Booking one way flight back to UK
Hi - Does anyone know of a website where I can book a one way flight back from Kefalonia to UK. No problem when we needed a one way flight out in May but can't find a one way flight back! Thanks.
medsecslave Mon 18/08/08 20:10
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Depart Kefalonia 1215 this Sunday
Arrive Gatwick 1335.
£207 per person.
That appears to be the final charter flight of the season with Monarch:
http://flights.monarch.co.uk/
Or:
Tomorrow, 1445 ex Kefalonia, arrives Luton 1620, £66.71
Thursday, 1240 ex Kefalonia, arrives Manchester 1430, £61.71
Thursday, 1600 ex Kefalonia, arrives Gatwick 1730, £71.71
4 Sept (Th), 1240 ex Kefalonia, arrives Manchester 1430, £116.71
Those look like the final flights of the season with ThomsonFly:
http://www.thomsonfly.com/en/index.html
Those appear to be the last direct flights available in 2008. That's based upon searching all of the relevant airlines listed here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kefalonia_Island_ International_Airport
Your only alternative would appear to be to travel via Athens. Aegean are relatively expensive for flights in the near future. (e.g. €369 + taxes this Friday) but quite cheap later on. (e.g. €157 + taxes on Sunday, 28 September). Their flights typically have a 3½ hour connecting time in Athens, before taking you on to Stansted.
http://www.aegeanair.com/
Olympic are also quite expensive for 'short notice' flights but they're offering €165 for Kefalonia-Athens-Manchester later on. (I tried a random date in October).
Chris
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Thanks Chris. I had tried Olympic without success. I'm looking for a flight back first week in October or thereabouts but couldn't come up with anything. May need to bring it forward a week. I'll have another try.
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. . . and a very big 'thankyou' to you, Medsecslave. I reckon that well over 90% of these type of questions (where I try to research routes and fares) never receive any feedback. So I don't know whether my answer has been helpful or not.
Aegean's fares on the Kefalonia-Athens-Stansted route, in the 1st week of October are as follows:
2nd €203
4th €203
5th €176
7th €120
Those fares exclude taxes and charges, totalling €41.02 in every case.
Like you, I can't find anything with Olympic into London. Here are the fares into Manchester:
2nd €190
6th €165
Both of those flights involve long (daytime) layovers in Athens. There are also flights departing on the 3rd & the 5th but they both involve overnight layovers. Taxes and charges are also higher, at €82.02
Unless Stansted is really inconvenient for you, it looks as Aegean is your best bet.
Chris
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