Quote McLaren_Field="McLaren_Field"Ryanair from Stanstead, booked on the week that the fixtures were announced (November ?), actual cost of return flight, Friday to Monday £19.95 (then add on the taxes).
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And then lump on how much extra to get to Stanstead ? (Say train+tube across London+coach to the airport ... I did exactly that journey after the Wigan play-off game and it cost me about £35 all in)
Your original post suggested that midweek flights were 'ten times' cheaper, but is the case on the likes of Ryanair ? They seem to use a quota system for cheap seats and then as the plane fills, the more expensive it gets. One of the most expensive flights I found on the route from a range of airports that are easily accessable from Yorkshire is the Friday flight from Leeds to Girona, because of all the fans (and a number of privately organised tours) using that flight to get people in to the region. Certainly far more expensive than I paid for a Saturday flight out from Doncaster in 2008.
I've just checked Girona to Doncaster next Sunday afternoon, so perfectly possible to get to after the game and it is coming in at Eur.15 plus tax. BTW, has anyone noticed how the Ryanair 'cheap' flights (1p seats etc.) seem to attract far more 'tax' that other similar flights ?
For the record, I booked my flights just after Christmas this year and got a deal I was happy with. I don't think around £50 per leg for the flights down to Spain is too unreasonable given the distance and given the tax element included in that fare. I'd be very suprised if anyone has done it for significantly less than this weekdays or not.