pegasus prices

jay76


Joined: 17/07/2008
Posts: 532

Message Posted:
25/06/2010 09:45

Tried getting flights for two adults four children end of july to end of aug price £3300 it was only half that this time last year looks like its gona be the french country side this time, Trnc need to get this sorted the amount of revenue they must be losing oh wellllllllllllllll

NanaJan



Joined: 15/10/2009
Posts: 90

Message Posted:
25/06/2010 09:54

These prices will make the property market in TRNC as well as the tourist market non-existent very soon.



Monarch have great deals for families to the likes of Egypt in all inclusive complexes. The weather is great and they are out of the Euro zone as well and the flying time is similar. They already have a big share of the market and they will be getting more if Cyprus does not wake up. Property prices are also even better or on a par with TRNC and lots of our friends are now looking at that market.



Cyprus will price itself out of the running soon. We need better flights at reasonable rates to attract tourists.

The prices to the South are not too bad but by the time transfers have been added and perhaps at least one overnight stay it brings the price way back up again.

billyboy1


Joined: 01/06/2009
Posts: 590

Message Posted:
25/06/2010 10:07

I booked my flight for August this year, last september....£230



Have looked at the prices again a few weeks ago and the exact same flight/dates etc was £555



Thank god i booked early

CarrieRBag



Joined: 23/12/2008
Posts: 1374

Message Posted:
25/06/2010 10:07

I saw Direct Traveller on here a few days ago with some reasonable priced flights but not sure they were for a month. Might it be better to try for a shorter period? Or even, look to get a return flight then look at singles back as well on the date you want and forego the return leg of the return? Just musing really.

AlsancakJack



Joined: 14/08/2008
Posts: 5762

Message Posted:
25/06/2010 10:29

Sometimes it is better to book an all inclusive holiday as it can work out a lot cheaper than flights only and of course you do not have to stay at the hotel that is part of the package. We have done that a few times in the past and have just stayed in the hotel for the first and last night only (to take advantage of free airport transfers) and the rest of the time we spent in our villa.

AJ

millzer


Joined: 12/04/2007
Posts: 978

Message Posted:
25/06/2010 10:36

Someone I work with just booked end august to Egypt 4 star all inclusive for 10 night £430.00 total from Luton. If he'd gone via Gatwick it would have been £100 LESS. As someone said, Egypt has the weather, no Euro and to add, their hotels in general knock spots off the 'supposed' 4 star hotels in Cyprus.



When will they WAKE UP!!!!!!!!

AlsancakJack



Joined: 14/08/2008
Posts: 5762

Message Posted:
25/06/2010 10:52

millzer

Having spent a fair bit of time living and working in Egypt and living in so called top class hotels in Egypt (the Cairo Hilton comes to mind) I would not recommend the place to anyone. Also stayed long term at the Heliopolis Hotel which is supposed to be one of the top hotels in Egypt but there are certainly better and cheaper hotels in the TRNC.

AJ

wanderer


Joined: 05/02/2009
Posts: 1653

Message Posted:
25/06/2010 11:25

AJ The Watford Hilton is the pits as well noisy extractor fans Motorway rear 4 lanes front

wanderer


Joined: 05/02/2009
Posts: 1653

Message Posted:
25/06/2010 11:30

Try Turkish Airlines worked out cheaper than Pegasus for us and CTA thankfully

zcacmxi


Joined: 30/11/2008
Posts: 388

Message Posted:
25/06/2010 12:03

Following the collapse of KTHY, Pegasus are now the only route from Stansted to Ercan without change of aircraft.



People have known that KTHY was on shaky ground for the past few months, and I myself and a number of people stopped booking with them years ago since Pegasus started.



It therefore does not suprise me that all of the cheaper seats have gone, demand has risen and any remaining seats are very expensive.



People can thank the TRNC governments both past and present for the shambles that was KTHY.

scoobydoo


Joined: 10/11/2008
Posts: 2434

Message Posted:
25/06/2010 12:07

I was going to post a similar message as msg 10 plus I am sure all airlines lost a huge amount of money during the volcanic ash problem so I guess they are making up their losses!!

flightholiday


Joined: 19/07/2007
Posts: 3217

Message Posted:
25/06/2010 12:19

Sue msg 11 - The prices were set on Pegasus / Turkish / KTHY etc well before the Ash crisis and have not changed the last seats for many years have been expensive on scheduled aircraft.

The agents who hold charter seats have kept very quiet as they are probably juggling like mad and are sorry they sold off cheap seats two weeks ago.

atwister58


Joined: 17/06/2010
Posts: 46

Message Posted:
26/06/2010 17:39

try monarch airways it cheap there

malsancak


Joined: 23/08/2009
Posts: 2874

Message Posted:
26/06/2010 18:16

some of Monarch's prices have jumped 50% in the last 24 hrs. Yesterday I dithered about booking a single from Larnaca to Gatwick, price £80 then a few hours later when I booked it was £120!

rowlo



Joined: 12/10/2008
Posts: 4796

Message Posted:
26/06/2010 18:22

just checked monarch for you, london gatwick x6 , depart 29th july ,arrive back 26th aug ,£1950 ,hope this helps .

rowlo



Joined: 12/10/2008
Posts: 4796

Message Posted:
26/06/2010 18:24

forgot to say thats to larnaca .

rowlo



Joined: 12/10/2008
Posts: 4796

Message Posted:
26/06/2010 18:48

even better ,same dates manchester to larnaca £1686 , thats half price , good luck ?

Smity



Joined: 14/09/2009
Posts: 826

Message Posted:
26/06/2010 21:53

Dont book direct with Pegasus try cyprus premier I saved over £400 re booked mine yesterday Pegasus wanted £ 1260 for 2 adults, did still cost me but £ 400 is £400

As like most people if you want it and thats the price you gotta pay

Stinks but what can you do

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
26/06/2010 23:09

you would think it would get cheaper as the casinos who pre book many seats for the turkey leg will not be able to, we are all going to suffer, when will this end. i want out x

malsancak


Joined: 23/08/2009
Posts: 2874

Message Posted:
27/06/2010 00:18

Let's see it costs about £1 a mile for a 12 seater bus from Alsancak to Larnaca, £2000 to London for 12 people. It's cheaper by bus and probably quicker, we need Jeremy Clarkson to test this

magolina


Joined: 06/12/2008
Posts: 461

Message Posted:
27/06/2010 12:34

why dont we put Jeremy to the test would be treat publicitity for North Cyprus

jacot


Joined: 18/05/2009
Posts: 19

Message Posted:
27/06/2010 19:37

we,fortunately, booked our flights withTurkish Arlines. This may sound really odd - but I'm not too displeased about tourists not coming to TRNC - it is absolutely fantastic as it is.

malsancak


Joined: 23/08/2009
Posts: 2874

Message Posted:
27/06/2010 21:22

jacot, the way things are going there may eventually be only a few of us left, especially when the restaurants starting putting the prices up because they have less customers. 100 customers means the meal is £10, 50 means £20 and 10 means £100 - it's simple economics.

Deniz1


Joined: 28/07/2009
Posts: 3829

Message Posted:
28/06/2010 06:34

Not fantastic for those of us who work in the tourism industry though how do we live and pay our bills with no customers?

Earlybird


Joined: 28/04/2009
Posts: 816

Message Posted:
28/06/2010 07:08

Re msg 24 - exactly, how do the 'powers that be' not see what damage they are doing? And Malsancak, you are correct, that is exactly what they do, less customers put the prices up until no one goes back! Thier thinking patterns are hard to fathom out.