A death wish for the Island

[Delderek]

I cannot believe the prices being asked for flights in October (LGW) cheapest is about 290 quid, (double last years price) this coupled with the private apartment problem. Has someone put a voodo curse on the Island. I am one visitor that won't be their in October.

[El Profesor]

Yes it seems that more and more of the British can't afford to come here anymore, we are getting more and more Russian visitors.

[Janet]

who is responsible for the prices of these flights, in the main?

[Delderek]

The flight frequency (easyjet)  has been reduced instead of two per day, most days only one, meaning they can increase prices and still fill the plane (many planes have been laid up). I believe this is what many carriers have done. So lack of competion = increased prices, this is possibly due to the removal of the subsidy on landing fees in the Canaries. But whatever, it is now getting increasingly expensive to get there.

[Janet]

so it's the airlines, and Madrid ... for the rest, the Canaries is it doing for itself. 

[NAH]

We knew when Easyjet took the franchise over from GB Airways that Tenerife did not really fit in with the Easyjet model and I'm sure we all thought they wouldn't maintain the route for as long as they have.

The Easyjet model is a shorter flight than LGW to TFS with more flights per day.

[Guanche]

I've just found one for 188€ with Thompsons, but I appreciate that it might not be the dates you want. I know this is of no comfort Del but the first time I flew to Tenerife was in 1975 and cost me 178 pounds and that was in Nov. I always use that price as my bench mark when I buy tickets now, doesn't make me feel so bad.

Forgot to add I was on 49 pounds a month at the time

[NAH]

.... flights in October (LGW) cheapest is about 290 quid...

We've booked flights for next March for two of us for £290

[Michael]

Thomas Cook now have the monoply from Belfast. We looked at May for my daughter. £264. 

[Delderek]

I've just found one for 188€ with Thompsons, but I appreciate that it might not be the dates you want. I know this is of no comfort Del but the first time I flew to Tenerife was in 1975 and cost me 178 pounds and that was in Nov. I always use that price as my bench mark when I buy tickets now, doesn't make me feel so bad.

Forgot to add I was on 49 pounds a month at the time

My benchmark for November was 75 quid return maximum.a couple of years ago. On occasions could do it for 40 quid on the BA flights. Regarding Thomson, don't do charter flights anymore, only 5kg hand luggage and no online check  in, takes me back many years, hundreds of people waiting in a queue.