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HOW TO SAVE MONEY, AND WHERE TO GET FLIGHTS . . .
This advice applies to all flights for all trips…
Most airlines (particularly low cost airlines) operate along
the same lines as far as prices are concerned. They advertise
some very cheap flights, but as each flight fills up, the price
increases until eventually the seats can be some of the most expensive
you will find anywhere!
So there is one golden rule, which is guaranteed to save you
money every time… BOOK EARLY! If you book early with a low
cost airline, it is easy to get flights to Spain for as little
as £50 return, and sometimes less. But the same seats can
cost £250 or more if you book late!
Prices for scheduled/charter flights with regular airlines tend
to be more expensive, but that is not always the case. Again,
it pays to book early because, as with the low cost airlines,
the seat price does increase as the flight fills up.
If you cannot get a flight back on the day of your choice, or
you want to stay on to do a bit of sightseeing etc., we can arrange
extra nights at the hotel for you.
Always check event availability with us before booking your flights.
WHICH AIRPORT?
There are a few options in terms of the airports you can fly to
for the Jerez & Almeria events…
JEREZ Airport is only 15 minutes from the hotels
we use so it is the nearest airport for the Jerez events. Ryanair
have daily flights from Stansted, Monarch have 4 flights per week
from Manchester, and BA/Iberia have 2 or 3 flights to Jerez via
Madrid each day.
SEVILLE is a good option for the Jerez events…
There are daily flights with Ryanair from Stansted, and daily
flights with Iberia & British Airways from Heathrow &
Gatwick. It takes less than an hour to drive from Seville to Jerez.
MALAGA generally has the best flight availability,
and it is roughly equidistant between Almeria & Jerez, so
it is a suitable airport for either the Jerez or Almeria events,
although Granada and Murcia are a bit closer to Almeria than Malaga
(see below). There are a lot of flights each day to Malaga, with
lots of different airlines. It takes approx 2.5 hours to drive
from Malaga to Jerez or Almeria.
ALMERIA airport is obviously best for the Almeria
events. Easyjet & Ryanair both have daily flights from Stansted
to Almeria, and Easyjet also has 4 flights a week from Gatwick
to Almeria. Monarch has 4 flights per week from Manchester, 3
flights per week from Birmingham, and 4 flights per week from
Luton. British Airways & Iberia usually have 3 or 4 direct
flights per week from Gatwick to Almeria, and Iberia has daily
flights from Heathrow to Almeria via Madrid or Barcelona (going
via Madrid/Barcelona can add 3 hours or more to your travelling
time, so it's usually best to fly direct if you can).
GRANADA airport is around 1.5 hours from Almeria
town and the hotels we use, and regular flights from Stansted
& Liverpool are available from Ryanair. Monarch also have
daily flights from Gatwick to Granada.
MURCIA is about 2 hours from Almeria. Flight
availability is not generally as good as for some of the other
airports, but it is getting better all the time, particularly
for those that live a long way from the London airports…
Direct flights to Murcia from Glasgow, Liverpool, Blackpool, Birmingham,
East Midlands, Bristol & Dublin are all available for example
(see below for more).
USEFUL CONTACTS FOR FLIGHTS . . .
You can book flights direct with scores of different airlines
or via literally hundreds of websites & agents. The options
are too numerous to list here, but here are a few suggestions
to get you started…
EASYJET Daily flights direct to Malaga from
Gatwick, Luton, Stansted, Bristol, East Midlands, Liverpool, Newcastle
& Belsfast. Daily flights direct to Almeria from Stansted
& Gatwick, and direct flights to Murcia from Bristol &
Gatwick. Connecting flights to lots of other UK and European airports
are also available. Book online for the best prices at www.easyjet.com,
or call 0870 6000 000 (telephone booking service only available
less than 4 weeks from departure).
RYANAIR Daily flights to Jerez, Seville &
Almeria from Stansted. Plus direct flights to Murcia from Luton,
Stansted, East Midlands, Liverpool, Glasgow & Dublin. Also
direct flights to Granada from Stansted, and to Malaga from Shannon
& Dublin, plus connecting flights to many other UK and European
airports. Book online for the best prices at www.ryanair.com
BMI BABY Daily flights direct to Malaga from
East Midlands, Manchester & Cardiff, with some connecting
flights to other UK airports. Book online at www.bmibaby.com or
call 0870 264 2229.
BRITISH AIRWAYS Daily flights direct to Seville
& Malaga from Heathrow & Gatwick, and 3 direct flights
to Almeria from Gatwick every week. Also daily flights to Jerez
& Almeria via Madrid. Some BA flights are co-shared with Iberia.
Book online at www.britishairways.com or call 0845 773 3377.
IBERIA Daily flights direct to Seville &
Malaga from Heathrow & Gatwick, and 3 direct flights to Almeria
from Gatwick every week. Also daily flights to Jerez & Almeria
via Madrid. Some Iberia flights are co-shared with BA. Book online
at www.iberia.com (select “Ingles” & “UK”
from the drop down menus in the top left corner of the screen)
or call 0845 601 2854.
MONARCH AIRLINES Direct flights to/from various
airports as follows (approx number of flights per week shown in
brackets)... Manchester to Almeria (4), Birmingham to Almeria
(3), Luton to Almeria (4), Manchester to Jerez (4) & Malaga
(7), Newquay to Malaga (3), Gatwick to Granada (7) & Malaga
(7), Birmingham to Murcia (2) & Malaga (7)... View more options
and book online at www.flymonarch.com.
FLIGHTS 4 LESS Internet based agents offering
a wide selection for flights from several different airlines.
Book online at www.flights4less.co.uk or call 0871 222 3423 (calls
cost 10p per minute).
OPODO Internet based agents offering a wide
selection for flights from several different airlines, including
British Airways and Iberia. Book online at www.opodo.co.uk
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