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This will be particularly useful to those who live in the north and want to get to certain resorts.
http://www.skiclub.co.uk/skiclub/news/story.asp?intStoryID=5878
Looks like the economic downterm won't affect skiing flights in peak season at least.
These are the new flights from Ryanair:
Stansted to Basel, Cuneo and Lourdes,
Bournemouth to Turin,
Bristol to Grenoble,
Birmingham to Cuneo and Grenoble,
Liverpool to Turin,
Edinburgh to Turin and Grenoble,
Glasgow (Prest) to Turin and East Midland to Turin.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Christopher, I notice with pleasure the number of flights to Turin 
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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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A shame they only operate on Saturdays and not on Sundays as well.
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| Christopher wrote: |
This will be particularly useful to those who live in the north and want to get to certain resorts.
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So when did Stanstead, Bristol, Bournemouth and Birmingham get moved to "the North"? 
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Boredsurfing, Hopefully the South Coast will flood today. Birmingham is classed by some fools as the West Midlands, when it is obviously in da sowf.
Flying out of Liverpool recently I was shocked to see a Fast-Track line for the security checks. There was a £2 charge to join this line. Disgraceful practice IMO.
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| alex_heney wrote: |
| Christopher wrote: |
This will be particularly useful to those who live in the north and want to get to certain resorts.
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So when did Stanstead, Bristol, Bournemouth and Birmingham get moved to "the North"? |
I think anywhere north of Enfield qualifies.
i have never been a fan of Ryanair but a diving friend says so long as you follow the rules they have found them the best and cheapest for transporting the large amount of diving kit they take away.
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The south starts at the River Humber. This is also where the civilized world ends.
Travelling south I mean.
English by birth,
Yorkshire by the Grace of God.
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good that Ryanair is diversifying away from Stansted, in the south. Some useful new routes there.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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English by birth,
Yorkshire by the Grace of God.
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In notes from a small island Bill Bryson said the Yorkshire was the finest place in the world.....
.....to have your short comings, pointed out.
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South starts at Scotch Corner doesn't it?
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You know it makes sense.
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South starts at Scotch Corner doesn't it?
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Helen Beaumont, I thought the North started after Watford Gap
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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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Helen Beaumont, Linds, I always enjoyed the road sign on the M18 approaching the junction with the A1.
It has the turning marked for "The NORTH
The SOUTH
Doncaster"
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Poster: A snowHead
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Back to Ryanair, they seem to have got rid of the handy EMA - Saltsburg this year 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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And a lot of the new flights are Saturday only - charter flights by another name.
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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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When I was sent to Scotland to work I was very dissapointed to find that the road signs were still saying The North 
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Are some of the changes to do with cheaper landing fees in some of the more rural/smaller airports?
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Linds, Possibly, Bournemouth airport is owned by the same firm as Manchester airport.
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Christopher,
Thanks for the info, Bristol is quite handy for me.
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Linds, the reason why Ryanair barely fly to Geneva is because of high landing fees. This is why they have let Easyjet and BA rule the market. High landing fees are not a part of their business model.
So you're right that is most probably one of the reasons why there opening new routes to airports in rural locations that serve holiday areas. Although I struggle to see why British customers would want to fly to Cuneo. Some low key resorts near there, but not an abundance of resorts or a particularly big one.
To answer those who question my geographical skills. Just got an A in my Geography AS level, so basic knowledge is hardly going to test me. I'm quite aware there are new ski flights from the south. However there were already plenty of flights serving ski resorts from the south to for example Turin. People who live t'up north who wanted to fly to Turin for resorts in the southern french alps had a long way to drive to London or Bristol for flights.
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Christopher,
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People who live t'up north who wanted to fly to Turin for resorts in the southern french alps had a long way to drive to London or Bristol for flights
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They could fly to Milan or Grenoble though the flight times from prestwick were bloody antisocial, good news anyway, though I tend to avoid Ryanair where possible.
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T Bar, I have to admit the airline who are the most competitive to fly to Turin at peak times (ie last week of July and Christmas) are British Airways. We used them this summer and are using them again in the winter simply because their flight times are convienant and they are cheaper. With Baggage charges both easyjet and ryanair were £100/200 more expensive for 4 people at Christmas when I was booking.
Our use of Ryanair has decreased over the past 5 years.
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Christopher, you are fortunate to have that choice.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Very, very quick comparison between BA and Ryanair for March 7th 09 Gatwick/Stanstead to Turin and standard cost suggest Ryanair cheaper, but with added costs for ski gear etc etc, BA win it.
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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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Chasseur, And when you go holiday for a week you cannot avoid putting a bag in the hold per person. When you go skiing you have all your ski jackets and sallopettes this makes it a tight squeeze to get all your clothes etc in for a weeks holiday. So there is no chance of avoiding the low cost airlines extra charges for bags.
Helen Beaumont, your not kidding. Within 1 hour and 30 we have Gatwick, Heathrow, Stanstead, Luton, Southampton, Birmingham and Bristol to choose from for flights. 3 of those fly daily to Turin.
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Just got an A in my Geography AS level,
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Christopher,
My understanding is an A is now the minimum requirement to qualify as a pass??
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You know it makes sense.
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jbob, You can always tell a Yorkshireman.
But you can't tell him much! 
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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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Christopher, Bristol in an hour and a half  It would take that long just to be 'allowed' to park your car at Bristol! (Even if you have booked in advance)
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| Fr0sty the Sn0wman wrote: |
| Flying out of Liverpool recently I was shocked to see a Fast-Track line for the security checks. There was a £2 charge to join this line. Disgraceful practice IMO. |
No... a wind up right? that just freakin can't be true. Liverpool isn't even BAA right?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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red 27, tis true. It was there in March when I went through.
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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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Kerry airport to Grenoble, alas have booked first flight Cork - GVA, but will give them a try for later in the season! Working out at €40 return inc tax's. Have not added bags and cc charges yet
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| Christopher wrote: |
Helen Beaumont, your not kidding. Within 1 hour and 30 we have Gatwick, Heathrow, Stanstead, Luton, Southampton, Birmingham and Bristol to choose from for flights. 3 of those fly daily to Turin. |
I think you are being just a trifle optimistic there 
I can't see any way of reliably reaching either Bristol or Gatwick airports in 90 minutes from Oxford without your own private helicopter. At the wrong time of day it would take that long to Bristol airport from the start of the M32 (which I assume is the way you would go from that direction).
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alex_heney, That is completely accurate. Been to both Bristol and Gatwick (multiple times) in the last year and that is completely accurate). Gatwick is approximatly 1 hour 30 outside of traffic and the same for Bristol. No we don't go down the A34 - M4 - M32.
From where we live the M4/M5 junction is an hour away along the A40 and dropping down the M5 at Gloucester. Going through the centre of Bristol via Avonmouth outside of the rush hour has never been a problem for us. We normally always have morning/early morning flights giving us more holiday time, between 4-6 in the morning the roads are empty even the M25.
Admitadly I havent included the time from the car park to terminal. We normally always stay in the long stay car parks which are about 5 mins bus ride. The catch is if there is traffic on the roads it will take longer than 1 hour 30 to Birmingham and Stanstead aswell as Gatwick and Bristol.
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Roy Hockley, I see Ryanair don't seem to be flying to alot of ski destinations from Dublin pre Christmas, e.g. Grenoble, Salzburg, Friedrichshafen. This is a major change from previous seasons, cutbacks!
I don't know about Cuneo either, don't Ryanair already fly to Turin which is fairly close and there aren't many resorts near Cuneo of note although I remember the highest road pass in Europe is near here as Le Tour de France went over it this year.
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Liverpool to Turin is good news for me. Thanks for posting this.
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Peter Ross, We usualy have to go up to Dublin or fly Farranfore, Shannon, Cork to the UK and then on. Our spot is close to Geveva but will give Kerry - Grenoble a go in April. Less hassle!
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(Re. Liverpool Security Queue):
Yeah it's a joke isn't it. Top tip: if the queue is up the stairs fake a bad leg and take the lift down, this puts you in the fast track after the barriers
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Try this at your peril!! One Saturday morning we hit the back of the security queue just after the John Lennon statue so (about an hour later...)tried the old down in the lift trick - only to find the lift exit manned by an SS trained bouncer...... 
Don't know if it's still applicable but earlier in the year we booked Liverpool airport parking on the official airport website and got free fast track passes! Naturally there was no queue whatsoever when we got to security!!
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