Flights for NY
Posted: 1st Jul 07, 23:27Anyone planning on flying to NY for the Oct gigs? if so can anyone give us a rough idea of how much the flights would cost? (Britain to NY obviously)...? Anyone done it before?
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Posted: 1st Jul 07, 23:27Posted: 1st Jul 07, 23:34Posted: 2nd Jul 07, 06:25I'll be driving. 
Posted: 3rd Jul 07, 10:22www.flyzoom.com
got one on the 17th , for £22 !! ..........but then they add over 100 quid in taxes !
still , i messed about with it and , it works out roughly £255 for a return
17 Oct 07 Wed 11:00 105 Zoom Airlines Ltd London Gatwick
South Bermuda
Main New York JFK
T4 Wed 16:15
£22.50 £106.50(taxes) £129.00
2 22 Oct 07 Mon 17:30 102 Zoom Airlines Ltd New York JFK
T4 London Gatwick
South Tue 06:00
£79.00 £47.25(taxes) £126.25
got one on the 17th , for £22 !! ..........but then they add over 100 quid in taxes !
still , i messed about with it and , it works out roughly £255 for a return
17 Oct 07 Wed 11:00 105 Zoom Airlines Ltd London Gatwick
South Bermuda
Main New York JFK
T4 Wed 16:15
£22.50 £106.50(taxes) £129.00
2 22 Oct 07 Mon 17:30 102 Zoom Airlines Ltd New York JFK
T4 London Gatwick
South Tue 06:00
£79.00 £47.25(taxes) £126.25
Posted: 3rd Jul 07, 13:46awesome stuff thanks
Posted: 3rd Jul 07, 16:05gnrblues wrote:www.flyzoom.com
got one on the 17th , for £22 !! ..........but then they add over 100 quid in taxes !
still , i messed about with it and , it works out roughly £255 for a return
17 Oct 07 Wed 11:00 105 Zoom Airlines Ltd London Gatwick
South Bermuda
Main New York JFK
T4 Wed 16:15
£22.50 £106.50(taxes) £129.00
2 22 Oct 07 Mon 17:30 102 Zoom Airlines Ltd New York JFK
T4 London Gatwick
South Tue 06:00
£79.00 £47.25(taxes) £126.25
Shit, and I thought I'd hunted out a great bargain with Virgina Atlantic, Heathrow to JFK for £358
And I see you're planning to stay the same length of time as me, except you're going the day before
Of course this is all conjecture, personally, I need to know the gigs are going to happen and they have their visas before I commit any money to it
Posted: 3rd Jul 07, 16:39i put the 17th , cos the flight was cheaper then the 18th ,
u might wanna check out the luggage allowance with fly zoom . i think its less than other airlines , and i doubt theres any in flight entertainment ,
Anyone know any good hotels , or hostels ??
must have own bog and shower !
u might wanna check out the luggage allowance with fly zoom . i think its less than other airlines , and i doubt theres any in flight entertainment ,
Anyone know any good hotels , or hostels ??
must have own bog and shower !
Posted: 3rd Jul 07, 16:47Too many to recommed one, but we might all be able to pick one. www.hotels.com
I'll look for a hotel near where the boat departs from Manhattan. For the Friday night gig, the metro can get you over to Brooklyn, but you'll need a cab to get back. Just like London.
I'll look for a hotel near where the boat departs from Manhattan. For the Friday night gig, the metro can get you over to Brooklyn, but you'll need a cab to get back. Just like London.
Posted: 3rd Jul 07, 16:47gnrblues wrote:
Anyone know any good hotels , or hostels ??
must have own bog and shower !
I found a Holiday Inn in Soho, right next to Chinatown and Little Italy, 7 nights for about £240 (that's a double room, as I may, I say may, IF I go, be takign the lady in my life, well, gotta give her some shopping time if we're going to NY), the joysa of the strong pound against the dollar eh!!!!
Posted: 3rd Jul 07, 16:59£240 holiday inn , for 7 nights .......thats well cheap !
nice one
have you got a link , pls
nice one
have you got a link , pls
Posted: 3rd Jul 07, 18:52http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/hi/1/en/hotel/nycdt?rpb=hotel&crUrl=/h/d/hi/1/en/availsearch&ias=y
Glad to help, hope none of you lot book the whole thing out before I get a chance to book
Glad to help, hope none of you lot book the whole thing out before I get a chance to book
Posted: 4th Jul 07, 09:53ugh... you all make me jealous. To fly straight to NYC from Regina I am looking at CAD$1500 for two return tickets. (about 710 pounds).
If I drive to Minneapolis and then fly to NYC I would spend only about $200 on gas and then about $850 on plane tickets. I can see it now: "Yes, I'm from out of the country. My purpose while here is to board a plane bound for New York City. Yes, I'll step out of the car, but why?" ..........
I just found a "companion rate" with Greyhound that would get my girl and I a return bus ticket to NYC. Tax paid, CAD$490, or about 230 pounds. The problem is, that would take 54 hours to get there. Driving nonstop in a car, it would be about 30 hours and would cost about the same.
Benefits: I don't have to drive. I can watch movies, read, and sleep the entire time instead of just half the time.
Downfalls: It takes a fucking LONG time to get there. I have to take two extra vacation days to make it work.
Wash: monetary cost. Can't sleep well on either vehicle.
what do I do? Yeah, I know, I have to sort this one out myself.
If I drive to Minneapolis and then fly to NYC I would spend only about $200 on gas and then about $850 on plane tickets. I can see it now: "Yes, I'm from out of the country. My purpose while here is to board a plane bound for New York City. Yes, I'll step out of the car, but why?" ..........
I just found a "companion rate" with Greyhound that would get my girl and I a return bus ticket to NYC. Tax paid, CAD$490, or about 230 pounds. The problem is, that would take 54 hours to get there. Driving nonstop in a car, it would be about 30 hours and would cost about the same.
Benefits: I don't have to drive. I can watch movies, read, and sleep the entire time instead of just half the time.
Downfalls: It takes a fucking LONG time to get there. I have to take two extra vacation days to make it work.
Wash: monetary cost. Can't sleep well on either vehicle.
what do I do? Yeah, I know, I have to sort this one out myself.
Posted: 4th Jul 07, 16:19Pricewars between Suncountry and Northwest right now--both $268.80 MSP to JFK
Posted: 4th Jul 07, 17:38SteveP wrote:http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/hi/1/en/hotel/nycdt?rpb=hotel&crUrl=/h/d/hi/1/en/availsearch&ias=y
Glad to help, hope none of you lot book the whole thing out before I get a chance to book
Turns out that figure was PER night, how fucking mad is that??
Posted: 5th Jul 07, 06:26Michael Wade wrote:Pricewars between Suncountry and Northwest right now--both $268.80 MSP to JFK
I'll go look into suncountry right away.
I'm curious what you think about what customs is going to say to me as I attempt to cross the border and state that my business is to go to New York for a concert. I have to be upfront about that fact that I am taking a plane because if they find my tickets after the fact it will just look worse. You don't think they'll find me at all suspicious?