Easyjet

[mollag]

Two weeks back we went trough Gatwick like a dose of salts , friday pm flight bjv , gatwick v quiet both ways .
steve

We have just flown IOM/Gatwick/Luxembourg with Easyjet, all went swimmingly, we have all certs for jabs etc, no one has looked at them yet, maybe on our return ? Masks on for the flights, also for trams and buses here in Lux proper, they are all free.
Saarbrucken, Trier much the same, some shops politely ask for masks to be worn, but a rarity now. All in all a pleasant trip so far , a bit "ouch" with prices, as it ever was here.

 

[yalimart]

Heres hoping Glasgow fares better than Mancunia in a couple of weeks.

'Carnage' at Manchester Airport with long queues and four HOUR wait for luggage

"Hell on earth this morning @manairport - avoid it like the plague!!!"

www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Manchester easyJet flight cancelled after passengers sat 'for three hours'

There were issues across the easyJet network today

www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk

 

[Mushroom]

Now that the boss has many breaks from work that can easily add up to 14 days off, she asked what my thoughts were about a holiday at the start of July before the school holidays for summer start.
I said, UK fine, standing in a queue in an airport for hours, no thanks.
She agreed and September is now the choice of a flight somewhere instead.
As both Manchester and Leeds have abysmal conditions just now, I aren't desperate enough to spend my time driving to airports further afield to chance them being better, as that is basically just transferring the delay from being on foot to being on the road.
In any case, it is only a matter of time before other countries impose bans or restrictions due to Monkeypox, so I will watch and wait.

 

[howardian]

Now that the boss has many breaks from work that can easily add up to 14 days off, she asked what my thoughts were about a holiday at the start of July before the school holidays for summer start.
I said, UK fine, standing in a queue in an airport for hours, no thanks.
She agreed and September is now the choice of a flight somewhere instead.
As both Manchester and Leeds have abysmal conditions just now, I aren't desperate enough to spend my time driving to airports further afield to chance them being better, as that is basically just transferring the delay from being on foot to being on the road.
In any case, it is only a matter of time before other countries impose bans or restrictions due to Monkeypox, so I will watch and wait.

Just come back from Turkey with jet2.com . I was told of delays at security at the airport up to 4 hours to get through . it took 20 mins , the same coming back via Bodrum .

 

[Mushroom]

Just come back from Turkey with jet2.com . I was told of delays at security at the airport up to 4 hours to get through . it took 20 mins , the same coming back via Bodrum .

Which UK airport?

 

[howardian]

Which UK airport?

Manchester .

 

[Mushroom]

That would be very good as it took much longer only a few weeks ago for my family to go to Cape Verde.
Unless it was a silly o'clock departure or landing as I don't subscribe to them anymore

 

[Kanga]

Have you thought of the Channel Islands? Still counted as UK but some lovely places and better weather.

 

[Mushroom]

Have you thought of the Channel Islands? Still counted as UK but some lovely places and better weather.

We have thought about it, together with NI and ROI. As I'm not a keen sailor, it would probably require a flight to the Channel Islands, whereas we would take the car to NI on the ferry from Scotland.

 

[IbrahimAbi]

As I'm not a keen sailor, we would take the car to NI on the ferry from Scotland.

?????? Am I missing something here?

 

[Mushroom]

?????? Am I missing something here?

Much longer crossing to the Channel Islands. I stick to the shorter routes if I have to.

 

[yalimart]

LIVE Manchester Airport half term chaos with reports of huge TUI queues

We're speaking to passengers at Manchester Airport who are facing delays today

www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk

TUI passengers told by text holiday is cancelled after 'eight-hour' airport wait

"It's utter, utter chaos"

www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk

 

[429nufc]

Much longer crossing to the Channel Islands. I stick to the shorter routes if I have to.

We did FlyBe Newcastle to Exeter then flew direct to Jersey. Don’t know if other airlines hVe taken up the Exeter leg ?
We did 5 days which was enough. It was like being in Enid Blyton times everyone polite and happy!

 

[Mushroom]

If I was aware, as I am, of the mega staff shortages at the airports, would I really book a holiday or flight during school holidays? Simple answer - NO.
The only people who I have any sympathy for is those who booked well in advance and were unaware of the staff shortages at that time.
Anyone who booked in recent times are muppets taking a chance which isn't favourable.

 

[juco]

In any case, it is only a matter of time before other countries impose bans or restrictions due to Monkeypox, so I will watch and wait.

The NHS already changing their website re Monkeypox, increasing the fear factor.
...” It’s very uncommon to get monkeypox from a person with the infection because it does not spread
easily between people”...
...” Monkeypox is usually a mild illness that will get better on its own without treatment”...

Replaced with...
...” Treatment for monkeypox aims to relieve symptoms. The illness is usually mild and most people recover in 2 to 4 weeks. You may need to stay in a specialist hospital, so your symptoms can be treated and to prevent the infection spreading to other people.”....

They now include a warning you can get Monkeypox by eating undercooked meat, which will doubtless feed into the anti-meat narrative.

 

[cigliboy]

With Easyjet flying direct to Liverpool from Izmir,we now have good prices and no changing to do. We have a flight in late march 2023 for £24.00 each one way.if you can take the empty flight back there are great prices.

 

[enoch]

With Easyjet flying direct to Liverpool from Izmir,we now have good prices and no changing to do. We have a flight in late march 2023 for £24.00 each one way.if you can take the empty flight back there are great prices.

We used to get good prices in March to the UK on the first flight to Antalya than that come to and end with winter tourist's coming.

 

[michaelandanita]

We are hearing all these problems with easyJet and Tui at the moment but what about Turkish airlines such as Pegasus and Sunexpress, are these airlines having the same problem?

 

[Mushroom]

We are hearing all these problems with easyJet and Tui at the moment but what about Turkish airlines such as Pegasus and Sunexpress, are these airlines having the same problem?

As British media is concentrating on the large carriers, UK based, I would suggest that the best way to find out is to locate the departure information at various UK airports.
The problems of Easyjet and Tui are largely based on the airport personnel problems, not the planes or crew, although technical problems can arise anytime and crew have limited working hours by law.
Add to the mix that delayed flights out become delayed flights back and this is the mess that looks to be present not just in recent weeks but throughout summer.
I would be guessing that whilst the relatively smaller airlines, flight and frequency wise might not be experiencing the same scale of problems, there is likely to be some sort of knock on effect.
One of the worst possible scenarios I can imagine is that someone wishing to catch one of the two scheduled flights with Turkish Airlines as an example from Manchester sees an on-time departure leaving without them as they have been delayed clearing check in and security.

 

[Akasya]

Surprise surprise , lgw and lhr used large numbers of eu workers , for some reason or other a lot went back to their homelands.. , eu worker shortages is the real unacknowledged reason .
Steve