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Todays weekly email: Airline: BMI Baby. Price: 50% off. Rubbish.

Today's weekly Money Saving Expert email...Get a grip...

CHEAP FLIGHT SALES ALERT:
Airline: BMI Baby. Price: 50% off.


..Rubbish... I'm commuting to Amsterdam regularly and the prices quoted at the BMI website haven't changed an iota.

Time Waste.
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  • delwynshd
    delwynshd Posts: 2,907 Forumite
    It may not be on your route im afraid

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  • richardw
    richardw Posts: 19,459 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts
    ...or they may have sold out.
    Posts are not advice and must not be relied upon.
  • sfnch
    sfnch Posts: 13 Forumite
    ..or they may have wanged on huge 'taxes and charges' with no way of seeing what the taxes and charges are, AFTER they are posting the low, low, prices...


    HURRY, only two seats left....!


    Rigghht...

    Time waste.
  • sfnch
    sfnch Posts: 13 Forumite
    edited 22 December 2010 at 8:03PM
    I just checked for you... BMI East Midlands, 70 quid.
    EasyJet Manchester, same dates, 50 quid.

    (Visa Electron)
  • dmg24
    dmg24 Posts: 33,920 Forumite
    10,000 Posts
    sfnch wrote: »
    I just checked for you... BMI East Midlands, 70 quid.
    EasyJet Manchester, same dates, 50 quid.

    (Visa Electron)

    Cost of getting from EMA to MAN return, far more than £20! Why would you even compare the two?
    Gone ... or have I?
  • sfnch
    sfnch Posts: 13 Forumite
    1) Very nice journey through the heart of Derbyshire.

    2) Modern EasyJet plane v. BMI plane comparable to a Moroccan bus

    3) I like to pick and choose who I do business with...tell me I'm getting a 'cheaper fare' when I know damn well I'm getting nothing of the sort...it's a no brainer.

    excuse me dmg24, i wasn't referring to you
  • sfnch
    sfnch Posts: 13 Forumite
    National Express direct to Manchester Airport, Return - ticket just cost me £11.60 ten minutes ago...nice modern bus.
  • dmg24
    dmg24 Posts: 33,920 Forumite
    10,000 Posts
    sfnch wrote: »
    National Express direct to Manchester Airport, Return - ticket just cost me £11.60 ten minutes ago...nice modern bus.

    A return from EMA to MAN costs £40 and takes five hours. Ten hours of my time is worth more than £20!
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  • bagand96
    bagand96 Posts: 6,643 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Would not recommend anyone book bmibaby at the moment; especially if considering flying from Cardiff.

    They have not finalised their flying programme yet and are currently selling more routes/flights than they can physically operate with their fleet (and they are not expanding). If you book they will be more than happy to sit on your money for a few weeks or months, then cancel your flight and move you once the reduced programme is finalised.

    Like I said this is the case currently at Cardiff certainly, not sure if it applies at other bases.
  • dmg24
    dmg24 Posts: 33,920 Forumite
    10,000 Posts
    bagand96 wrote: »
    Would not recommend anyone book bmibaby at the moment; especially if considering flying from Cardiff.

    They have not finalised their flying programme yet and are currently selling more routes/flights than they can physically operate with their fleet (and they are not expanding). If you book they will be more than happy to sit on your money for a few weeks or months, then cancel your flight and move you once the reduced programme is finalised.

    Like I said this is the case currently at Cardiff certainly, not sure if it applies at other bases.

    This is what happened with Easyjet and EMA. They even announced that they were no longer flying from there before they pulled the routes!
    Gone ... or have I?
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