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united4ever

Finding the whole system a joke unless you are flying from London. Basically just want flights to the Med (anywhere with a beach really) flying from Manchester. Last week of may departure coming back first week of June and staying for about a week.

Seems the system usually only has flights going into Heathrow and connecting flight is from Gatwick so means checking in and out and travelling to Gatwick with kids. Even if you do get a connection at the same airport the flight times are ridiculous i.e. staying in Heathrow overnight.

Called them up but they say there system only lets them put in the dates and destinations like on the website they cannot tell me what is available if I am flexible on dates and destinations.

Any of you any tips without spending hours putting in different dates and destinations.

jpsartre

BA doesn't fly to Gatwick from Manchester so no wonder you are having trouble finding connections through that airport!

united4ever

Didn't know that had changed - have flown LGW to Man in the past so must have changed. Sadly there is no way you seem to be able to get the tool to only offer you flights connecting in London?? as far as I can tell.

Caz3121

Have you tried Nice as an option - seems to have availability via Heathrow
South of France should be pleasant

jpsartre

united4ever wrote: »

Didn't know that had changed - have flown LGW to Man in the past so must have changed. Sadly there is no way you seem to be able to get the tool to only offer you flights connecting in London?? as far as I can tell.

Yep, they dropped the route about a year ago. I'm not sure what you mean by a tool only offering flights connecting in London?

tomtontom

jpsartre wrote: »

Yep, they dropped the route about a year ago. I'm not sure what you mean by a tool only offering flights connecting in London?

If you enter MAN as your home airport the availability map shows all the LGW routes as well as those connecting at LHR. Flying from LBA I share the OP's frustration

united4ever

jpsartre wrote: »

Yep, they dropped the route about a year ago. I'm not sure what you mean by a tool only offering flights connecting in London?

Correction: I want connecting flights only from LHR based on this news that there is no longer a MAN to LGW service. Sadly the tool does not let you indicate you want a connecting flight at LHR only.

Thanks for the tip on Nice - will check it out.

budgetflyer

If you move your Avios over from BAEC to Avios.com you can book Monarch flights from Manchester

united4ever

budgetflyer wrote: »

If you move your Avios over from BAEC to Avios.com you can book Monarch flights from Manchester

That would make life much easier - have 60k points so was looking at 4 return flights to spain for £140.....would this still be doable with monarch?

Caz3121

Barcelona also worth looking at

steve1500

united4ever wrote: »

That would make life much easier - have 60k points so was looking at 4 return flights to spain for £140.....would this still be doable with monarch?

We have flown to Gibraltar & Dalaman using Avios from Manchester.

It is a bit of slow process searching, you have to do it day by day.

Also they automatically add on hold luggage. you have to phone Avios up and get them to cancel & refund you