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(Msg. 1) Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2005 3:50 pm
Post subject: Cheap flights to Athens
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Anyone know of any? My mother lives in Greece and I can get a connecting
flight at Athens to an airport near her but getting to Athens is a PITA.
Currently I fly from Luton with easyjet but as I live near Manchester it's a
ballache to get there. I suppose I really want a flight from Manchester or
Liverpool and at a push I suppose I could do Leeds/Bradford.
I'm also looking at possibly getting there from another country (cheap
easyjet to Amsterdam for instance, then a flight from there but not having
much luck thanks to the timetables).
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2005 3:50 pm
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"Dee" wrote in message
> Anyone know of any? My mother lives in Greece and I can get a connecting
> flight at Athens to an airport near her but getting to Athens is a PITA.
> Currently I fly from Luton with easyjet but as I live near Manchester it's
a
> ballache to get there. I suppose I really want a flight from Manchester
or
> Liverpool and at a push I suppose I could do Leeds/Bradford.
>
> I'm also looking at possibly getting there from another country (cheap
> easyjet to Amsterdam for instance, then a flight from there but not
having
> much luck thanks to the timetables).
>
> Dee
>
>
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2005 4:05 pm
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"Miss L. Toe" wrote in message
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>> Anyone know of any? My mother lives in Greece and I can get a connecting
>> flight at Athens to an airport near her but getting to Athens is a PITA.
>> Currently I fly from Luton with easyjet but as I live near Manchester
>> it's
> a
>> ballache to get there. I suppose I really want a flight from Manchester
> or
>> Liverpool and at a push I suppose I could do Leeds/Bradford.
>>
>> I'm also looking at possibly getting there from another country (cheap
>> easyjet to Amsterdam for instance, then a flight from there but not
> having
>> much luck thanks to the timetables).
>>
>> Dee
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> Jet2 to Gatwick - then Easyjet to Athens ?
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>
Unfortunately the flight from Gatwick to Athens leaves before the flight
from Manchester arrives. I'd have to spend 23 hours at Gatwick.
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2005 4:09 pm
Post subject: Re: Cheap flights to Athens [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Miss L. Toe wrote:
> > Anyone know of any? My mother lives in Greece and I can get a connecting
> > flight at Athens to an airport near her but getting to Athens is a PITA.
> > Currently I fly from Luton with easyjet but as I live near Manchester it's
> a
> > ballache to get there. I suppose I really want a flight from Manchester
> or
> > Liverpool and at a push I suppose I could do Leeds/Bradford.
> >
> > I'm also looking at possibly getting there from another country (cheap
> > easyjet to Amsterdam for instance, then a flight from there but not
> having
> > much luck thanks to the timetables).
> >
> > Dee
> >
> >
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> Jet2 to Gatwick - then Easyjet to Athens ?
It's really not that easy to get dirt cheap flights on Easyjet to
Athens, in my experience, and the £30 Jet2 return flights to Gatwick are
pretty slim pickings too. You can get direct flights from the NW to
Athens for around £150 if you look around. That may well be the best
option. I'm certainly interested to know if there are cheaper ways
though!
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2005 4:26 pm
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"chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn"
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>> > Anyone know of any? My mother lives in Greece and I can get a
>> > connecting
>> > flight at Athens to an airport near her but getting to Athens is a
>> > PITA.
>> > Currently I fly from Luton with easyjet but as I live near Manchester
>> > it's
>> a
>> > ballache to get there. I suppose I really want a flight from
>> > Manchester
>> or
>> > Liverpool and at a push I suppose I could do Leeds/Bradford.
>> >
>> > I'm also looking at possibly getting there from another country (cheap
>> > easyjet to Amsterdam for instance, then a flight from there but not
>> having
>> > much luck thanks to the timetables).
>> >
>> > Dee
>> >
>> >
>>
>> Jet2 to Gatwick - then Easyjet to Athens ?
>
> It's really not that easy to get dirt cheap flights on Easyjet to
> Athens, in my experience, and the £30 Jet2 return flights to Gatwick are
> pretty slim pickings too. You can get direct flights from the NW to
> Athens for around £150 if you look around. That may well be the best
> option. I'm certainly interested to know if there are cheaper ways
> though!
>
> --
<font color=purple> > David Horne- <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.davidhorne.net</font" target="_blank">www.davidhorne.net</font</a>>
> usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk
I don't want to pay that much for a flight though. It sounds tight of me I
know but it's me and 3 kids so it all mounts up.
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2005 5:06 pm
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Excelairways and Helas Jet fly from Manchester to Athens.
"Dee" wrote in message
> Anyone know of any? My mother lives in Greece and I can get a connecting
> flight at Athens to an airport near her but getting to Athens is a PITA.
> Currently I fly from Luton with easyjet but as I live near Manchester it's
a
> ballache to get there. I suppose I really want a flight from Manchester
or
> Liverpool and at a push I suppose I could do Leeds/Bradford.
>
> I'm also looking at possibly getting there from another country (cheap
> easyjet to Amsterdam for instance, then a flight from there but not
having
> much luck thanks to the timetables).
>
> Dee
>
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2005 5:06 pm
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"Lowcost" wrote in message
> Excelairways and Helas Jet fly from Manchester to Athens.
Can't get any flight from Excelairways no matter which date I try (shame as
their timetable shows the arrival time to be perfect).
Hellas Jet looks perfect too and is cheap. Many thanks for that.
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(Msg. 8) Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2005 8:39 pm
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Go to <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.travel-uk.co.uk" target="_blank">www.travel-uk.co.uk</a>
then click on the link for online travel, this is a consolidator that is
used in independent travel agents, when i checked olympic do a direct flight
from manchester to athens, although only did it for this moth, the online
search engine is very good, but a bit slow as it searches lots of different
airlines
Good luck
kevin
"Dee" wrote in message
> Anyone know of any? My mother lives in Greece and I can get a connecting
> flight at Athens to an airport near her but getting to Athens is a PITA.
> Currently I fly from Luton with easyjet but as I live near Manchester it's
> a ballache to get there. I suppose I really want a flight from Manchester
> or Liverpool and at a push I suppose I could do Leeds/Bradford.
>
> I'm also looking at possibly getting there from another country (cheap
> easyjet to Amsterdam for instance, then a flight from there but not
> having much luck thanks to the timetables).
>
> Dee
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(Msg. 9) Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2005 10:35 pm
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"Thomson - Portland - Thomas Cook" wrote in
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<font color=purple> > Go to <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.travel-uk.co.uk</font" target="_blank">www.travel-uk.co.uk</font</a>>
> then click on the link for online travel, this is a consolidator that is
> used in independent travel agents, when i checked olympic do a direct
> flight from manchester to athens, although only did it for this moth, the
> online search engine is very good, but a bit slow as it searches lots of
> different airlines
>
>
> Good luck
>
> kevin
>
No flights at all for Athens from any airport.
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(Msg. 10) Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2005 11:06 pm
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"Dee" wrote in message
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<font color=green> > > Go to <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.travel-uk.co.uk</font" target="_blank">www.travel-uk.co.uk</font</a>>
> > then click on the link for online travel, this is a consolidator that is
> > used in independent travel agents, when i checked olympic do a direct
> > flight from manchester to athens, although only did it for this moth,
the
> > online search engine is very good, but a bit slow as it searches lots of
> > different airlines
> >
> >
> > Good luck
> >
> > kevin
> >
> No flights at all for Athens from any airport.
>
> Dee
KLM's not too bad with Manchester - Amsterdam - Athens for £134. Must
compare well with Easyjet, especially including the hassle of getting to
Luton from the North West.
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(Msg. 11) Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2005 10:37 am
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what date do you want
how many people
how long for
what class do you want
ideal airports 1,2 and 3 please
Kevin
"Dee" wrote in message
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<font color=green> >> Go to <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.travel-uk.co.uk</font" target="_blank">www.travel-uk.co.uk</font</a>>
>> then click on the link for online travel, this is a consolidator that is
>> used in independent travel agents, when i checked olympic do a direct
>> flight from manchester to athens, although only did it for this moth, the
>> online search engine is very good, but a bit slow as it searches lots of
>> different airlines
>>
>>
>> Good luck
>>
>> kevin
>>
> No flights at all for Athens from any airport.
>
> Dee
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(Msg. 12) Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2005 11:07 am
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On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 09:37:41 GMT, "Thomson - Portland - Thomas Cook"
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>what date do you want
>
>how many people
> how long for
>what class do you want
>ideal airports 1,2 and 3 please
There are other travel agents in this newsgroup who do not use it to tout for
business, but are more than willing to answer questions and make helpful
suggestions without even mentioning the companies they work for.
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(Msg. 13) Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2005 1:18 pm
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"Thomson - Portland - Thomas Cook" wrote in
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> what date do you want
Middle of July until the end of August
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> how many people
1 Adult 2 kids
> how long for
6/7 weeks
> what class do you want
Cattle
> ideal airports 1,2 and 3 please
Liverpool
Manchester
Last resort Leeds/Bradford.
>
> Kevin
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(Msg. 14) Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2005 2:27 pm
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Dee wrote:
> > what date do you want
> Middle of July until the end of August
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> >
> > how many people
> 1 Adult 2 kids
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> > how long for
> 6/7 weeks
>
> > what class do you want
> Cattle
I would have thought that "Cheap flights to Athens" would have been a
clue on that one! 
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(Msg. 15) Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2005 9:46 am
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On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 19:39:15 GMT, "Thomson - Portland - Thomas Cook"
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>then click on the link for online travel, this is a consolidator that is
>used in independent travel agents
Out of curiosity since when has lastminute.com been a consolidator used by
other travel agents.
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