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Cheap flights to London City Airport

  • 04-05-2006 10:08AM
    #1
    luckat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,366 ✭✭✭


    Are there any? I usually fly through Luton, but they've now instituted a gate for Irish and Poles that only hikers would love. I like LCY, but the only flights I can find are way too dear.


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  • #2
    LegacyUser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166,005 ✭✭✭✭LegacyUser


    don't think so, they're usualy quite expensive, air france seem to be the only carrier between dublin and london.


  • #3
    luckat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,366 ✭✭✭luckat


    The really annoying thing about Air France is that you think you're getting a cheap flight - then the return costs a fortune!


  • #4
    John R
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,106 ✭✭✭John R


    London City Airport is primarily marketed at the business market so there is no bargain basement fares available.

    the small aircraft restrictions rule it out for the likes of Ryanair.


  • #5
    luckat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,366 ✭✭✭luckat


    BMI used to fly in there from Dublin, but they don't seem to any more; they now only offer Heathrow <shudder>.


  • #6
    Ruu_Old
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    London City is expensive, but worth it. Id rather fly there than any other London airport, tired of the others. Even though its a lot more expensive.


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  • #7
    luckat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,366 ✭✭✭luckat


    More expensive... certainly is. Flying to London and back by Ryanair to Stanstead next June 10 would cost €45. Going by Air France to London City Airport would be €190.


  • #8
    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,202 ✭✭✭✭Tom Dunne


    Ruu wrote:
    London City is expensive, but worth it. Id rather fly there than any other London airport, tired of the others. Even though its a lot more expensive.

    Agreed. We stayed in Canary Wharf last year - the flights were 129 Euro. Within 15 mins of getting off the plane, we were in the hotel room.

    If you factor in taxis/bus/train fares and time, I don't think it is that much more expensive.


  • #9
    luckat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,366 ✭✭✭luckat


    Time, yes. But expense, no. My Ryanair flight costs under €70, then there's between €16 and €20 for a one-day train/tube ticket, which I'd be getting anyway. Double the price is just too much to pay. What a pity it's so dear.


  • #10
    deisemum
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,810 ✭✭✭deisemum


    Won flights for 2 with City Jet and couldn't believe the price to add our 2 children. It was twice the price than if 4 of us travelled with Ryanair or Aer Lingus. Looks like hubby and one boy will use the tickets and myself and other lad will travel with a different airline


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