's disappeared, but I'd love to ask him why restaurants and cafes
at the greatest airport in the world don't open until at least 7am
despite the departure lounges already being filled with travellers on
early morning flights....

Airport modeled on Munich and cafes modeled on Schiphol?

Ah- Schiphol does that too? I've never been there very early.

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In article , yeadeagisss
writes

The only time it doesn't cost extra is when the pick-up and drop-off
stations are in the same country

That's not always the case. In Northern Ireland I've encountered hire
car companies, including some well known international ones, charging
extra for collection or return at their airport locations, even if it's
the same airport.

Budget Ireland states, for example: "A standard airport surcharge of GB
Pounds £23.50 will be added to the cost when you pick up your car from
Belfast Intl. Airport."

Meanwhile Alamo includes a "Premium Location Surcharge 13.00%", which
may be common for all countries, though I haven't checked this.
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In article
,
Kamakazee writes

Learned today that tickets for Barcelona-Shanghai are as much as
Dallas-Shanghai which is surprising to me. I understand Olympic fever
is sweeping China but would thing Spain is halfway there from the
southern US. Guess it doesn't matter?

The distance covered doesn't always come into calculations - or so it
seems sometimes. For a while the Irish Sea was one of the most expensive
stretches of water in the world to cross, per mile. It can come down to
simple supply and demand.

I remember a news broadcast from the early 90s about how airports in
Northern Ireland were bracing themselves one Christmas for the arrival
of some 100,000 air passengers - approaching roughly one tenth of the
population. Naturally it was one of the most expensive times to fly
there.
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"Martin" wrote in message
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On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:40:01 +0100, congokid
wrote:

In article
,
Kamakazee writes

Learned today that tickets for Barcelona-Shanghai are as much as
Dallas-Shanghai which is surprising to me. I understand Olympic fever
is sweeping China but would thing Spain is halfway there from the
southern US. Guess it doesn't matter?

The distance covered doesn't always come into calculations - or so it
seems sometimes. For a while the Irish Sea was one of the most expensive
stretches of water in the world to cross, per mile. It can come down to
simple supply and demand.

The most expensive was Dover Calais something to do with price fixing but
not
provable. Harwich Hoek - 120+ miles - was the same fare for two adults and
a car
as Dover Calais 22 miles.


I always thought it was the Isle of Wight ferry that was the most expensive
in the world.

It's about the same as a Channel crossing...

--
William Black


I've seen things you people wouldn't believe.
Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland
I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate
All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach
Time for tea.

On Jul 23, 2:38*am, Erick T. Barkhuis -o-m
wrote:
Kamakazee:

Learned today that tickets for Barcelona-Shanghai are as much as
Dallas-Shanghai which is surprising to me. *I understand Olympic fever
is sweeping China but would think Spain is halfway there from the
southern US. *

You're trolling, aren't you?
There's not too much of a distance difference.

Dallas-Shanghai: 7371 miles (11863 km) (6406 nautical miles)
Barcelona-Shanghai: 6123 miles (9855 km) (5321 nautical miles)

--
Erick

"The universe is a big place, perhaps the biggest." - Kilgore Trout

Not trolling at all, whatever that is. I was simply wrong.

Isle of Wight ferry is a lot cheaper if you book online at least 48 hrs
before travelling
John H
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On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:40:01 +0100, congokid
wrote:

In article
,
Kamakazee writes

Learned today that tickets for Barcelona-Shanghai are as much as
Dallas-Shanghai which is surprising to me. I understand Olympic fever
is sweeping China but would thing Spain is halfway there from the
southern US. Guess it doesn't matter?

The distance covered doesn't always come into calculations - or so it
seems sometimes. For a while the Irish Sea was one of the most expensive
stretches of water in the world to cross, per mile. It can come down to
simple supply and demand.

The most expensive was Dover Calais something to do with price fixing but
not
provable. Harwich Hoek - 120+ miles - was the same fare for two adults
and a car
as Dover Calais 22 miles.


I always thought it was the Isle of Wight ferry that was the most
expensive in the world.

It's about the same as a Channel crossing...

--
William Black


I've seen things you people wouldn't believe.
Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland
I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate
All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach
Time for tea.

Kamakazee wrote:
A follow up question:

When traveling from one EU country to another is it still advisable to
arrive to the airport 2 hours early?

thks
I haven't tried it out yet, but I hear the end-to-end distance between
check-in and the furthest boarding gate at Brussels is now 4 kilometers.
That alone is worth considering.

M
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