[Closed - see new thread] New York Q&A

SallyUK

Hi Markymoo

Thanks for your offer of help in searching.

I would ideally like to fly from Manchester on 22nd Dec and return 29th Dec - give a day or two on either side.

Three adults, one child age 11.

Thanks!

Sally
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M4RKM

SallyUK wrote: »

Hi Markymoo
Thanks for your offer of help in searching.
I would ideally like to fly from Manchester on 22nd Dec and return 29th Dec - give a day or two on either side.
Three adults, one child age 11.
Thanks!
Sally
x

Hi Sally... Christmas in New York... you sure you don't want to pay for me too..

Now, its Christmas, so it will be more expensive.... here are some options

£482 pp - BA - for the dates you want..

now. i tweaked the dates, to fly Fri - Fri and you get my preferred route, which is MAN - PHL - LGA . that works out at £449.35pp
or for £479 you can go with Aer Lingus, and fly to DUB and then to JFK - the beauty about going via DUB is you do all your immigration in DUB, and saves about 40 mins in JFK... (saving 20 mins over PHL)
its all swings and roundabouts, the price is the best though..

i tweaked again, and went thur - thur, and it is £431 via DUB or £435 via PHL..

ok.. babbling over. the best i can find is Sun 23rd - Sun 30th. the flight on the way out is poor, as you fly from MAN - ATL - LGA (i like LaGuardia as an airport to go into, and on the way back you fly JFK - MAN direct.. this is a BARGAIN for this time of year - £ 369.65.. to get direct both ways, you're looking over £450.... i think £369 is a bargaaaain!!!

it is an expensive time of year.... you're not going to get prices like £250 a flight, because it is christmas...

delay your trip til jan... £334....

(all prices expedia.co.uk searching MAN - NYC)

loveabargin

bleepandbooster wrote: »

Hello Loveabargin
Tell your son to go to "Sam Ash" music shop on 160 West 48th Street......Just off Times square. Huge musical instrument shop, plenty of guitars etc.
David

Thanks for this info Bleep my son will love it but not sure my credit card will :eek:

Also thanks to markymoo, floyd and duchy for their posts

duchy

Check out the difference in going 1st January rather than for Christmas and New Year.......huge difference and lots of January sales to spend your saving on !

M4RKM

all this new york talk is getting me really excited, i fly there in less than a month.. can't wait.. woohoo.... even though this is my 10th trip there, it is amazing fun.. ...

hammy_the_hammer

markymoo wrote: »

Hi Sally... Christmas in New York... you sure you don't want to pay for me too..

Now, its Christmas, so it will be more expensive.... here are some options

£482 pp - BA - for the dates you want..

now. i tweaked the dates, to fly Fri - Fri and you get my preferred route, which is MAN - PHL - LGA . that works out at £449.35pp
or for £479 you can go with Aer Lingus, and fly to DUB and then to JFK - the beauty about going via DUB is you do all your immigration in DUB, and saves about 40 mins in JFK... (saving 20 mins over PHL)
its all swings and roundabouts, the price is the best though..

i tweaked again, and went thur - thur, and it is £431 via DUB or £435 via PHL..

ok.. babbling over. the best i can find is Sun 23rd - Sun 30th. the flight on the way out is poor, as you fly from MAN - ATL - LGA (i like LaGuardia as an airport to go into, and on the way back you fly JFK - MAN direct.. this is a BARGAIN for this time of year - £ 369.65.. to get direct both ways, you're looking over £450.... i think £369 is a bargaaaain!!!

it is an expensive time of year.... you're not going to get prices like £250 a flight, because it is christmas...

delay your trip til jan... £334....

(all prices expedia.co.uk searching MAN - NYC)

markymoo i was wondering why you recommend laguardia airport ? by definition it means that you are going to have an indirect flight from the uk ie changes at hub airports . the only benefit IMHO is that the taxi journey is quicker compared to that from jfk or ewr

M4RKM

hammy...
as a solo traveller, the cost of the taxi / transport to manhattan is only paid for by myself, rather than being split across a number of people. So, $30 plus tip, in a taxi from LGA to my hotel is much better than $45 plus tolls and tip.. i have to think about my beer money.

Yes, i know it is an indirect flight, but i also find, it is normally cheaper to go indirect than direct for the times of year I fly. Also, i normally fly US Air now, so PHL seems a bit quieter airport than JFK..

so yeah, you're right, the benefit of LGA, is the taxi journey is quicker, and cheaper, and when you're own your own, every penny saved is good..

SallyUK

Hi Markymoo

That's great, thank you so much for doing that - I'm useless when it comes to doing searches! Or maybe it's just that I don't have the patience! lol

I'd love to go at a different time of year, especially for the Jan sales, but I can't take the kids out of school then, unfortunately it's got to be when they're off.

Thanks again, Markymoo.

Sal
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Angua2

What're people thinking about Travelsupermarket.com? Out of idle, I put in SallyUK's travel plans and it came back with:

http://www.travelsupermarket.com/flights/results.aspx?aggregationid=2510600000000112144&available=44&searchsource=homepageflightsgadget

(hope link works)

Best offer seems to be Thurs - Thurs for
Alternative Airport

Aer Lingus

[URL="javascript:__popSubmit('rptResultsGrid:_ctl0:ucFlightResultRow:litGrandTotalGoalProviderLink',810,570,0,0,1,1,0,0,true,2,true,'ebookers',1,true,3,'')"]£424.95[/URL] avg. per person
all taxes included
Dep: [MAN] Manchester
Fri 21 Dec 07, 08:00 [JFK] New York - John F..
Fri 21 Dec 07, 13:00 1 Stop
10h 0m Rtn: [JFK] New York - John F..
Fri 28 Dec 07, 20:40 [MAN] Manchester
Sat 29 Dec 07, 12:50 1 Stop
11h 10m Airline Details | Itinerary | Alternative Times

hammy_the_hammer

this is with continental



Review Ticket Details

Price Details: 4 Adults (age 18 to 64) 876.00 GBP Additional Taxes/Fees 305.20 GBP Total Price 1,181.20 GBP

Flight Details: Depart:
11:25
Mon., 24 Dec., 2007
Manchester, England (MAN) Arrive:
14:35
Mon., 24 Dec., 2007
New York/Newark, NJ (EWR - Liberty) Travel Time:
8 hr 10 mn OnePass Miles/
Elite Qualification:
3,354 /100% Flight: CO101
Aircraft: Boeing 757-200
Fare Class: Economy (W)
Meal: Lunch


Depart:
19:35
Mon., 31 Dec., 2007
New York/Newark, NJ (EWR - Liberty) Arrive:
7:30 +1 Day
Tue., 1 Jan., 2008
Manchester, England (MAN) Travel Time:
6 hr 55 mn OnePass Miles/
Elite Qualification:
3,354 /100% Flight: CO20
Aircraft: Boeing 757-200
Fare Class: Economy (W)
Meal: Dinner


coming back new years day adds about £90 per ticket