FFS! Airline rip-off!

Have a great trip Blues.

I'm in Menorca 1st - 6th May, did have a look at the possibility of jetting in and out for the game but its not really practical for a 5 night holiday, and I doubt my mates would be impressed either haha I'll just have to make do in a local bar, hard life.
 
peoffrey said:
Grand. Unsure how to do it myself. Hopefully someone can help.
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we had to do the same for Saville. Taxi for 5 cost £95. Don't book at the stand in Gatwick i phoned a local firm. 01293 430430 or 01293 415415. There are no black cabs at gatwick you must pre-book which is why they have a stand at the arrivals lounge. (Just as you go out of the airport)
 
feedthegoat27 said:
Have a great trip Blues.

I'm in Menorca 1st - 6th May, did have a look at the possibility of jetting in and out for the game but its not really practical for a 5 night holiday, and I doubt my mates would be impressed either haha I'll just have to make do in a local bar, hard life.
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Menorca with your mates ? I take it it's not an 18-30!
 
alan__mcfc said:
we had to do the same for Saville. Taxi for 5 cost £95. Don't book at the stand in Gatwick i phoned a local firm. 01293 430430 or 01293 415415. There are no black cabs at gatwick you must pre-book which is why they have a stand at the arrivals lounge. (Just as you go out of the airport)
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Cheers for the advice but all sorted. A mate and fellow Bluemooner who is on the same flight to Gatwick has kindly offered to drop us off at Stansted. Top lad!!
 
Studied various options, including late night trains back to Alicante etc.
Then it suddenly dawned on me that extra time and penalties, plus being kept in the ground.....

Shit, we might still be in the Bernabeu at midnight local time.
 
Exeter Blue I am here said:
I got on Norwegian within 10 minutes of the draw this morning and secured a return for £54. Same trip is now £222. A 425% mark up in less than 6 hours. Unbelievable Jeff.....
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You lucky barsteward...im going to make a major complaint....10 of us paid £58....we want our £4 each back!!
 
GeekinGav said:
its almost like we need to be sponsored by an airline company, that could an offer fans planes at a discount rate for away games in Europe, like a flying fan coach ... if only we were ....
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I'm not being funny but what do you expect the national airline of a Middle East country to do about this? They have no landing slots, licences, or planes to put flights on for this.
 
Dubai Blue said:
I'm not being funny but what do you expect the national airline of a Middle East country to do about this? They have no landing slots, licences, or planes to put flights on for this.
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Not saying they should but they could very easilly put flights on. Slots and paperwork are no issue after all they operate out of the UK and yes they do have aircraft that could cover it. However were they to do so i doubt they would be charging £56 return,.
 
€72 return from Dublin when I booked them, €91 now, might be worth a diversion for some of you.
 
Dubai Blue said:
I'm not being funny but what do you expect the national airline of a Middle East country to do about this? They have no landing slots, licences, or planes to put flights on for this.
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True.

But if you think back to when AC played Inter in the CL final at OT, most of the planes that brought the fans were chartered just for the final. Manchester Airport managed to find them all landing slots. They even managed to keep the fans apart by using 2 different Terminals.

I'm sure City could arrange their own flights from Manchester, just like Spike does. It's whether the club want's to go down this road or not. ATM it doesn't.

Let's see what happens if we get to Milan. I can tell you now, flights are already filling up, and Hotels are pretty much sold out. The going rate is roughly £200 a night for average Hotel. 1 Hotel wants nearly £6000 for 3 nights.

How do I know? I've jumped the gun on Milan. Booked my flights with Ryan Air via Dublin. Booked my Hotel as well. Sorry, but I'm not getting caught up in an impossible mad scramble for flights and a Hotel room. 20,000 to 30,000 City fans heading to Milan. If City don't make it I will just go for a CL Weekend in Milan. That's the risk I've decided to take.
 
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Scaring Europe to Death said:
Studied various options, including late night trains back to Alicante etc.
Then it suddenly dawned on me that extra time and penalties, plus being kept in the ground.....

Shit, we might still be in the Bernabeu at midnight local time.
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Book a hotel for the night in Madrid? Just to be safe. As long as you have a bed for the night then you'll be fine.
 
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