Hi there I just want to ask you all this question I live in Scotland UK, and for us to travel anywhere europe anyhwere we pay double everyone saiys that it is because going say for instead to Paris we are futher away but looking at holiday booklets we are closer to U S A than down south and we still pay more also the three main airports pay the same amount as the others in the UK can anyone give me any info about this as this is very interesting to myself why this is happening if you have any info please let me know thanks
By: Arabella-Cox - 21st January 2001 at 14:37
RE: WHY IT IS SO MUCH MORE FOR TRAVELLER’S IN SCOTLAND
It’s not so bad mate.Australia via Canada- Great Britain. Price very reasonable I think costs only $1490(AUD)oneway and that’s with a domestic flight in Canada.Let me tell you that it is the travel insurance that gets you but it is a must have the Americas health system is very $ EXY. 😉
By: Bhoy - 13th January 2001 at 00:25
RE: WHY IT IS SO MUCH MORE FOR TRAVELLER’S IN SCOTLAND
I don’t think there’s any point taking it up with BAA, they don’t set the prices. But maybe they can explain it, and after all, it’s not in their interest to be scaring the traffic away to non BAA airports like PIK, MAN or BHX, the main alternatives to GLA and EDI.
By: Arabella-Cox - 12th January 2001 at 21:30
RE: WHY IT IS SO MUCH MORE FOR TRAVELLER’S IN SCOTLAND
Listen guys I did not just mean uo here in scotland all over the world this is happening and airlines are just taking the mick out of us so let’s try and if you can give me as much info about your local airport and I will see who and what can be done cos I am going to take this issue up with BAA also if you guys could help I would be so grateful as in what info you can give me thanks
By: keltic - 12th January 2001 at 20:23
RE: WHY IT IS SO MUCH MORE FOR TRAVELLER’S IN SCOTLAND
That´s right. It happens the same in my SCQ. It is supposed that some places have higher fares, because:
-No competence.
-High yield passangers.
-Lack of traffic to compensate empty seats and
-Airlines tend to abuse the public as much as they can. In airports with lots of flights they have to lower the prices because they are many alternative.
THAT´S RIGHT I´LL will be visiting Edinburgh on the first weekend of February I couldn´t get reasonale fares to get there. I have to fly LDL and then train to EDI.
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January 12, 2001 at 6:29 pm