Friday, November 21, 2008
Flights to Santiago de Compostela
Info on flights below, but first this................
I know that I have mentioned this site before, but if you are interested in staying in a villa close to Noia and Muros in a place called Freixo, this house is worth checking out. You will find details of it on http://www.casa-romero.co.uk/, and I have absolutely no connection with the property or its owners.
Unfortunately, I also new of an apartment in Rianxo that had been bought by a British family with (I think) the intention of holiday rental, however this was some time ago and I have forgotten the details. If I come across them again I will include them in a post.
Ryanair flights to Galicia
There is still no English language confirmation that Ryanair are ceasing their Liverpool to Santiago de Compostela flights indefinitely, however in this case, no news is probably bad news.
We have used this route several times and it has been great in every way – even the Ryanair service has been excellent on every occasion and we have even been seated next to major celebrities like the Liverpool football manager, RB.
The negative side to this is that flights in April and May and September and October have seen many vacant seats. So much so that Ryanair actually started keeping the first 6 rows and last 6 rows free from passengers at one point.
All bad news when it comes to the viability of the flight – even with the support of the Xunta.
The other unfortunate aspect of this scenario is the seeming lack of marketing and publicity for this route. Ryanair are very restrictive when it come to advertising (they have never even contacted galiciaguide.com for any!!!) and I suspect that many of their potential customers are unaware of this particular route.
Unfortunately, it seems to have been caught up along with a collection of other weekend style destinations that are promoted as stag and hen breaks, or cheap booze weekends. This is not what Galicia, and more specifically Santiago de Compostela, are about and if this is how they have been promoted it will not have helped the “sell tickets” cause.
Even so, perhaps a reprieve is still possible, or even the taking over of this route by another budget carrier like Jet2 or Easyjet. It would be good for me if one of these two airlines would do the business and fly from Leeds/Bradford or Robin Hood airports.
I know that I have mentioned this site before, but if you are interested in staying in a villa close to Noia and Muros in a place called Freixo, this house is worth checking out. You will find details of it on http://www.casa-romero.co.uk/, and I have absolutely no connection with the property or its owners.
Unfortunately, I also new of an apartment in Rianxo that had been bought by a British family with (I think) the intention of holiday rental, however this was some time ago and I have forgotten the details. If I come across them again I will include them in a post.
Ryanair flights to Galicia
There is still no English language confirmation that Ryanair are ceasing their Liverpool to Santiago de Compostela flights indefinitely, however in this case, no news is probably bad news.
We have used this route several times and it has been great in every way – even the Ryanair service has been excellent on every occasion and we have even been seated next to major celebrities like the Liverpool football manager, RB.
The negative side to this is that flights in April and May and September and October have seen many vacant seats. So much so that Ryanair actually started keeping the first 6 rows and last 6 rows free from passengers at one point.
All bad news when it comes to the viability of the flight – even with the support of the Xunta.
The other unfortunate aspect of this scenario is the seeming lack of marketing and publicity for this route. Ryanair are very restrictive when it come to advertising (they have never even contacted galiciaguide.com for any!!!) and I suspect that many of their potential customers are unaware of this particular route.
Unfortunately, it seems to have been caught up along with a collection of other weekend style destinations that are promoted as stag and hen breaks, or cheap booze weekends. This is not what Galicia, and more specifically Santiago de Compostela, are about and if this is how they have been promoted it will not have helped the “sell tickets” cause.
Even so, perhaps a reprieve is still possible, or even the taking over of this route by another budget carrier like Jet2 or Easyjet. It would be good for me if one of these two airlines would do the business and fly from Leeds/Bradford or Robin Hood airports.
