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24-09-2008, 6:21 PM
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Particularly for National Express, I think it's usually January but need to make sure. Can't find anything on the net.
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24-09-2008, 10:06 PM
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Dunno, but I was amazed at paying £137 return to London yesterday.
Albeit in so called first class which amounts to no more than some extra leg room, a dodgy free sandwich and not been surrounded by chavs.
God I can fly to Italy for that, insane.
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24-09-2008, 10:57 PM
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Originally Posted by SimonH  Dunno, but I was amazed at paying £137 return to London yesterday.
Albeit in so called first class which amounts to no more than some extra leg room, a dodgy free sandwich and not been surrounded by chavs.
God I can fly to Italy for that, insane. | Not in first class on a walk on fare, you couldn't.
And Alitalia are about to go bust trying to sustain that.
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24-09-2008, 11:08 PM
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It is usually in the new year as I believe fares are agreed for the year(?)
SimonH, so you did not consider standard class which would have been halve the cost?
I always pre-book in advance tickets on the Virgin westcoast mainline service. £20-30 for a 1st class ticket is great value for money. Not for everyone if you have an unplanned journey of course
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Rises have already been announced, and will go up in Jan 09.
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Originally Posted by LFC_SL SimonH, so you did not consider standard class which would have been halve the cost? | Yes I considered it. Less than half price, £47 return, still didn't appeal for a 4 hour journey in my area.
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Originally Posted by andykn Not in first class
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25-09-2008, 8:17 AM
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Well we are not going to make it to the end of the year without another carrier being grounded so I would not be so quick in making that comparison 
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Originally Posted by SimonH Of course not, but I could fly to Italy. | Not today, it's min £720 with British Airways.
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