Holidays 2022

I have the opportunity for a 4-day city break with a friend towards the end of August. Cheap flight out of Stansted and I've narrowed the options to Oslo or Copenhagen.

No preference, does anyone have a particular recommendation between those two?
 
We book a weeks holiday in Tenerife for the October half term. Certainly looking forward to going, been wanting a proper holiday for a while now. Kids will love it and is my little reward for working hard renovating the house recently.
 
Flaevius said:
I have the opportunity for a 4-day city break with a friend towards the end of August. Cheap flight out of Stansted and I've narrowed the options to Oslo or Copenhagen.

No preference, does anyone have a particular recommendation between those two?
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Coppenhagen has more to do, I found Oslo to be quite "empty" in both people and things to do. I mean there is the Vikings Museum and Village, the art gallery building by the harbour, there is the market and that's the main thing. The Sauna and sea diving is more a winter activity. I prefer Copenhagen myself and better too if you are a foodie, lots of Michelin Star restaurants.
 
Flaevius said:
I have the opportunity for a 4-day city break with a friend towards the end of August. Cheap flight out of Stansted and I've narrowed the options to Oslo or Copenhagen.

No preference, does anyone have a particular recommendation between those two?
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Copenhagen. Great cocktail scene. Good food scene. Oslo is a bit serious.
 
Sydney for a week in July, skiing at Cardrona for 10 days in September, bit of a gallop across the ocean in October, and then Christmas north/south island.

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Supposed to be flying to Italy on Monday. Last Saturday our flight was cancelled but we were able to move to the next flight just 2 hours later, now this evening this flight has been cancelled too. No flights available on Monday at all. Thanks useless easyJet!
 
Mate just had his 2 week family Tui holiday to Lanzarote cancelled at 6 days notice.... "staffing issues" was the given reason. That's shocking.

He had booked overnight in hotel in near Manchester airport as it was an early morning flight with young kids..... TUI just simply said they would add the credit to his account for a future booking and that was it. No apology, no help to rebook, nothing.

He's managed to get something sorted but both him and his wife have had to change holidays at the last minute (now going 14th July) - different flight times, different hotel etc.
 
Are there still stupid long queues at Birmingham airport for check-in?

I want to fly back and visit my friends and family for a few days but if its still like that then I wont bother.
 
Just back from Stansted 30 mins queue through passport control for E gates so many people never seen it that busy :eek:

Poor staff were working flat out directing people there wasnt enough to focus on the lanes and Polish women on my flight got stuck in the gate it said seek assistance, so I spoke to the staff member who was directing traffic the other way.

Done 5 nights in Warsaw quite a nice city but you can see it all in two days wish I had combined it with Krakow.

As for Copenhagen debate above I havnt been to Oslo but have been to Copenhagen I found the people cold, the food scene was very good though but you can see the the sights in two days.
 
A diligent airline pilot has been spotted loading luggage on to a plane, as summer travel chaos continues to grip airports across the UK.

Video shows the conscientious captain down on the tarmac helping ground crew to load up to the plane with baggage ahead of an Edelweiss flight from Edinburgh airport.

It comes as passengers continue to face chaos at UK airports, including at Heathrow, where hundreds of bags have been seen mounting up outside Terminal 2.
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Airline pilot helps baggage crew load-up plane amid UK airport chaos

Video shows the conscientious captain down on the tarmac helping ground crew to load up to the cargo hold ahead of an Edelweiss flight from Edinburgh airport.
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The post holiday blues hit me hard so have booked for Egypt next year in August - providing TUI are still in business by then anyway.
 
Josh said:
The post holiday blues hit me hard so have booked for Egypt next year in August - providing TUI are still in business by then anyway.
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I find thats always the best way to get over the holiday blues, always ensure you've got another one booked.
 
My parents flew home yesterday. As mum has mobility issues - she was fast tracked. The airport staff very kind and brilliant - even recommending a coffee at the cafe.

At EMA, my dad had to hunt for a luggage trolley for their luggage and the staff were not bothered
 
Hundreds of British Airways workers at Heathrow today voted to go on strike in a pay dispute that has now ruined summer holidays for thousands of families.

The militant GMB and Unite unions have blamed 'pig-headed' aviation bosses for causing the wave of industrial action by imposing mass layoffs during the Covid lockdown, as negotiations over pay acrimoniously descended into mudslinging today.

BA said that the unions had rejected a 10% pay offer in favour of walkouts as early as next month, potentially during the school holidays. However, union barons claim the airline's offer was a one-time 'bonus' and its members want the full salary returned.
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Unions target your summer holiday in pursuit of more pay

It is the latest pay dispute threatening to disrupt Britain as workers demand pay rises in line with inflation caused by vast Covid financial support and Putin's brutal war in Ukraine.
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Its getting worse by the day!
 
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Ugh. Had an email from Ryanair saying I need to be at the airport earlier than I've booked My transport for.

Left an hour and a half as I thought no checked bags would be OK. But with all this chaos it's looking like I need to rebook!
 
planning to fly in September and October with BA , hopefully will have been sorted before then
 
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