Flights

[samui13]

Just seen on the news that there is a loop hole for anyone booked on XL to sharm and back. Apparently effectively Sharm has to have charter flights so printed at the bottom of the flight receipt should say it was booked through a charter and gives an atol number (I think this is only for sharm (possibly egypt but they only mentioned sharm) and they said your paper is not worthless and you can claim back through atol (this was on BBC breakfast news). The guy on there referred to Freedom Flights with an atol number but not sure if it will be this company for all tickets.

If you got on the atol website you can download a claim form for the particular company involved.

Its worth a shot. They also said that Easyjet and Virgin are the only airlines not profiteering from this. Easyjet have offered anyone stuck that can prove they are stuck through excel going bust will be offered a flight from sharm for £75 and virgin are doing to the same for people from Florida for £200 so there are some good people out there!!

Good luck

[thompsonsom]

hi

it is nice to know that some airlines are willing to rescue stranded passengers without trying to rip them off.

janice

[queenie40something]

If Easyjet are offering flights for £75 from Sharm it might be an idea for any of those stuck in Hurghada to see if they will sell them a £75 flight from Sharm and make their own way to Sharm. Could be a lot cheaper than other options and at least you could get directly back to UK even if Gatwick is a way from where you live.

[Leila]

Originally Posted by queenie40something

If Easyjet are offering flights for £75 from Sharm it might be an idea for any of those stuck in Hurghada to see if they will sell them a £75 flight from Sharm and make their own way to Sharm. Could be a lot cheaper than other options and at least you could get directly back to UK even if Gatwick is a way from where you live.

Egyptair are very good, takes 20mins from Hurghada to Sharm. Only £26 when I travelled in August. However flights are not every day and I had to wait 10 hours in the airport for my connection! there's a nice cafe, not too expensive and I had a good book to read! Can't go in to the departure area until 3 hours before your flight, shops are pretty rubbish, not like in Hurghada.

[anokayperson]

I am absolutely furious!!!! I have just been on a site that I usually use and the flight prices to hurghada for the summer hols - July / august are over £810+ ++++. what on earth are companies thinking of - no one will pay those prices. I think the max I have paid is around £500.
Some of the ideas on here have been good - like flying from Brussels. what about other european countries - or - as leila said - sharm to hurghada. Are these daily flights leila from sharm to hurghada? still angry!!!!

[ACP]

Egyptair are very good, takes 20mins from Hurghada to Sharm. Only £26 when I travelled in August.

What is the problem? There is a ferry between Hurghada and Sharm,
so it is quite easy to travel from one place to another. And is probably
cheaper than a flight.

By the way - I still did not get any help with reference to my question.
Do you know any place in Hurghada (or Egypt in general) where it is possible to buy a ticket from Easyjet, TUIfly, Thomsonfly? Online reservation is obvious, but I mean the "traditional" method of booking. Thank you for any hint.
Are you able to help?

[danny]

[QUOTE=ACP;75440]Egyptair are very good, takes 20mins from Hurghada to Sharm. Only £26 when I travelled in August.

What is the problem? There is a ferry between Hurghada and Sharm,
so it is quite easy to travel from one place to another. And is probably
cheaper than a flight.


I passed the ferry terminal in Hurghada last week and there were hundreds of locals waiting to get on with everything from kitchen sinks, beds mattresses, goats, chickens and everything in between(maybe exagerating about the livestock) but from what I could see it would not be a pleasurable journey unless anyone out there knows differently.

The only place I know to get tickets and pay by cash or debit card are the Blue sky offices opposite the Esplanade underneath the Sindbad Aqua hotel. The last time I got a ticket from Thomas Cook there it was a standard £195 one way but you can only book within 10 days of departure.

[danny]

Originally Posted by anokayperson

I am absolutely furious!!!! I have just been on a site that I usually use and the flight prices to hurghada for the summer hols - July / august are over £810+ ++++. what on earth are companies thinking of - no one will pay those prices. I think the max I have paid is around £500.
Some of the ideas on here have been good - like flying from Brussels. what about other european countries - or - as leila said - sharm to hurghada. Are these daily flights leila from sharm to hurghada? still angry!!!!

Instead of getting angry why don't you go to the OFT and complain, the major airline to Hurghada has put its prices up by £70-£200 since XL have gone into administration and the oil prices have dropped to $100 a barrel, they are deliberately overcharging for their service because we have no alternative at the moment than to use them for direct flights.

My wife has emailed the OFT with a concern about this company and I suggest if enough people email the OFT also someone make take notice and do something about it.

[queenie40something]

Hi last time I looked the prices were about the same for the ferry or flying. The ferries can also we cancelled due to the sea conditions which they quite often are.

[anokayperson]

Thanks for the info Danny!