 Poster: A snowHead
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Tens of thousands of extra seats to the Alps this winter could be sold at bargain fares, especially mid-week. A surplus of seats is expected from the number of new destinations and departure airports.
Mark Frary reports for the Sunday Times.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Good news then 
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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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Yep - can confirm this. The flight I want for a Jan weekend with Easyjet has just dropped.... from 310 to 280..... Funnily enough I'm still not rushing to book !!!!
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What's your best offer?
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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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£40 Return Belfast-Geneva 26th-30th Oct (Pre Season Bash) 
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Good to get all the airlines web links in one place as well
Last edited by You'll need to Register first of course. on Tue 23-08-05 13:22; edited 1 time in total
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£30 inc tax Ryanair to Grenoble! They were 29p each way but the taxes hiked it up !
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So so cheap,as cheap as chips 
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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60 quid ryan air .. stanstead to salzburg .. sunday jan 22nd back on the wednesday.. oh yeah plus about a million quid in tax n credit card fees and other bollox
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bmi baby, £25 one way including all taxes from Birmingham - Geneva 22 March. Return flights not yet on sale
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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if you have paid for easyJet flights and they get cheaper subsequently, they will refund the difference - but only if you ask
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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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pam w, that's worth knowing, I didn't realise that.
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pam w, that is interesting. How do you go about doing it? Do you just call them or is it possible to do online?
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You know it makes sense.
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Call them on the £1 per minute line i'd imagine! Steve Sparks,
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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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Almost right, Nadenoodlee. Call the customer service line 0871 244 2366 which costs a bargain 10p a minute. Refunds are in the form of credit against another future flight, but that's not usually a problem.
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Poster: A snowHead
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I didnt realise it either - have looked on the sleazy site - ....They do have a "price promise" just as Pam said. Its under their FAQs and you call customer services on 0871 244 2366 at 10p per minute to claim .... which isnt toooo bad eh. I never knew this - so thanks Pam (snowheads strikes again). xx
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I neeeeever manage to be useful.... someone always gets in just before me....
Self esteem diving fast..... never mind. xx
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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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Top tip pam w, thanks for pointing that out!
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boredsurfin, there's an even better online offering that works out the best price point to point, pitting all the carriers against each other - www.skyscanner.net -
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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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boredsurfin, you can already have all the links in one place.....here!!
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You'll need to Register first of course.
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On the Easyjet flights, I got a tenner credit after one of our winter flights for Jan 2005 went down in price.
As has rightly been said, you do have to call the 10p a minute line to claim it and they give you a refund code and "password" - you then have to ring the 10p a minute line to use the credit but they do sell the new ticket to you at the web price rather than the phone one - also the booking using the credit had to be made within six months of the credit being awarded.
Finally, if I remember rightly there was a get out clause for them if the price was reduction was part of a special promotion (presumably like when they have loads of tickets to the Alps to sell in November  ) - in that case the refund did not apply.
One other tip when buying Easyjet flights - If you have more than one ticket to book, Easyjet will price all tickets at the price applying to the most expensive "band" you go into. Therefore the trick to getting the best price is to enter the total number of seats you need but don't book the seats - just note the price quoted.
Then go back to the start and request one seat on the same flights. If the price per seat is the same then you are in one price band and you can just book the total number of seats you require. If the price per seat is different then your booking spans two price bands and you need to increase the seats you are booking by one until you find the seat that tips you into the next price. Then book one less ticket and they will be at the lower price band and then book the remaining tickets.
Couple of words of caution -
1) the price could have course have gone up further if others have just booked tickets on the same flights whilst you have been messing about with the stuff I have written above.
2) If you are booking early then there should be no availability problem but if you are not then there is the possible chance that somebody could snaffle the last seats while you try to save a few quid.
No liability accepted if either happens to you but I've saved a bit of cash doing this when booking tickets for six of us for last winter and 2005-2006.
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Elizabeth B, Thank you!
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