Flights

Notsoboredhw


Joined: 15/03/2007
Posts: 1254

Message Posted:
27/02/2008 00:03

Anyone else had the same problem today - XL once again cancelled our flights for end of October. That's 4 times now its happened to us! I'm in a bad mood - what with all this ridiculous running around we are supposed to be doing regarding registering our contracts and paying out yet more money. Nothing is ever easy is it! ARRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH :(

Bradus


Joined: 25/02/2007
Posts: 2641

Message Posted:
27/02/2008 00:25

Chill out girl. Check for replacement flights on pegasus as they had some real bargains when I last visited their site. Have a nice glass of wine whilst carrying out this task. Look on it as a challenge. The trnc being one of lives little obstacles!!!!! Any further government charges added to the house buying process and we won't be able to afford to holiday there. Problem then solved.

simbas



Joined: 16/07/2007
Posts: 5943

Message Posted:
27/02/2008 06:04

Hi bhw , we have never had a flight cancelled , leave alone 4 , what was the reason they gave you ? , it must be very annoying to go to the trouble of organising it and then having to do it all over again ,

good luck with your booking , simbas

Notsoboredhw


Joined: 15/03/2007
Posts: 1254

Message Posted:
27/02/2008 10:03

I think its a charter airline so they can cancel and change flights as and when. We booked to come out for about 8 days in May but because they changed our outbound flight three times we are only coming for 5 days now! It seems XL only flight from end of May to end of September - even though last year they advertised beginning of May to end of October. Hey ho that's life I guess.

Tiggy


Joined: 25/07/2007
Posts: 1994

Message Posted:
27/02/2008 10:43

XL cancelled my flight to Knock, which were saturday return flights this summer. Told me they now fly every day but saturday! (they have a bad record of doing this). Took six months after I booked to tell me and then cost me more money for the privelage!!



I felt the earthquake in London last night.

lovingcyprus


Joined: 02/03/2007
Posts: 1272

Message Posted:
27/02/2008 16:24

Last year our return flight to the UK on XL towards the end of September was cancelled.

breezyboy


Joined: 14/05/2007
Posts: 1179

Message Posted:
27/02/2008 18:31

Kept waiting 9 hours for an XL flight. Only to find out they had used the aircraft on a football charter for extra revenue. They dont give a monkeys about their customers so we all know what to do about that ? They will never get a second chance with me. Even CTA are better than that

Notsoboredhw


Joined: 15/03/2007
Posts: 1254

Message Posted:
28/02/2008 00:56

Uhhm I am beginning to think the same breezyboy. We havent even flown with them yet and they have let us down 4 times. We have two small kids so dont really want to fly via Turkey - 6 hours on a plane with two boys is not fun for us or the other passengers!

orangekazzie



Joined: 31/07/2007
Posts: 1091

Message Posted:
28/02/2008 11:45

Hi BHW

You're very patient, I don't think I'd ever consider using the same airline more than twice if they let me down let alone 4 times.

I don't know of this airline but were you flying into the South.

Karen

Notsoboredhw


Joined: 15/03/2007
Posts: 1254

Message Posted:
28/02/2008 19:15

Yes Karen flying into south because dont want to be on a plane with our two young boys for 6 hours!

Lizzie1201


Joined: 12/02/2008
Posts: 7

Message Posted:
28/02/2008 22:19

Fly BA from heathrow to Larnaca 200 00 return, done this several times, the odd delay 50 mins or so but usually on time to heathrow.try ba.com hope this helps

regards

Graham

Notsoboredhw


Joined: 15/03/2007
Posts: 1254

Message Posted:
29/02/2008 00:16

Yes BA were quite good actually - never thought of using them and Heathrow is less than an hour from us. Still bit pricey for half term in October but will bear in mind when booking for next year - hopefully BA wont let us down like XL have.

Lizzie1201


Joined: 12/02/2008
Posts: 7

Message Posted:
04/03/2008 21:04

Good Luck, but as fred pontin used to say BOOK EARLY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

orangekazzie



Joined: 31/07/2007
Posts: 1091

Message Posted:
04/03/2008 21:17

We always used BA if we were coming out for a long weekend as its 08.30 from Heathrow, landing at Larnaca early afternoon. Return was about 4pm in the afternoon so it always seemed as though we were there a lot longer than flying with CTA, arrive in the middle of the night and take off really early in the morning.

Karen