‘Ryanair drinking water is 12 times more expensive than supermarket’ | Mail Online
‘Ryanair drinking water is 12 times more expensive than supermarket’: The huge mark-ups of budget airlines | Mail Online.
British Airways: New route – London Gatwick to Marrakech
British Airways: New route – London Gatwick to Marrakech
Aer Lingus Bag Drop – Dublin Airport Terminal Two – March 3, 2011.
By Patrick Griffin. The Aer Lingus employee on the fast bag drop desk at Dublin’s new Terminal Two was not in the mood to chat, or even to talk for that matter. She signaled me forward from the head of the queue with the wave of an upheld arm. “Come this way now” her wordless [...]
Ready for boarding?…The plane is nowhere near the airport yet!
By Patrick Griffin. Low-cost carriers love to redefine things, to change things, to make things different. They first stripped fares to the bone by introducing a no-frills service in exchange for previously unheard of low cost air travel, then they brought prices back up again with an unprecedented range of add ons, optional extras and [...]
Review – Aer Lingus Gold Circle Executive Lounge at Dublin Airport.
By Patrick Griffin. To be honest I was expecting something a little grander than this…a little larger too, a lot more comfortable come to think about it and with rather more facilities. I was, after all, at Dublin Airport, the home base of this Irish carrier and surely the airline’s best opportunity to scream: “Look [...]
Flight review: Aer Lingus – Belfast (BFS) to London (LHR) Flight EI34.
By Patrick Griffin. I arrived at Belfast International Airport (BFS) at 11.55 for my 13.10 departure to London Heathrow (LHR) on flight EI34. I had paid to check in a bag but in the end only brought cabin baggage with me (the reason will be explained later) so I decided to check with the ticket [...]
Review – Aer Lingus Lounge at London Heathrow Terminal One.
By Patrick Griffin. A few years back when I lived in Dublin and had family in England I would fly with Aer Lingus every couple of weeks or so. I remember they had a number of executive lounges dotted around Dublin airport (I can recall at least three) and one at Heathrow. Over the years [...]
Flight review: Aer Lingus – London(LHR) to Belfast (BFS), Flight EI37.
By Patrick Griffin. This flight was operated on an Airbus A320 aircraft and is an economy only service. Fares are offered in ‘low’ and ‘flexi’ economy options – the former being the cheapest and the latter being fully refundable and with a whole raft of extras for a premium price. Typically ‘low’ fares are advertised [...]
Cheap Airfare Secrets Revealed…a former US travel agent reveals all.
By Patrick Griffin. A FORMER travel agent has turned whistleblower to lift the lid on the insider practices which lead to air travellers spending far too much for their tickets. Henry Rustkirk worked for “the other side” for nine years as a travel agent but now that he has been made redundant due to the [...]
Iberia Launches Flights To El Salvador
By PGTravelTips Reporter. From 2 October 2010, Iberia will start flying between San Salvador and Madrid, becoming the first European airline to connect both cities. The four new weekly flights (on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays) will also allow travellers to connect to other Central American cities with TACA, and to other European cities from Madrid with [...]