Loganair launches new routes from Edinburgh Airport for Summer 2019

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• Harry Hv says:

  7 Nov7 November 05:04

  Those fares to Australia work from anywhere in France or Italy. But there are equally good fares from Scandinavia on SQ and EY

• John says:

  7 Nov7 November 05:51

  Got an email about a Eurostar sale, which may help Londoners or those on the Midland Main Line to get to Paris

• Andrew says:

  7 Nov7 November 06:02

  OT – £10 back when you spend £40 at Virgin Trains has just appeared on my Plat. First 40,000 to register, spend by 08 Feb.

  • Andrew says:

    7 Nov7 November 09:18

    3% off every time at Trainline on mine. They seem to sell season tickets now too.

    Would rather have had the £10 off £40 as I already get 20% off all advance tickets on Virgin Trains when booking direct.

    • Brian says:

      7 Nov7 November 11:56

      The 3% is wiped out by the fees Trainline charges, though, isn’t it?

      • Crafty says:

        7 Nov7 November 13:48

        No fees on day of travel.

• Al says:

  7 Nov7 November 06:36

  I haven’t won for 8 straight days on the Marriott game! 🙁 Not even 50!

  • Froggee says:

    7 Nov7 November 06:48

    And another entry into the competition for me too…

    • Mike says:

      7 Nov7 November 07:16

      ditto

    • Alex Sm says:

      7 Nov7 November 12:18

      I am playing for my partner and for myself and today was the first time when BOTH of us got 0 points… hopefully we will have better chances for a grand prize!

      Good results so far – my partner got 1000 points in total and I got 2900 points (we played for approx 17-18 days of 28 so far).

      TAKE IT EASY GUYS!

  • ankomonkey says:

    7 Nov7 November 08:15

    I’m getting desperate!!!

  • Jumble Tales says:

    7 Nov7 November 08:49

    Ditto

  • Scottydogg says:

    7 Nov7 November 09:14

    Its been a huge let down , most ive won is 50 , but more often than not , its just an entry to the draw .
    Just to think , they were giving out 1000 points every week to everyone that answered a question on twitter not so long ago …..

    • Alex Sm says:

      7 Nov7 November 12:14

      Did you get 1000 from that?

    • Adey says:

      7 Nov7 November 16:00

      0,0,0,50,50,0,100 have been my latest wins….

  • Tom Cook says:

    7 Nov7 November 09:45

    Hardly get anything, ditto….

    • JPa says:

      7 Nov7 November 10:08

      I have got two lots of 500 in the last few days, so the prizes are still there and still 50 points for pretty much every entry.

  • Js says:

    7 Nov7 November 10:19

    I just got 1000. It must have got more popular, so become more stingy.

    Has anyone won the super prizes? The biggest I’ve won is 3000.

    • Rob says:

      7 Nov7 November 11:10

      HFP has had a couple of 20k winners amongst the readers.

      • Leo says:

        7 Nov7 November 13:59

        I’ve had more 0 wins than 50 pts.

    • Kathy says:

      7 Nov7 November 13:56

      I managed 4000 once!

• Bach says:

  7 Nov7 November 06:53

  OT – wondering if there are any ‘all inclusive’ types of hotel redemptions (or half board)? Any tips?

  • Genghis says:

    7 Nov7 November 07:02

    IIRC HI Resort Montego Bay but not stayed there.

  • Peter K says:

    7 Nov7 November 07:03

    Google Hilton all inclusive. I think there are about 5 or 6 worldwide “resorts” that offer it. I tried a while ago for IHG as well but there may have been even less!

    • Peter K says:

      7 Nov7 November 07:09

      I’m pretty sure the far side of Mexico was one for Hilton, plus Jamaica, Turkey and a couple in Egypt IIRC.

  • Rob says:

    7 Nov7 November 08:20

    https://www.wisebread.com/all-inclusive-resorts-you-can-book-for-free-with-points

    Google should find similar articles from the US blogs, since generally Americans are keener on ‘free but crap’ food than Europeans 🙂

  • ankomonkey says:

    7 Nov7 November 15:59

    Hilton Dalaman/Sarigerme is highly recommended and most of the food is not crap. The sucuk at breakfast is excellent.

• simon says:

  7 Nov7 November 08:03

  Wildly O/T (apologies!), but still in the realms of *A — UPGRADES ON SWISS ON SHORT-HAUL:

  Does anyone have experience of upgrading Swiss revenue flights from economy to J paying cash? More specifically, would anyone know if there is a tried-and-trusted pattern for the price volatility of such upgrades, with particular emphasis on close-in upgrades, i.e. from roughly 2 weeks out up until the date of departure?

  I ask simply as the price of a one-way upgrade from LHR-ZRH had been £71.00 for several weeks. Then, about five days ago, it went up to £85.00. Then, until today, for the last two days it had shot up to £117.00. Today it is back to £85.00.

  As a result, I just wondered whether there might be a reliable pattern when it comes to Swiss upgrades and whether the cheapest £71.00 upgrade cost might return, say, within 48 hours of departure or something like that? Any guidance would be much appreciated! Thank you. 🙂

  • Concerto says:

    7 Nov7 November 10:08

    You’ve got to do it during the initial booking process to get the best prices, otherwise it’s tricky to do. I once got LGW-GVA for GBP32 and it was not worth it, really NOT. It was Economy class service from about 12 years ago.

    • simon says:

      7 Nov7 November 11:44

      Many thanks, Concerto. That’s very handy to know. All the best. 😉

    • Lady London says:

      7 Nov7 November 14:24

      But unlike BA, if you buy the upgrade do you get points at the higher class rate perhaps?

• Brighton Belle says:

  7 Nov7 November 08:25

  If you haven’t done the Barra landing you must. Extraordinary stepping off the plane steps into the sand and salty puddles. The baggage carousel is rack outside. Best not expect a hefty luggage allowance. Can’t be many airline routes in this security mad time that the pilot steps out the cockpit, does the safety briefing and then returns to his seat and the door is still open. I did this trip and took the buses and linked ferries from the South up to Stornaway. On the bus you get a sense of local life and the endeavour needed to trek by bus for 10 miles from your croft to the single hardware store to buy a pack of screws. In 3 days I got a mobile phone signal for just a few hours near airports. But I am on Three which is hopeless in the Uk but brilliant outside it.

  • Ian says:

    7 Nov7 November 08:41

    Agreed it’s a great trip to do once in your lifetime, Rob. I did it a couple of years ago and caught the bus from/to the airport. Castlebay Hotel is the best on the island but don’t expect too much. Barra is incredibly quiet but I couldn’t get any mobile signal at all either. As everything has to be imported, it’s very expensive but it’s worth the trip to be in the aircraft as it roars off across the beach to take off.

    • RussellH says:

      7 Nov7 November 14:22

      I worked in Barra for almost a year (1 school year Aug 1980 to June 1981), but never had any reason to use a plane – always took my car on the ferry. I watched a landing once.
      Interesting how things change – I would never have even considered the Castlebay Hotel as somewhere to stay, but it was probably the most popular drinking hole – even though ‘hole’ was not totally inappropriate.
      I do wonder how it has changed since then. Social attitudes were not that dissimilar to the west of Ireland at that time, but Ireland has since changed massively

  • Genghis says:

    7 Nov7 November 09:35

    For the return flight, we rocked up at the airport about 25 mins before the flight, checked in and then even had enough time for a hot smoked salmon sandwich from the caf before boarding. How flying should be…

  • Alex Sm says:

    7 Nov7 November 12:20

    The last sentence captures the essence of it!

• Stephen C says:

  7 Nov7 November 09:19

  Anyone know if the points from the Marriott game will extend the points expiry date?

  • Liz says:

    7 Nov7 November 09:34

    I don’t think so. I did a purchase through the Marriott MORE shopping portal the other day – but it is closing on 15/11. Not many options to choose from but hopefully reset points for another 2 years.

    • Stephen C says:

      7 Nov7 November 09:46

      Think I’ll just have to book a redemption to use mine then, not ideal but it’s better value than I’ll get any other way

      • David says:

        7 Nov7 November 11:42

        Amex MR transfer?

      • Stephen C says:

        7 Nov7 November 11:44

        Forgot about Amex transfer, thanks for the reminder

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