Ryanair into Barcelona-Girona

On 9 Dec 2003 22:46:33 +0100, Emilia wrote:

(Jim Ley) wrote in news:3fd3088b.425106470
:
If you are going to Barcelona then Girona is not convenient. That's the
point.

Sure it is, it's an hour away on a coach, or ... it's very
convenient, it's almost certainly more convenient than LHR is for me
and that's only 13 miles away from here, but has very poor transport
links (bus+bus+tube, or taxi, or train+coach.)

It makes sense for London. But Barcelona is not nearly as big as
London. If I want to go to Barcelona I want to go to Barcelona not
Girona.

Good for you, I'm not so fussy, and am presumably more sensitive to
price.

Jim.

Following up to Jim Ley

If you are going to Barcelona then Girona is not convenient. That's the
point.

Sure it is, it's an hour away on a coach, or ... it's very
convenient, it's almost certainly more convenient than LHR is for me
and that's only 13 miles away from here, but has very poor transport
links (bus+bus+tube, or taxi, or train+coach.)

So if London traffic gets worse will Madrid eventually quality as
Barcelona?

It makes sense for London. But Barcelona is not nearly as big as
London. If I want to go to Barcelona I want to go to Barcelona not
Girona.

Good for you, I'm not so fussy, and am presumably more sensitive to
price.

Nobody is trying to dissuade you from flying to Girona to save
money. Just that Girona isn't Barcelona.
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Emilia:
It makes sense for London. But Barcelona is not nearly as big as
London. If I want to go to Barcelona I want to go to Barcelona not
Girona.

Jim:
Good for you, I'm not so fussy, and am presumably more sensitive to
price.

Reid:
Nobody is trying to dissuade you from flying to Girona to save
money. Just that Girona isn't Barcelona.

Emilia:
Exactly.

On Wed, 10 Dec 2003 16:05:35 +0000, Reid
wrote:

Following up to Jim Ley
Sure it is, it's an hour away on a coach, or ... it's very
convenient, it's almost certainly more convenient than LHR is for me
and that's only 13 miles away from here, but has very poor transport
links (bus+bus+tube, or taxi, or train+coach.)

So if London traffic gets worse will Madrid eventually quality as
Barcelona?

No, my point has always been that it's travelling time, not location
that makes it reasonable to say an airport serves a location.

Nobody is trying to dissuade you from flying to Girona to save
money. Just that Girona isn't Barcelona.

No, just like Crawley and Luton aren't London, they are airports handy
for London, just like Girona is an airport handy for Barcelona.

Jim.

Jim Ley wrote:

On Wed, 10 Dec 2003 16:05:35 +0000, Reid
wrote:

Following up to Jim Ley
Sure it is, it's an hour away on a coach, or ... it's very
convenient, it's almost certainly more convenient than LHR is for me
and that's only 13 miles away from here, but has very poor transport
links (bus+bus+tube, or taxi, or train+coach.)

So if London traffic gets worse will Madrid eventually quality as
Barcelona?

No, my point has always been that it's travelling time, not location
that makes it reasonable to say an airport serves a location.

Yes, but you're comparing a city like Barcelona where, from BCN, it's
very easy and quick to get to the centre of the city, by train or bus,
and taxi is a lot cheaper than from Girona. No one would argue that any
airport in London is well served to everywhere _in_ that city, but
there's a significant difference in terms of size.


Nobody is trying to dissuade you from flying to Girona to save
money. Just that Girona isn't Barcelona.

No, just like Crawley and Luton aren't London, they are airports handy
for London, just like Girona is an airport handy for Barcelona.

When I lived in London, that meant Gatwick, which was only about a 45
minute train ride. To get to Heathrow was a good 90 minutes by either
tube or taxi. With Ryanair's alternative airports, they are often
serving cities by flying to airports which no one prior to Ryanair
purported to serve that city.

I might be wrong, but I can't think of anywhere you'd live _in_
Barcelona that would make Girona more convenient. How could it? Most
visitors to Barcelona from the UK are presumably staying in Barcelona-
for the lucky few staying in Girona- good for them.

I think a better equivalent would be if Ryanair flew to BHX from Girona
and called it London (Birmingham.) Indeed, it's easier to get from BHX
to London than it is to get from several of Ryanair's destinations to
the city they purport to serve.

David

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Following up to Jim Ley

No, my point has always been that it's travelling time, not location
that makes it reasonable to say an airport serves a location.

Then say Girona (for Barcelona).

If you want to be an apologist for a con, go ahead. The airport
is Girona. A simple fact *you* *alone* wont accept.

End of conversation.
--
Mike Reid
"Art is the lie that reveals the truth" P.Picasso
Walking-food-photos, Wasdale, Thames, London etc "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" -- you can email us@ this site
and same for Spain at "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" -- dontuse@ all, it's a spamtrap

On Mon, 15 Dec 2003 10:29:29 +0000, Reid
wrote:

Following up to Jim Ley

No, my point has always been that it's travelling time, not location
that makes it reasonable to say an airport serves a location.

Then say Girona (for Barcelona).

No, that's not any good (you have to read every airport, and it
doesn't appear where you expect - under B for barcelona.

If you want to be an apologist for a con, go ahead.

I'm not conned, I get distinct value out of their choice of naming.

Jim.