Who to fly with - striking BA or extortiant Virgin?

stoneman

markandkate wrote: »

Do you have to fly to Orlando? AS you are probably hiring a car anyway try looking at Tampa or even Miami. We flew from Birmingham via Zurich to Miami and the flight was about half of the direct flight to Orlando

I wouldn't bother with the Miami option. We did Miami to Orlando in the dead of night, I was steaming along doing 90 most of the way and it still took 3 1/2 hours without a stop

goldbyron

pennylane99 wrote: »

just booked Virgin Gatwick to Orlando in September £530

What site did you go through for this price?

johnnyroper

markandkate wrote: »

Do you have to fly to Orlando? AS you are probably hiring a car anyway try looking at Tampa or even Miami. We flew from Birmingham via Zurich to Miami and the flight was about half of the direct flight to Orlando

thats a good point can even try FLL the Miami -Orlando drive is not that bad i went on the turnpike took me about 2.5hrs,well worth a 2.5 hour drive it it saves a decent wedge.chop 30-40 mins off if fly in to FLL.

qwerty123456

A point to note is that LGW operated to 100%. No flights from LGW will be affected by strikes.

thetravelfairy

Travel agents view - book Virgin! BA seem to strike for fun and it's not worth the hassle nearer the time! but do shop around your price does sound high!

malkie76

thetravelfairy wrote: »

Travel agents view - book Virgin! BA seem to strike for fun and it's not worth the hassle nearer the time! but do shop around your price does sound high!

I'd hardly call one strike in 20 years "strike for fun", and there's absolutely nothing stopping Virgin (or any other airline) staff going on strike.

FH_Brit

My bro just booked 3 weeks with us in FL - Aug - With Continental (1 change at Huston or Newark) under £600 each with hotel.

Also if you only want 1 or 2 weeks fly charter to Sanford Orlando (better airport than OIA anyway) Thomas Cook, Thompson, Monarch.

http://www.orlandosanfordairport.com/

elfen

OP, go where you want, but take into account whether you want to fly with Virgin or BA, I'd say, don't just look at them, but also the other carriers, and the probability your flight won't be affected.

Just for the record, I'd rather go to Europe for a holiday. It's still different culture and can be quite fun.