Anyone Ever Flown Flybe.com?

[gemmybear83]

Were thinking of flying down to Gatwick from Newcastle with Flybe rather then get the train this time - has anyone flown with them, and if so whats the luggage allowance like? 20kgs each if I prebook?

 

[Cyrano]

We are flying from Aberdeen to Gatwick with Flybe. Thankfully as we have booked the entire trip through Virgin, Flybe will honour Virgin's baggage allowance.
I still have not figured out how to get a reference to check-in on line with Flybe

 

[scottish mum]

It is 20 kg. Last year on our way home from orlando we flew back to scotland with them and our luggage was over 20 kg and we had an extra bag but we never got charged.

I've flown with them a few times and my DH flies with them regularly for work. On the whole we have never had any real problems. One time DH flight was cancelled overnight due to technical issues but he was put up in a hotel and given food vouchers and he felt they were well looked after.

I know some people call them Fly Maybe but we have never had bad experiences.

 

[gemmybear83]

Thanks! For some reason you cant book Newcastle to LGW-LGW-Orlando with Flybe/Virgin you have to go to Teeside but that isnt close to me.

I think I will go with Flybe then I cant see our luggage being over 20kg each

 

[Tillybud]

Dh uses Flybe regularly from Newcastle to London and Bristol on business trips and he's never reported any problems. Obviously he's never had a large amount of luggage but by the sounds of it, they should be ok.

 

[budicesi]

Were thinking of flying down to Gatwick from Newcastle with Flybe rather then get the train this time - has anyone flown with them, and if so whats the luggage allowance like? 20kgs each if I prebook?

I just spent time checking the same thing but then realised I would have to pay another £15 to check bags in aswell (each). Also my flight leaves Gatwick early so would have had to fly night before.

After working it all out it worked out cheaper to drive the day before leave car for 15 days on return pay for two nights (I land at 7am) so can stay and get a good nights sleep and drive back the next day.

 

[gemmybear83]

I just spent time checking the same thing but then realised I would have to pay another £15 to check bags in aswell (each). Also my flight leaves Gatwick early so would have had to fly night before.

After working it all out it worked out cheaper to drive the day before leave car for 15 days on return pay for two nights (I land at 7am) so can stay and get a good nights sleep and drive back the next day.

We don't want to drive all the way down to London - takes far too long!

 

[budicesi]

We don't want to drive all the way down to London - takes far too long!

I thought exactly the same but i decided we could take our time as the figures just made sense, i would prefer the spending money.

Flights to and from were £270, extra for baggage 45, hotel for the night, 55 taxi from hartlepool to newcastle and back 60. Total: £430

Hotel and car parking at gatwick £55, two nights on return £80 diesel £80. Total £215

thats for the 3 of us so for the additional £215 i can get seaworld and busch garden tickets.

 

[gemmybear83]

I thought exactly the same but i decided we could take our time as the figures just made sense, i would prefer the spending money.

Flights to and from were £270, extra for baggage 45, hotel for the night, 55 taxi from hartlepool to newcastle and back 60. Total: £430

Hotel and car parking at gatwick £55, two nights on return £80 diesel £80. Total £215

thats for the 3 of us so for the additional £215 i can get seaworld and busch garden tickets.

Fortunetly mine is not too bad as there is only 2 of us £180 flights (although still hunting to get them a bit cheaper!) including luggage, and we live on the metro line so it will only cost us a couple of £'s to get to the airport.

Plus I dont trust my fiance driving after a 9 hour flight haha!

 

[Funky_dino]

I thought exactly the same but i decided we could take our time as the figures just made sense, i would prefer the spending money.

Flights to and from were £270, extra for baggage 45, hotel for the night, 55 taxi from hartlepool to newcastle and back 60. Total: £430

Hotel and car parking at gatwick £55, two nights on return £80 diesel £80. Total £215

thats for the 3 of us so for the additional £215 i can get seaworld and busch garden tickets.

What hotel is that for the room and parking for £55?

 

[Cyrano]

I thought exactly the same but i decided we could take our time as the figures just made sense, i would prefer the spending money.

Flights to and from were £270, extra for baggage 45, hotel for the night, 55 taxi from hartlepool to newcastle and back 60. Total: £430

We were glad that we booked Flybe through Virgin. Cost is £50 for each adult and £35 * 3 for the troops. Total of £205

 

[budicesi]

What hotel is that for the room and parking for £55?

i used holidayextras and it was the russ hill life hotel. i am not going till octiber and just serched again and it came up £80 so got a good deal i think!!!

 

[budicesi]

We were glad that we booked Flybe through Virgin. Cost is £50 for each adult and £35 * 3 for the troops. Total of £205

I booked hotel etc through disney but flights with virgin were £560 each, got monarch ones for 385, i would have preferred to fly down but hey ho!!

 

[Funky_dino]

cool thanx very much. just seeing which will work out cheaper, just parking for a week or a hotel and parking for a week

 

[budicesi]

cool thanx very much. just seeing which will work out cheaper, just parking for a week or a hotel and parking for a week

worth checkin as i found most of time hotel and parkin can be cheaper than plain old parking