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Flights Booked !

spike

2008-06-25 09:21:06

Had a good browse round over the weekend, and have now booked flights for 4 people with a company called Charter Flight Centre.
Flying from Manchester Fri 20th March 2009 for 2 weeks.
Price = £421pp (£23pp cheaper than last year), couldn't get anywhere near this price with previous companys used - and other sites are just asking way too much.
Very happy at that price, and counting the days down as from now !!

Spike.

Gemma33

2008-06-25 15:51:18

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Hi Spike will hopefully get to meet you this time round, :wave:

we fly out Thursday 26 March

jcbrum

2008-06-25 17:09:48

Re: Flights Booked !Beware

Hi,we are in the process of opening a travel agency here in Goa.Now, the main problem is booking charter flights because, NOT ONE uk charter company has applied for landing slots at Goa airport so far.So no flights are guaranteed as yet next season.You may think, that at the moment you are flying on a certain day but it looks like alot of the advertised flights will not be there come October.

John

squigs

2008-06-25 17:46:58

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When do they normally apply for landing slots? What is the situation on scheduled flights as we are due to arrive in Goa on 1st november?

spike

2008-06-26 22:12:17

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Thanks for the info John (not put me on a 'downer' yet !) Isn't this the norm every season though ? Not going back too many years ago, it was never possible to book so early in advance, so whats your info on previous years ?
Brochures are out in the shops and flights are ready to be booked through all ranges of media, so surely they can't/won't mess too much with what is already advertised ?
Please keep us all informed.
Spike (still happy)...

jcbrum

2008-06-27 05:38:11

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In the last few years Uk tour companies have been publishing the brochures sometimes 2 years in advance.However,if you read their terms and conditions there are no guarantees that what you book ,you will necessary get.As for flights as soon as i know something definite i will let you know.

John

spike

2008-06-27 08:41:20

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Thanks for the reply. True about the brochures (being in the print trade) but having booked flights for the last ten years,had no problems at all.
For the last few years, there have been many comments made that Monarch will not fly to Goa again - but they keep on going.

tomitma

2008-06-27 17:07:42

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I still haven't been able to book the internal flights from Mumbai, there calendar stops at October, and it then tells me that they can only book so many months in advance, I am sure I didn't have this problem other years. Also The flights are still cheap but the taxes have gone sky high, I can see it costing around 75-100 pounds each this year.

Perhaps thats why it has been so hard to get the dates we want, they dont know how much they will be charging in taxes at the end of November.

Never mind we will get there in the end.

squigs

2008-06-27 17:11:26

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Have you tried Jetlite? I have found flights with them for about £75 but haven't tried to book yet.

tomitma

2008-06-27 17:49:45

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Hi Squigs

Yes I have tried them, but they don't offer the right timings, that I need, we are not staying in Mumbai this year, so we need a flight that leaves Goa early in the morning. Afternoon is no good for us.

Thank you anyway.

squigs

2008-06-27 18:09:18

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Hi Tomitma,
we also leave Mumbai in the morning but there don't appear to be any early flights from Goa so we have decided to spend a couple of days in Mumbai again. Not so bad going out as there is only about a 4 hour wait between flights so by the time we collect the luggage, clear customs and transfer to the domestic terminal it shouldn't seem too long.

tomitma

2008-06-27 19:10:15

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There is a flight that leaves Goa at approx 7.30 am, I have forgotten which company it is, I will have to go back and have a look, but it will not let me book at this early date, it will only book 12 weeks in advance, as we dont leave the UK until 30th of November we have a bit of a wait,until we can book. we leave Goa on 28th of February.

We will have a bit of a wait in Mumbai Airport as our BA flight takes off at 1.30 pm. But its only a matter of hours. It will soon pass.

Most years we spend a few days in Mumbai, but this year we have decided not to, we have seen all there is to see now, it is getting a bit repetative, seeing it all again. Although I would reccomend visiting Mumbai to everyone. It really opens your eyes.

spike

2008-06-27 19:45:03

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Sorry Gemma, missed you out !! Yeah would be fun getting to the meet-up next year.

squigs

2008-06-27 19:56:49

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Hi Tomitma,
Saw that one but unfortunately our flight leaves Mumbai at 9-15 so not enough time between flights. Still, like the shopping in Mumbai and as we are leaving Goa with empty suitcases as going back in january there will be lots of room for new clothes!!

tomitma

2008-06-27 20:00:06

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I have just checked out jetlite the charges are FARE 500 rps TAXES AND SURCHARGES 2750 rps

what a difference, unfortunately they havent the times we want.going out or coming back, and the other flights wont give me a chance to book.

Fiona

2008-06-28 05:26:46

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I've booked with Kingfisher for next March/April. We couldn't get Jet Airways as all the cheap flights had already gone. I booked this at the beginning of May

jcbrum

2008-06-28 13:03:14

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The first flight to Goa is an India air flight at 0520 am.We caught this flight on Tuesday, on our way back from Kuala Lumpur/Singapore.Excellent service, as our travel agent here had booked us on a flight on the 24 July instead of June. They let us on with no extra charge.With all the security at Mumbai airport we were amazed to get through all the checks without anyone spotting it.

John

jom1964

2008-07-01 17:46:00

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Hi All

We booked our flights last December for December 2008 and March 2009 (with Monarch). Found out today that we are going to see a price hike due to fuel costs - Ive asked if we will get our deposit refunded but they refused - they wont tell me what the price rise will be but people I know had to pay another £300 for the two of them! Also the dates are not yet confirmed!!! Whats that all about? Ive booked for the 19th December as I work at a school so cannot have the dates changed - does anyone know if we will be refuinded if the airline change the date? Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks
Jo

tomitma

2008-07-01 18:43:29

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Jom1964 if you had paid the full amount for the flights when you booked, they would lnot have been allowed to add surcharges, but if you pay a deposit, and you read the small print it does state, that you are liable for increases in surcharges, ie airport taxes, or fuel surcharges. It states that, in the small print of all package holidays, thats why it is best to pay the price up front.

You may be able to get the money back, because it is not flying on the 19th but that again depends on whether it was a confirmed date when you booked. If it was not a confirmed date I think they have you over the barrel. All you can do is explain the situation to them, or try and claim off your insurance.

Edited by tomitma 2008-07-01 19:10:47

jom1964

2008-07-01 18:46:08

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Hi Tomitma

How will I know if it was "confirmed"? When I booked I was given that date with a return date of 2nd Jan.

Thanks Jo

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