 Poster: A snowHead
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In case anybody hasn't seen the recent Jet2 route announcement, Manchester - Innsbruck year round. Stansted, Bristol, B'ham, Edinburgh winter only to Innsbruck. 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@davidthornton, Thanks but at £491 pp return incl skis/ 22kg bag MAN/ IBK 
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Nice one. Nothing till next summer (can book from Dec 2021), but might save me a trip to Munich. At a min of about £300pp with a bag, it's going to be a toss-up between price and hassle 
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Ya beauty. We need more Innsbruck flights from Scotland. Great company too
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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nice to have an innsbruck option on a Saturday from BRS - while the flight is more, the trade off is 2 less nights accommodation, so a bit of swings & roundabouts. Currently use easyjet Fri-Sun
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@boabski, Jet2 have always been quite expensive when I've looked, and the only flight I've ever been on with them was massively delayed due to a passenger counting error.
You are right though, Austria flights are hard to come by in Scotland (except Vienna). Switzerland, Italy and France are much better supplied.
Last edited by You'll need to Register first of course. on Tue 13-04-21 16:30; edited 1 time in total
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Not sure I can justify paying an extra thousand pounds for flights for the family to save 2.5 hours driving from MUC. Car hire is also much more expensive at INN and very few 7 seater plus options. Good to have another competitor in the market though...
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@davidthornton, Thanks for the heads up. £498 return for the two of us in January including skis and bags is ok. Good flight times too.
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@denfinella, I was typically£280 return with Tui Edi to Inn. When I use jet2 to Salzburg now it's on average £150 -£200, and because there's 5 of us it's quite a saving. Next year we are planning a road trip right enough (restrictions depending)
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@boabski, Go overnight Hull/ Rotterdam P&O, arrive Sankkkt Anton 6pm ready for a Stiegl. 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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CORRECTION TO MY ORIGINAL POST-
Jet2 operating YEAR ROUND from Bristol and B'ham, as well as Manchester.
Edinburgh and Stansted Winter only.
Apologises.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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@Markymark29, have done that in the summer but recently when checking out the prices, it was like the cost of another holiday 
Was looking at the Newcastle journey for January there and prices were good.
Presume you just do the drive on a oner?
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@boabski, I use the Hull route quite often, so thought I would do a price comparison
P&O from Hull in November - £317
DFDS from Newcastle in November - £307
I used November because P&O have no prices up for January 22 yet
I guess which route to choose will be down to just where you start your UK journey..
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You know it makes sense.
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| albob wrote: |
@boabski, I use the Hull route quite often, so thought I would do a price comparison
P&O from Hull in November - £317
DFDS from Newcastle in November - £307
I used November because P&O have no prices up for January 22 yet
I guess which route to choose will be down to just where you start your UK journey.. |
P&O usually docks an hour earlier so gives you more daylight if travelling in a single day in winter. I also find the restaurants on P&O better.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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@boabski, mmm but, even if your £150-£200 is including baggage, that's about twice as much as Edinburgh to Geneva, and almost twice as much as Edinburgh to Munich...
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Poster: A snowHead
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I have never flown with jet2 as when I price it up its just not cost effective plus its not my local airport.
I know innsbruck opens up a lot of options in Austria but for saint anton, ischgl etc I find Zurich pretty handy. I have always managed to find avios seats with BA and from Aberdeen £35 return. Just jump on the train or the bus (arlberg express)
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| denfinella wrote: |
| @boabski, mmm but, even if your £150-£200 is including baggage, that's about twice as much as Edinburgh to Geneva, and almost twice as much as Edinburgh to Munich... |
depending on where you go, some people are happy to pay more if they are going to St Anton for example, as they would save a chunk back in both the price & time difference in Transfers. Without looking myself, maybe the flight times are better suited as well?
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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@Mr.Egg, defo. Innsbruck for St Anton all day long even if flights are a bit more. I've even seen myself flying BA from Glasgow via Heathrow to Innsbruck. Typically it's £200 return doing that. Have used Zurich, friedrichshafen and Munich for St Anton and Innsbruck is the easiest. The others are fine but Innsbruck quickest.
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Out of curiosity, I have just checked Crystal/TUI flight from Edin/Inn -- £335 (Jan 2022) : makes Jet2 look better !
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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@boabski, yep straight down it’s easy, couple of beers and dinner on the ferry, early to bed and drive day after straight there
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| Mr.Egg wrote: |
| denfinella wrote: |
| @boabski, mmm but, even if your £150-£200 is including baggage, that's about twice as much as Edinburgh to Geneva, and almost twice as much as Edinburgh to Munich... |
depending on where you go, some people are happy to pay more if they are going to St Anton for example, as they would save a chunk back in both the price & time difference in Transfers. Without looking myself, maybe the flight times are better suited as well? |
True. Where we go tends to be dictated by flights rather than the other way round - hence it usually ends up being northern France or Italy. Geneva flight times are the best out of all the Alpine routes because there's a very early outbound flight and a very late one back.
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| boabski wrote: |
| @Mr.Egg, defo. Innsbruck for St Anton all day long even if flights are a bit more. I've even seen myself flying BA from Glasgow via Heathrow to Innsbruck. Typically it's £200 return doing that. Have used Zurich, friedrichshafen and Munich for St Anton and Innsbruck is the easiest. The others are fine but Innsbruck quickest. |
My last trip to St Anton, the flight out of Innsbruck got canned as they were using everything to fly people back from Tunisia as the Arab spring kicked off.
That got us a night in the 5* Europa hotel, which was the high point of the week; as it had rained all week and we had been staying in a Crystal finest chalet hotel, which left the impression that you really did not want to try ordinary.
I have always hated Zurich, even more than Geneva (anyone else remember the miserable ignorant git in the departures coffee bar?)
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Jet2 update in the press -
"Airline and tour operator Jet2.com has added extra flights to its ski programme in response to very strong demand from winters sports enthusiasts.
After a winter away from Europe’s ski resorts, Jet2.com is seeing high demand from skiers and snowboarders looking to hit the most popular slopes in the French, Swiss and Austrian Alps.
In response, the company has added extra flights to Grenoble, Geneva, Salzburg, Innsbruck and Chambery for the February 2022 half-term, as well as extending the ski seasons in some of these destinations - giving more choice and flexibility this coming winter.
Customers travelling from Birmingham, Manchester and London Stansted Airports will be able to enjoy additional flights during the February half-term, as well as extended ski seasons for Winter 21/22.
On top of this, snow sport fans in the South West will benefit from an earlier start to the ski season to Chambery from the company’s new base, Bristol Airport".
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Note - Extra flight to Innsbruck on Sundays.
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