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ClareBC Oct 28th 2007 3:12 pm

ZOOM
 
This month I flew with two young kids to UK with Zoom. They are definitely cheap and cheerful.

Going out nice wide seats, okish food - but FABULOUS STAFF.

Coming back, awful seats (City of Halifax plane is much overdue a refit!! Apparently it is getting one soon!), food so awful as to be inedible but again FABULOUS STAFF

With two youngsters I found the 'can do' helpful and kid friendly stewards a Godsend :thumbsup: I will definitely be flying with Zoom again :D

BTW, it appears that if ask for a vegetarian, Jewish or Muslim meal you will get a vegan meal (braised tofu!) UGH. I actually will go with the standard option next time, at least I will get an edible dessert!

ipevo Oct 29th 2007 2:56 am

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Originally Posted by ClareBC (Post 5481679)
This month I flew with two young kids to UK with Zoom. They are definitely cheap and cheerful.

Going out nice wide seats, okish food - but FABULOUS STAFF.

Coming back, awful seats (City of Halifax plane is much overdue a refit!! Apparently it is getting one soon!), food so awful as to be inedible but again FABULOUS STAFF

With two youngsters I found the 'can do' helpful and kid friendly stewards a Godsend :thumbsup: I will definitely be flying with Zoom again :D

BTW, it appears that if ask for a vegetarian, Jewish or Muslim meal you will get a vegan meal (braised tofu!) UGH. I actually will go with the standard option next time, at least I will get an edible dessert!

Don't forget to use the discount code MM2007ZA (muchmor magazine code) when you book next to get up to 20% off all flights even one way (min discount is 10%)

redrosed Oct 29th 2007 3:13 am

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Hi,
Sooo happy to read this thread. OH flying zoom when he moves out in Jan but I will also be flying Zoom when I come out later with 2 young kids as only one I can find direct from Manchester. Was going to book extra leg room seats- do you think its worth it??

fi816 Oct 29th 2007 3:19 am

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Originally Posted by redrosed (Post 5484189)
Hi,
Sooo happy to read this thread. OH flying zoom when he moves out in Jan but I will also be flying Zoom when I come out later with 2 young kids as only one I can find direct from Manchester. Was going to book extra leg room seats- do you think its worth it??

Hi, does Zoom now allow one adult to fly with two children? The last time I checked It was one adult to one child.

Fi :)

ipevo Oct 29th 2007 3:19 am

Re: ZOOM
 

Originally Posted by redrosed (Post 5484189)
Hi,
Sooo happy to read this thread. OH flying zoom when he moves out in Jan but I will also be flying Zoom when I come out later with 2 young kids as only one I can find direct from Manchester. Was going to book extra leg room seats- do you think its worth it??

Yes it is as you get extra baggage allowance to!

redrosed Oct 29th 2007 3:21 am

Re: ZOOM
 

Originally Posted by fi816 (Post 5484205)
Hi, does Zoom now allow one adult to fly with two children? The last time I checked It was one adult to one child.

Fi :)

Really hope this isnt true. have never heard of a problem and certainly found nothing on web about it... I better go surfing.....:confused:

britishvixen21 Oct 29th 2007 4:33 am

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I agree, zoom where great when we flew with them, great stafff, great food, great plane. We really enjoyed flying with them :)

AlexInBC Oct 29th 2007 4:43 am

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Originally Posted by redrosed (Post 5484217)
Really hope this isnt true. have never heard of a problem and certainly found nothing on web about it... I better go surfing.....:confused:

Don't worry! :)

I flew Zoom (Calgary to Manchester) in 2006 with my 2 children (aged 3 and 7.) A week later my husband flew out to join us. We were together for another week and then I flew back alone. My husband brought the kids back by himself, via Gatwick, after another week.

No one batted an eye lid either time :)

ClareBC Oct 29th 2007 8:44 am

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No problem, I flew with a 2 yr old and a 9 yr old on my own (won't do that again in a hurry!)

:)

Bonsai Oct 29th 2007 9:01 am

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Flew with ZOOM from Gatwick to Ottawa and back a couple of weeks ago.

It was absolutely fine, food was fine, legroom appeared to be slightly less than Air Canada albeit was again fine. We werwe well fed and well looked after.

We will definitely be using them again.

dingbat Oct 29th 2007 1:54 pm

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The only two airlines I have ever had the "too many kids problem" with were Air Canada and KLM. I can't recall exactly what happened the first time (as I was being denied boarding) but I had a baby a few weeks old, a two year old, a seven year old and an eleven year old. In the end a very kind man agreed to sit with me and act as the other required adult. :curse: No one mentioned this problem at booking. It is to do with the oxygen masks and the ability of the adult to put masks on the children in time. In the event the kids were as good as gold and the crew had no idea that I was actually on my own.

redrosed Oct 29th 2007 10:56 pm

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Originally Posted by AlexInBC (Post 5484449)
Don't worry! :)

I flew Zoom (Calgary to Manchester) in 2006 with my 2 children (aged 3 and 7.) A week later my husband flew out to join us. We were together for another week and then I flew back alone. My husband brought the kids back by himself, via Gatwick, after another week.

No one batted an eye lid either time :)

Can breath again. Thankyou:eek:

manghams Oct 29th 2007 11:01 pm

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Originally Posted by fi816 (Post 5484205)
Hi, does Zoom now allow one adult to fly with two children? The last time I checked It was one adult to one child.

Fi :)


I believe that there is only a problem if they are two babies or a baby and a toddler. Due to their demanding nature!! :rofl:
Hope yours are bigger! Mine are now. :thumbsup:

kate white Oct 29th 2007 11:02 pm

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OH went with zoom and he was happy with them:thumbsup:

wensamjam Oct 30th 2007 12:30 am

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hi,
can anyone tell me if Zoom fly through the winter from Halifax to Gatwick? May need to go home sometime through winter months. Thanks.


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