Need Some Trans-Atlantic Travel Advice

[porrick]

Anyone have a clue where I'm going or what the occasion is?


Anyone want to contribute to my travel fund?? :rolleyes:

Looking forward to meeting you and having a few wee drams at the Ferrintosh!

Interesting to follow the discussion on travel. Remember there will be an excursion to Anderson's on the Saturday...

For comparison:

a) Freelander lives in southern Norway, and pays something like $46 return flight to Glasgow.
b) I live in northern Norway, and pay $615 for a return flight to Newcastle.

Who cares that it is unfair? We are all just as broke the day before pay-day - and we are all heading for a great week-end in Dumfries!!!

[Hamish]

Dee,

Also looking forward to meeting you at The Ferintosh, and I have to wish you all good luck with 'Tam' - now that IS a marathon! I am having enough trouble getting my teeth around The Address to The Haggis!!!

With belated regard to the matter of the flight: having taken return flights across the pond on four occasions now, I have made up my mind that the fifth, and any subsequent ones, will certainly be at the Premium Economy level or higher, or I will not travel at all! The first time (to Toronto from London by British Airways), I was upgraded to First Class without even asking for anything more than a window seat and, like Rex, received amazing attention with a gift of two bottles of Champagne on leaving the plane in Toronto. I was later told that I'd been upgraded because I was smartly dressed in a business suit with collar and tie!! On the return, I asked if there was any chance of an upgrade, but my request was refused as First Class was fully booked! That was eleven years ago.

Subsequent flights have been with a mixture of airlines: Air India in Economy Bulkhead seats (never again - I like the smell of curry, but not for eight hours!), Zoom Airlines in their Premium Economy seats (excellent value with additional leg-room and increased baggage allowance) and Virgin Atlantic in Economy (good accommodation and service with individual TV monitor, but the leg-room was crippling, especially when the guy in front put his seat back!!!!!!!!!!).

I stand (and sit, actually!) at just 6'0" and that last trip on Virgin Atlantic was the 11 hour hop from London to Los Angeles. When I got off the plane it felt like my knees had been crushed! That, combined with the fact that I also cannot, just cannot, sleep on 'planes has decided me that next time I will definitely opt for Premium or First (depending upon what I can afford at the time), or not go at all.

Travel safely.........

[Robin]

I'm also looking forward to meet you Dee...will be awesome

[starbkjrus]

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Interesting to follow the discussion on travel. Remember there will be an excursion to Anderson's on the Saturday...

Patrick! Please don't tell me we have to catch a flight just to go shopping at Anderson's?! I'm going to have enough of flying as it is.

:beer:

[porrick]

Patrick! Please don't tell me we have to catch a flight just to go shopping at Anderson's?! I'm going to have enough of flying as it is.

:beer:

Hehe, I was thinking more of the potential spending...

We might need a taxi back after a couple of wee ones, though

[sav]

I would highly recommend the upgrade, especially on British Airways...BA has great service all around (from my experience), but those fully reclining seats are amazing.

[Robin]

When you ask for a seat next to an emergency exit...you get lot's of extra space for free

[cessna152towser]

Freelander lives in southern Norway, and pays something like $46 return flight to Glasgow.

Sounds like one of those Ryanair flights that flies from remote ex-military airfields. They do Torp (which they call Oslo) to Prestwick (which they call Glasgow) very cheaply, although since Freelander's destination is Dumfries, Prestwick will actually be more convenient for him than flying to Glasgow Airport.

[walkerk]

Now that you've made your flying decision the only advice I can give you: hypoxia can be your friend. Purchase 3 beers after takeoff. Down two and sip the third. You didn't want to watch the movie anyway, did you?

[Freelander Sporrano]

Sounds like one of those Ryanair flights that flies from remote ex-military airfields. They do Torp (which they call Oslo) to Prestwick (which they call Glasgow) very cheaply, although since Freelander's destination is Dumfries, Prestwick will actually be more convenient for him than flying to Glasgow Airport.

That's right Alex Sten Rune and I live an hours drive from Torp. Flying within Norway is dreadfully expensive. I've only done it when the company I work for have paid the bill.
Poor old Patrick would have to pay ?250 or so just to get to Torp.We are just lucky. My sister and Niece flew Ryan recently and it was all right. They advertise the tickets for 1KR and then add taxes and baggage prices so all in Sten Rune and I paid £53 for the flight return and a further £60 for a car for the weekend.
Not bad considering what others have to pay