Why I Drive to Manchester Airport

[Scunner]

4 Flights from/to Edinburgh: £1,785.48

4 Flights from/to Manchester  to same destination, same dates: £741.88

Saving: £1043.60

Extra driving time over Edinburgh: 4 hours

That means I am being paid £ 260.90 an hour to drive a car. (less fuel, and a 44 MPG that isn't a huge deduction)

Not a small saving is it   

[scorcher]

Indeed. But think of the money saving if you all stayed at home.

[Scunner]

That's what I'm using to pay for it

[Ray1951]

Scots have always had to pay higher prices for flights/holidays than the rest of the UK.  The tour operator and flight companies say it's down to 'demand' - NO way. If they offered flights from Scotland at comparable costs, to other UK airports, the flights would be full.   You can fly from Glasgow to Poland for less than £25, so the Poles take regular trips, proving the point that if you make travel affordable then more people will travel. Turkey IS a popular destination and I speak to many people who have decided to go elsewhere simply because the flights are too expensive from Scotland.

[Highlander]

I have never been on a Scotland to Dalaman flight that wasn't full.

[Jim Fraser]

Scunner - you forgot about the return trip - so your down to £130.45 per hour - but still a pretty decent hourly wage.

[Scunner]

I do the return journey free Jim.

You are quite correct of course.

[legless]

nothing from Newcastle? we got our cheapest flights to date from there this year , It depends on days you travel

Ron

[Scunner]

Scotland's favourite Airport - Newcastle. I'm not joking either, everyone we have met from long term car park shuttle to check in queue to plane has been Scottish.

Our dates were pretty specific Ron, Newcastle is a lovely drive for us and closer than Manchester. We have flown to Spain and Portugal from there but sadly nothing on this occasion.

[Jacqui Harvey]

Flights are always fully booked up in Scotland, particularly Aberdeen.  Couple of Wedding guests last year tried to get Aberdeen for September it was six weeks before and no lucky they had to go to Glasgow.
People like us who don't have the time to drive to Manchester as it would mean my husband having to take extra days off work to travel.  However, if he took early retirement and had a lot of spare time we would do this and maybe stay over in the Lakes for a couple of days on the way back.
I was speaking to my son this week and saying he might get a cheaper flight from Glasgow, and he said "Who wants to drive all the way back from Glasgow after getting off the plane?". I will not mention Manchester to him, his head might explode.