Anrev

Hi
I know there has been some chat before about flights but I am flying out from London Gatwick to Sanford Orlando and back 2 weeks later for £260 which seems really good value. Flying with Thomson on 12th June and back on 26th - last time I flew into Fort Lauderdale for about £320 and thought that was good! I couldn't even seem to find a return flight to Spain in June for that amount.

Just thought I would let you all know that its worth checking on the Thomson website for good value return flights if you are not too tied to dates (ie out of uk summer school holidays).

Pulaski

Those figures seem extraordinarily low. Does that include taxes and fees?

london_calling

I went r/t London to New York last weekend for £290, so it should be possible.

zzrmark

Flying to New York is a considerably shorter flight than Florida though!!

OP - well done on finding flights that cheap (presumably you are sure that's not each way?).
I've found over the last two years that flight prices can fluctuate greatly on a daily basis but generally it is best to avoid flying during vacation or National holiday dates, applicable to both countries. Anything under £400 return for Florida is pretty good going.

Pulaski

I just noticed that the OP quoted prices in GBP and is flying a round trip starting in the UK, which menas that the prices will be lower. Transatlantic round-trip flights starting in the US are significantly more expensive than ones starting the UK or Europe.

steveq

Yeah, why is that ?

london_calling

Of course, the UK is also in Europe

Pulaski

I believe you're mistaken.

steveq

Not as far as APD is concerned it isn't.

london_calling

Really? I thought APD rates were set by individual countries. What's the European element to it?

steveq

My point was precisely that. There is no European element to the APD in the UK, your point was that the UK was in Europe.

london_calling

Forgive me but I really don't follow what you're trying to say here.

GeoffM

Can one originate in the US on a UK-based charter these days? I thought it used to be the case that you couldn't...?

MMcD

If you makes you feel any better (why should it? )....neither do I!

Thread has turned into unfathomable gobbledygook.....

"Twas brillig and the slithy toves...."

lansbury

If it is strictly a charter then no.