Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 11:38:48 on Sun, 11
Oct 2009, Ian F. remarked:
Never fly budget airlines. Pay the premium and just go on a normal
airline. In many cases it doesn't work out to be much more.

And it many cases it can be much less.

You'll have to quote a few examples, because I've been flying round
Europe at least once a month for the last three or four years, and
I think I've only seen it once (a late evening Brussels-Heathrow with BA
that came in at 26 Euros plus 56 Euro tax (~£70); not that Brussels is
overwhelmed with Budget carriers).

I'd just take the train.

In message , at 22:06:42 on Sun, 11
Oct 2009, " remarked:
You'll have to quote a few examples, because I've been flying round
Europe at least once a month for the last three or four years, and
I think I've only seen it once (a late evening Brussels-Heathrow with
BA that came in at 26 Euros plus 56 Euro tax (~£70); not that
Brussels is overwhelmed with Budget carriers).

I'd just take the train.

I normally take the train (I am this week...) but in this instance the
plane was much cheaper. And being later in the evening, starting from a
meeting quite close to the airport, it was the more sensible choice. I
was staying overnight in London.
--
Roland Perry

Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 22:06:42 on Sun, 11
Oct 2009, " remarked:
You'll have to quote a few examples, because I've been flying round
Europe at least once a month for the last three or four years, and
I think I've only seen it once (a late evening Brussels-Heathrow with
BA that came in at 26 Euros plus 56 Euro tax (~£70); not that
Brussels is overwhelmed with Budget carriers).

I'd just take the train.

I normally take the train (I am this week...) but in this instance the
plane was much cheaper. And being later in the evening, starting from a
meeting quite close to the airport, it was the more sensible choice. I
was staying overnight in London.
Train is more door to door if going to Brussels, though, is it not?

In message , at 22:46:09 on Sun, 11
Oct 2009, " remarked:
I normally take the train (I am this week...) but in this instance
the plane was much cheaper. And being later in the evening, starting
from a meeting quite close to the airport, it was the more sensible
choice. I was staying overnight in London.

Train is more door to door if going to Brussels, though, is it not?

At the Brussels end it depends on where you are heading to. The Eurostar
tips out at Brussels Midi (at the south end of the city centre). If your
destination is in the business area (a mile or so to the north) it's
almost as easy to get there using the airport train, as from Midi. My
destination on that trip was roughly equidistant from the airport or
Midi by taxi.

At the UK end, St Pancras is much more convenient for me than Heathrow
(perhaps 2.5hrs from home rather than 3.5hrs). The concept of "door to
door" rather fades at such a distance. If I were to take the plane from
my local regional airport (I rarely do as it's a full fare airline and
very expensive - £295 each way normally), then I would leave home 1.5hrs
before the flight is due to depart, and therefore 2hrs 45mins before it
lands in Brussels.
--
Roland Perry