[jhb] Re: Life's Losers
- From: "Mike Brook" <mike.brook@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jhb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2009 19:05:11 +0100
I booked a 6-day return trip BHX to La Rochelle a week or three ago. Travel
out on July 19th, back on July 25th. FlyBE price on their web site started
as GBP62.00 per person per flight leg. Going through the same rip-off pages
that you did for SWMBO and yours truly the final cost ended up at GBP450.00.
So Gerry, ol' chap, you got off lightly! Never again for me, they've lost a
customer for ever, in future I'll be driving...
MikeB
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Gerry Winskill
> Sent: 03 July 2009 15:11
> To: JHB Restricted
> Subject: [jhb] Life's Losers
>
> Don't you just love being ripped off?
>
> We have to fly to Auckland in October, so that we're at least in the
> same country when one of our daughters produces a grandchild.
>
> The SIA fares were a pleasant surprise. Booked through a specialist
> agent the were half that of any listed by the airline.
>
> Now I've just booked the Flybe flights from here to Gatwick. When it
> starts, the prices, for two, for the two legs, are £14 and £29, approx.
> By the time I confirm, it has risen to £219.
>
> To get to the checkout desk I have to pass through two other pages. On
> one I have to confirm we have only one luggage hold bag each. On the
> second I have to accept the two seat numbers they've allocated, or
> choose others. I opt for those allocated. Going through those two steps
> increases the total price to £262 !
>
> I thought I'd read somewhere that the (your) govt was going to stop
> this
> attempt to baffle us all, but no it carries on. It's quite like
> Nigeria,
> where you first buy your ticket, then pay the same at checkin, so that
> they'll let you board.
>
> Off for the tranquilisers.
>
> Gerry Winskill
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