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Help - Parent's have no return boarding cards (Ryanair)
Hello, Yet another Ryanair thread sorry. I would like your help please as regards the issue below. My parent's booked their flight with Ryanair with the on-line checking in service. At the moment they are on their way to Barcelona Airport without any Boarding cards or tickets to travel back as i forgot to print them out…
Moving money to Oz. And holiday money in Hong Kong
Hello, I'm flying to Hong Kong on Monday as my stop over before a year in Australia. I'm currently with Abbey and wondering what the best way is for me to transfer my money to an Australian account I'll open once I arrive there. Also where is the best place to convert money, before I'd do it at the airport currency…
Flights to Australia
Hey everyone, OH and I have decided to save up for our first ever holiday together and we would like to fly out to Sydney to visit my rellies out there then have a week or so to explore by ourselves. I was just wondering if anyone had any tips re: flights for me as we will be on quite a tight budget! Is there any time of…
Worldwide flightsearch from Virgin Atlantic
I thought I would post this link up that has just been added to the VS site. Its a search engine that uses all airlines and sites like expedia/apodo etc might be useful for someone http://www.dohop.com/virginatlantic/ A
Help!
I am heading off to America in five days time, but as I have a maestro debit card, and no credit card I'm limited in how to fund my spending over there. At the mmoent I'm going to have to take it all out in traveller's cheques, but it is hard to estimate how much I'm going to need (I'm going for a month). Some kind of card…
Ryanair online check-in problem
I booked a flight from Belfast to Birstol from June 8th - 11th. I booked it on May 17th before all the new regulations came in on May 20th. I opted for online check-in as it was the cheapest but when I went to print out my boarding card I found out that they didn't accept driving licences (I don't have a passport). It…
Jet 2 hand-luggage
In April I flew with Jet 2 from Faro Portugal to Blackpool Airport with my hand-luggage which fit in the check-cage no problem and was within the dimensions stated on Jet2 webpage. 3 weeks later I flew back to Faro from Blackpool with the same case, where I was told my case would not fit into the cage as it needed to go in…
ryanair. help a clueless flyer
How much luggage can you take - quantity and weight, without paying the £20? I'm so confuzzled, i'm looking into flights to germany because we have a wedding to go to. The only flights we have been on have been holiday package ones where everything is simple and included. Looking at the ryanair website and seeing 'fee here…
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Need flight help
ok, next year im planning on staying with my friend in Los Angeles for a week or two. I have never been out of the country before so am extremely niave about flights, decent companies, standards to look out for, etc. So I was looking for some advice really. I don't have the biggest budget in the world but want to go with a…
How to find the best rate for unused foreign currency
Does anyone know of any websites that compare foreign exchange rates for converting foreign currencies back into pounds? I've got some Swiss Francs burning a hole in my pocket...
Ryanair online check-in problem
I booked a flight from Belfast to Birstol from June 8th - 11th. I booked it on May 17th before all the new regulations came in on May 20th. I opted for online check-in as it was the cheapest but when I went to print out my boarding card I found out that they didn't accept driving licences (I don't have a passport). It…
Want to take DS somewhere on an aeroplane. Not far, not a lot of money, Any ideas?
DS is 9 and has never been on a plane yet, altho he's done 3 cruises in his life. It's time he had that experience I think. I fancy taking him somewhere for 2 or 3 nights, was thinking Jersey/Ireland ish, but have no idea of any good child-friendly hotels. Ideally East Midlands airport (only 25 mins away). Just looking for…
currency exchange
I have 30,000 yen (japanese currency) in cash. Where is the best place to exchange my yen for British pounds? Does anybody know where I can I get the best exchange rate?
Highish prices for car hire in France - any way round them??
I am in Bordeaux this August and want to take my family to see my Mother, who is about an hour south east of Limoges, thus making public transport not an option. However all the car hire searches I have done suggest a price of nearly £100 for 2 days of car hire (and that's the smallest car available!), which seems an awful…
Am I insane ?
Slightly tongue in cheek post this, but I ask you : AM I INSANE ?? Or just slightly mad ?? :D Ok here is the scenario : Want a flight for 2 adults and 1 child ( age 11 ) from Manchester to Orlando, Florida, school holidays :eek: Flights are ridiculously dear ! Best I can find direct are totally out of the question which…
Cheap one way flight LON to DFW (or TXK, or LIT)
I am returning to the USA to live after three years here, and thought that I would be able to find a cheap one-way flight as I do not need the return. Curiously, return flights seem to be cheaper than one way. Does anyone have any alternative ideas or sites that might find me a cheap one way flight? Thanks in advance!
ID for 15 y/old to dublin?
Hi Looking to take my daughter to Dublin next month but according to ryanairs website she needs a passport???? is a cached page of terms i seen few weeks ago.. now i have to rush out and get a passport for my daughter.. but ex wont give me her passport details to get daughter one.. ok try BMI now
Information on connecting flights
I am just trying to get abit more information on international connecting flights. My girlfriend is flying from Sydney to London and then on to Copenghagen Denmark. She will be having 2 and half hour stop over in London Heathrow well from the time she lands to the time she takes off again. My question is: * Will she be…
Holiday Tempatations
Has anyone heard of this company - they rang up and we asked if they could get us prices for flights to Mumbai. They came back with one with Emirates which was much cheaper than any we had seen on the net. I have tried to check them out - but all I can see is Travel Temptations Holiday Club with some iffy comments. Is this…

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