Scottish Runners - Spring Marathon

supersonic16

18/04/2010 at 15:54

Anyone concerns about the flights?

Home time

18/04/2010 at 18:05

supposed to be flyin in to london on friday, guess i will wait and see

Tickled Pink

18/04/2010 at 18:22

I've bought a coach ticket as back up. Refundable if flybe are back up and flying.

Home time

18/04/2010 at 18:30

who you get coach ticket with and how much(cheeky me)

Tickled Pink

18/04/2010 at 19:22

Aberdoom to London £60 return (down overnight Thurs & back daytime on Mon) via National Express. Refundable up to 72 hours before travel.

Home time

18/04/2010 at 19:25

cheers for that tp will have a look, long trip for you

Tickled Pink

18/04/2010 at 19:31

Just an hour by plane ....

.... 12 on the coach.

.... I suspect I may have to drug myself to sleep to get through it.

Tickled Pink

18/04/2010 at 19:34

Megabus are cheaper but I friends have had bad experience with them in the past

Home time

18/04/2010 at 19:37

i had a look at mega bus and its cheap enough, i can find rail return fair for £108 so not that bad

i dont think i can sit that length of time on a bus..

where you stayin in londin

Tickled Pink

18/04/2010 at 19:39

With friends down in Surrey. Train fare was going to b £200+ for me and that's too much.

Home time

18/04/2010 at 19:42

feck sake £200 on top of everythin else

supersonic16

18/04/2010 at 19:57

I looked and £100+ for a train is too much at this point.

No way I will be getting the bus.

Lets just all hope it will be sorted by then!!

supersonic16

19/04/2010 at 08:26

Just spoke to easyjet and it is not looking good for flights on Saturday!

Leslie Stoddart

19/04/2010 at 09:28

I'm meant to be flying with Flybe on Thursday but it's not looking too hopeful. I could get the train for Â£55 from Edinburgh but just read the Flybe website and they'll only refund you if your flight is cancelled. It would be just my luck to book the train and then find that the flight restrictions are lifted!

What to do, what to do?

Leslie Stoddart

19/04/2010 at 16:26

It looks as if the skies might be opened in time!!!

www.nats.co.uk

cougie

pirate

19/04/2010 at 16:34

I'd still be looking at alternate arrangements to be on the safe side ? There must be loads of you in the same boat - so sharing a car down wouldnt be that expensive. Just a pain in the arse but rather that than miss your race - surely ?

supersonic16

20/04/2010 at 11:48

I think Cougie is right. Anyone else thinking of making other plans?

milanos

20/04/2010 at 13:07

Hope everyone managed to make it down one way or another. I'm driving down but only because we're taking a 5-month old and need so much stuff with us that it wasn't possible to fly. £55 sounds a pretty reasonable amount to pay as backup but more than that will be a difficult choice. Good luck!

sashabear

20/04/2010 at 13:21

I am travelling form aberdeen, meant to fly on friday but just booked a train ticket. only booked one way at the moment as frankly just want to make sure I am at the start line! My brother is an air traffic controller and he said book a back up as he reckons air space will be restricted again all weeked

. TP glad to see you are still going to make it to cheers us on..I was a bit worried you wouldn't be there to hand out my beans and tablet!

Tickled Pink

20/04/2010 at 13:56

Looks like I'll be doing coach overnight on the Friday so get your stuff in here by lunchtime Thursday please sashabear