Gemmel Posted 25 August, 2016 Share Posted 25 August, 2016 (edited) This is sort of a duplicate to a couple of posts on another thread, but thought it might help some fans out. Whilst my Saints experience is limited to two European draws, the same applies for England and many other sporting / increased volume events. With my LIMITED knowledge, it seems historically that the flights seem to go up incredibly quickly around 20 - 30 mins after the draw is made. No idea if that is manual intervention or algorithms built into the carriers software, but some of the examples last year were showing a £200 difference. In the Euros, my son gambled on a £20 flight, based on us finishing second way ahead of time, which once the venue was confirmed was well over £250. Probably common sense to most, but if you are sat by the draw and intending to go, will definitely be worth booking a flight ASAP. Edited 25 August, 2016 by Gemmel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_lambden Posted 25 August, 2016 Share Posted 25 August, 2016 The club are offering travel packages for the away games too, which is worth mentioning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrant Posted 25 August, 2016 Share Posted 25 August, 2016 The club are offering travel packages for the away games too, which is worth mentioning. Can more or less guarantee they'll be very expensive compared to booking the trip yourself within an hour of the fixtures being released, perhaps with the exception of the real long-distance trips to Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Duckhunter Posted 25 August, 2016 Share Posted 25 August, 2016 What time is the draw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suewhistle Posted 25 August, 2016 Share Posted 25 August, 2016 12 UK time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suewhistle Posted 25 August, 2016 Share Posted 25 August, 2016 And don't forget to do it in privacy mode with no cookies.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simo Posted 25 August, 2016 Share Posted 25 August, 2016 So we'll know the exact dates we'll be playing each team straight away ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jawillwill Posted 25 August, 2016 Share Posted 25 August, 2016 And don't forget to do it in privacy mode with no cookies.. I thought I was the only one to have an EasyJet fetish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suewhistle Posted 25 August, 2016 Share Posted 25 August, 2016 Ryanair mush... I like the challenge of getting from the airport to the city with the same name... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shurlock Posted 25 August, 2016 Share Posted 25 August, 2016 They may go up but they come back down pretty quickly. The best time to book is after the first wave. As long as you're not flying to a backwater, there's no need for anyone to get their knickers in a twist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmel Posted 25 August, 2016 Author Share Posted 25 August, 2016 They may go up but they come back down pretty quickly. The best time to book is after the first wave. As long as you're not flying to a backwater, there's no need for anyone to get their knickers in a twist. If you could give me an example (just one) of when flights have come down once a team have been drawn in a particular Country or region, not just Saints or England - Any UK team, then I will eat my hat ... After the first wave???? I am intrigued .... over to you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shurlock Posted 26 August, 2016 Share Posted 26 August, 2016 (edited) If you could give me an example (just one) of when flights have come down once a team have been drawn in a particular Country or region, not just Saints or England - Any UK team, then I will eat my hat ... After the first wave???? I am intrigued .... over to you Yep my flight to Copenhagen for last season's Europa fixture. I booked a few days after the draw was made and my flight was in line with normal seasonal prices. Is that example OK, pal? Edited 26 August, 2016 by shurlock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sour Mash Posted 26 August, 2016 Share Posted 26 August, 2016 This is sort of a duplicate to a couple of posts on another thread, but thought it might help some fans out. Whilst my Saints experience is limited to two European draws, the same applies for England and many other sporting / increased volume events. With my LIMITED knowledge, it seems historically that the flights seem to go up incredibly quickly around 20 - 30 mins after the draw is made. No idea if that is manual intervention or algorithms built into the carriers software, but some of the examples last year were showing a £200 difference. In the Euros, my son gambled on a £20 flight, based on us finishing second way ahead of time, which once the venue was confirmed was well over £250. Probably common sense to most, but if you are sat by the draw and intending to go, will definitely be worth booking a flight ASAP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shroppie Posted 26 August, 2016 Share Posted 26 August, 2016 I'm not too worried. Living further north I won't be flying from any of the London airports or Soton. Flights from E Midlands, Liverpool etc will be less in demand. Sent from my D6503 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmel Posted 26 August, 2016 Author Share Posted 26 August, 2016 The price of your flight changed from £77 .49 to £427 .59 ,this is due to high demand. Grab your seats before it's all gone! Please continue booking below, or click here to find a different flight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldNick Posted 26 August, 2016 Share Posted 26 August, 2016 The price of your flight changed from £77 .49 to £427 .59 ,this is due to high demand. Grab your seats before it's all gone! Please continue booking below, or click here to find a different flight. good advice thanks. Although by the time I havve arranged staff etc I wont be able to get the cheap price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmel Posted 26 August, 2016 Author Share Posted 26 August, 2016 :lol::lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano6 Posted 26 August, 2016 Share Posted 26 August, 2016 That laughing emoji by Sour Mash was a bit weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 26 August, 2016 Share Posted 26 August, 2016 I tried, but unfortunately I was waiting to hear back from others in my group about whether they were definitely going and ended up missing the window. Really hoping I get lucky with last minute deals - or the prices drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 27 August, 2016 Share Posted 27 August, 2016 We discovered last year that waiting for consensus in a group of more than 2 people is expensive as hell when it comes to booking flights... This year I was actively objectionable to anyone trying to join the process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 27 August, 2016 Share Posted 27 August, 2016 We discovered last year that waiting for consensus in a group of more than 2 people is expensive as hell when it comes to booking flights... This year I was actively objectionable to anyone trying to join the process. Yeah, should we get through the groups I think i'll just book tickets for the group and then sell on the flights for anyone who can't make it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattio Posted 27 August, 2016 Share Posted 27 August, 2016 In the time it took me to enter the 5 passenger names both my flights went up by about £30, god knows what they'll be now, I managed to book 4 nights at Prague and Milan and the flights for a total of £272 each which isn't bad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shurlock Posted 27 August, 2016 Share Posted 27 August, 2016 In the time it took me to enter the 5 passenger names both my flights went up by about £30, god knows what they'll be now, I managed to book 4 nights at Prague and Milan and the flights for a total of £272 each which isn't bad! They've come back down - that's what's happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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