RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted October 26, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 26, 2015 I've been trying to find out what flights operate from which airports local to the SW, so that I can plan a visit to some family in a few months. I've looked at a number of websites, which seem to concentrate on getting the cheapest fares, even if that means a bit of travelling to more distant, non-local airports in the UK. There's so much 'information' out there, I ended up more confused than when I started. I'm trying to come at this from the opposite direction of cheapness. I'd rather find the most local airport to me that does a direct flight, and go with them, but it's proving difficult to find out. I suppose I could do this the old fashioned way and just to to a local travel agent. Any suggestions, please, folks? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted October 26, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 26, 2015 Try entering 'Destination Map xxxxx Airport' into a search engine. It'll give results for eg Bristol and Cardiff. Not sure where else you're looking for? You could try searching for sauages and flights but I think you'll only get Boloni as a destination....... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
edcayton Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 If you know the airport then just google it. works for Newquay. Ed and Exeter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted October 26, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 26, 2015 I tend to use Expedia to look up flights. Pick somewhere such as Bristol or Exeter to start with and select direct flights under advanced options if thats what you are after. They will often show nearby airports if you then look towards the top where you can select nearby airports to either the origin or destination that you previously entered. I used Exeter as the origin then clicking on the nearby airports link it shows Bristol, Cardiff, Southampton, Jersey!! Bournemouth, Newquay and Guernsey. Expedia do have most airports and operators although there are the odd ones that may not come up Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sidecar Racer Posted October 26, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 26, 2015 List of destinations available from Bristol and Exeter . http://www.exeter-airport.co.uk/all-destinations http://www.bristolairport.co.uk/where-can-i-fly/explore-destinations Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted October 26, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 26, 2015 Skyscanner lists all the flights between the UK airports and your destination. Mike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjkerr Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 I use Skyscanner when travelling in the USA (when I do not fancy driving for two or more days!) You simply put in the city where you currently are and destination It then gives fares in order of price You then select distance and it then changes to the nearest airports I have not used it in the UK, but it is quite similar for finding trans-atlantic flights Travelling in the UK, use google maps You can then select flight option and this will normally default to your nearest airport You can then insert a departure time and quite often this will change to an alternative airport Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwin_m Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 You could try searching for sauages and flights but I think you'll only get Boloni as a destination....... Frankfurt? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakydoke Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 Captain, where do you want to get to? If a flight connection is involved, it might put a different completion on your choice of departure airport. Also, be wary of sites like Skyscanner, Expedia and various similar search engines. They won't necessarily provide the best connections or the cheapest fares. Expedia is generally to be avoided if price is a consideration. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gwiwer Posted October 26, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 26, 2015 Friends swear by Skyscanner here in Oz and use to for everything they need. That ranges from Australian domestic flights through international long-haul to internal European flights. As Mrs. Friend is a Dutch-Aussie international consultant she makes a lot of use of domestic and short-haul European flights. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
burgundy Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Captain It depends a lot on where you want to go. However, the simple answer is that, if you wish to fly from the south west, Bristol is likely to be the best bet; it is far busier than any other airport in the south west and also bills itself as "Wales' busiest airport". As a main EasyJet hub, you can travel widely around Europe (with RyanAir filling in some of the gaps). Flybe is probably the only significant UK airline that is missing (and BA who have given up on most of the UK regional airports). If you wish to travel further afield, there are feeder services from Bristol to Amsterdam, Brussels or Frankfurt, which will link to intercontinental services. Hope this helps Best wishes Eric Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakydoke Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Exeter? Exeter via Manchester or Amsterdam for long haul, or for European destinations not served from Bristol. Unfortunately the Exeter - Dublin link has been reduced to a late afternoon/ early evening flight during the winter time. The missing morning flight usually provides a link to cheap transatlantic flights from Dublin (no apd tax). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted October 27, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 27, 2015 Whilst I use Expedia for searching flights I tend not to book through them as much these days as quite often the price changes as you get to the payment page. It's useful to see what routes and airline combinations you can get. I am tending to book flights direct with the airlines as quite often, there is little difference in the price and you tend to get better options on seat selection. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Buhar Posted October 28, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 28, 2015 To see what options might be available, I look at live departures for the airport and take it from there. If you just do 24 hours you will miss the ones that don't fly every day. But it's useful for potential unusual connections. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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