<VV> Convention disappointment!

[Tony Underwood]

At 10:49 hours 01/11/2005 +0000, Alan and Clare Wesson wrote:
>Having had suggestions from a Mr Wall as well as Mr Hubbell that I try to 
>come out to the Convention in Portland (which for some reason is in the 
>school holidays this year - why isn't it always??), I thought this sounded 
>like a nice idea if I could get a cheap (i.e. less than $300) flight.
>
>Here is what I found, using my favourite cheap travel agent (the one I have 
>just bought ticket to NC for the Easter break from for $250 each!).
>LGW and LHR are the airport codes for London airports:
>
>LGW Continental Airlines 723 GBP
>LHR United Airlines 731 GBP
>LGW Delta Air Lines 733 GBP
>LGW Northwest Airlines 733 GBP
>LGW Northwest Airlines 733 GBP
>
>This works out at $1360 for the cheapest flight, ranging up from there.


Give it a while and check again.   Lots of scuttlebutt going on about
airlines reducing fares so as to get more people flying again.   Price wars
could result.   I know somebody who knows somebody and it's possible that
in a month or so, the prices for an airline ticket might just drop
considerably.    Now, summertime travel is a toss-up at this time but one
never knows.   

Now, this is domestic USA pricing...  not sure if it extends across the
pond.   


>Looks like France for me this summer...


If it works out like that, you could always look up Phillipe and see how
his red '60 caveman car is coming along.   


Me, I'm pondering plane tickets for this summer...  it's a long damned
drive from here to Portland.    Friends who recently moved from here
(Roanoke) to there have offered up a place for us to crash while we're
there if we decide to go.  It all depends on the ticket prices.     

If Portland doesn't work out, the next one *is* closer...  a day's driving
distance.     



tony..