 Poster: A snowHead
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Done a quick search here and on google and no info readily available so I thought I would ask on here if anyone knows when the flights for the following season usually go on sale???
Did find this flight alert site which might be useful... No idea if you are mailed as soon as the flights are available or shortly after, but could worth a go...
http://www.lowcostroutes.com/en/flights_alert
Thx in advance folks 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Much later in the year normally (May - Jun). Never had anything useful out of their e mail service - more likely to get a heads up on here!
Update please see my post below I was referring to Easyjets own alerts not the one at the link above - apols to Lucian and his team.
Last edited by Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person on Thu 7-02-13 18:09; edited 2 times in total
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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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Never had anything useful out of their e mail service - more likely to get a heads up on here!
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Ditto. The email generally arrives days and days after the flights are on sale. I'm an easyJet fan but that process really doesn't work well.
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
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I booked my Feb half term flights last easter , just kept looking everyday and they suddenly appeared .
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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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Hi, I am Lucian from LowCostRoutes (the website that offer the Flight Alert service quoted above).
@chocksaway, @pam_w: Did you used the Flight Alert service and we failed to send you the email notification within a reasonable time? If so, I would like to investigate it. Please forward me the notification email that you received too late from us (including the full headers) and I will check it. You can forward them to our email address, from our website.
We check for the new flights regularly and we send the emails notifications immediately. The only limitation is the email server that can't send 10.000 emails in a second, so we send them spanned in a short period of time. This way, you may receive the email notification 10-20 minutes after the flights went on sale, maybe even 30 if the queue is too big, but not more then an hour after the flights release.
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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lucian_lcr, Sorry - it was about 3 years ago so I gave up. I have just reassigned my choices on e offers on the main easyJet site for GVA LYS and GNB - I hope this gives me info on schedule releases but it is not very specific.
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@chocksaway: wow, you must have been one of the first subscribers of this service, as we launched it in 2010. I'm sorry to hear that we disappointed you. We had issues with bulk sending the notification emails at the beginning, but since I introduced the "time spanning", the emails arrive ok and I have very good feedback on this service. For example, more then 20% of the alert requests we had in 2013 come from old subscribers, so they are probably happy, don't you think?
Am I asking too much if I'm asking you to give it one more chance? Try it again, and I bet it will be faster then EasyJet's official newsletter.
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Ooops - bit of a misunderstanding here - I was referring to Easy's own alert system which I then wrongly assumed was run by you on their behalf after your reply. I have updated my original post so that it reflects this and hopefully corrects any wrong impressions I may have created. I will now find your site and register - Promise!
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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yes, I was referring to easyJet's own system, too. Which doesn't work.
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ok, thanks! I'm glad that we clarified this!
Just to state the obvious (for me): LowCostRoutes.com has no commercial relation with EasyJet and the Flight Alert service offered by LowCostRoutes is different from EasyJet's newsletters. I hope it is better!
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Jet 2 have flights for next winter available now. We booked with EJ about the beginning of April last year from memory.
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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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22 March - just checked!
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andy from embsay, thanks, that's very useful to have such a precise date - need to start keeping an eye.
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You know it makes sense.
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Check your spam folders folks... My alert was lurking deep within it... Prices are sky high already for half term
Not a happy camper... 
Last edited by You know it makes sense. on Wed 27-03-13 22:29; edited 2 times in total
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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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Hi AlpineAddict, sorry to hear that you didn't received your email alert from us. The flights went on sale today at 14:08 and we sent more then 2000 notification emails. The last email was sent out at 14:32. Can you please tell me which email address did you used when registering for the flight alert with LowCostRoutes.com? I would like to investigate.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Hi AlpineAddict, sorry to hear that it was flagged as SPAM and you lost the "best price" moment.
When somebody sends out 2000 similar emails in only 24 minutes, the SPAM filters may think that he is sending SPAM, even if the mail is really important to the receiver. The only way to be sure that you will receive the alerts is to "Mark it as not SPAM" AND "add the sender to your contacts list". This way, next time, it will for sure reach your inbox and hopefully you will see it and buy fast, at the lowest price.
Would you prefer to receive a Facebook/Twitter/SMS notification? I am considering to expand the notification channels.
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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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lucian_lcr, Its cool... I only wanted those flights but will take note next time to be more thorough with my email settings 
Thx
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