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Hypothetical question / straw poll
If a sports travel company was offering trips for Wigan’s European games, which option would you go for?
Bear in mind the airlines also watch the UEFA draws, and prices will rise with demand so you may have to be creative and it would involve overnight stays and possibly long journeys?
A. Day trip by air £299
B. One night/two day by air £359
C. Two day by coach £139
D. Make your own way there
(NB: Prices are approximate)
Luckily air options are far better than they used to be so i think if you act fairly quickly after any drawvyou should be able to get sensible prices , the other good thing is being a latics fan they wont watch our draws as closely as the big clubs as they dont expect the demand
Obviously depends where – I wouldn’t want a two night stay for Airbus UK :), but assuming we are saying somewhere central European then I’d prefer flying, with an overnight stay after the game, assuming we could get an early flight in on match day.
Luckily air options are far better than they used to be so i think if you act fairly quickly after any drawvyou should be able to get sensible prices , the other good thing is being a latics fan they wont watch our draws as closely as the big clubs as they dont expect the demandThey don’t watch them as closely, but as soon as the bookings start coming in – especailly if it’s a more obscure destination with a fewer flights, they soon pick up on it and adjust prices accordingly.
The same happened with Pompey and Stoke. First few got a bargain, the rest had to go to with plan B.
Luckily air options are far better than they used to be so i think if you act fairly quickly after any drawvyou should be able to get sensible prices , the other good thing is being a latics fan they wont watch our draws as closely as the big clubs as they dont expect the demand
They don’t watch them as closely, but as soon as the bookings start coming in – especailly if it’s a more obscure destination with a fewer flights, they soon pick up on it and adjust prices accordingly.
The same happened with Pompey and Stoke. First few got a bargain, the rest had to go to with plan B.[/quote]
You have to be creative with flights, book as quick as possible, try different departure airports, ie leeds/bradford, east midlands, try to fly to different destination airports than the obvious and use local trains to get to the venue, lastly find double flights – perhaps fly from manchester or liverpool with a cheap carrier to dublin or aberdeen and fly on from there, all this may seem a pain in the backside but it does save costs and adds to the adventure.
When we went to Berlin a few weeks back we flew out from Manchester and back to Liverpool. You don’t have to do a “return” trip wih a budget airline. You could even use different airlines.
It’s very complicated. What we need is someone with experience of arranging foreign football travel.
If only there was someone on this board who did that ;)
You can save money if you can afford to take the time off and travel via X with a lay-over of at least one night, but if time is your most scarce commodity, a day trip by charter flight is by far the most convenient option.
My concern is however, there won’t be 150-250 Wiganers willing to shell out on a day trip to make it viable.
You can save money if you can afford to take the time off and travel via X with a lay-over of at least one night, but if time is your most scarce commodity, a day trip by charter flight is by far the most convenient option.My concern is however, there won’t be 150-250 Wiganers willing to shell out on a day trip to make it viable.
Charter our own plane for 150-200 :lol:
http://www.jetbox-uk.co.uk/commercial-jets/commercial-jet-charter-price.html
Can’t say I’ve chartered one before, but might not be as far fetched as it sounds, especially if we get drawn somewhere Easyjet/Ryanair don’t go :blink:
I think, as SW said, would we get 200?As ever, it would depend on the price and where it was.
Probably nearer 100 just get a smaller plane B)
The club should look into it certainly. If it’s Inverness or Belfast DW could lend us his helicopter.
I’m not knocking the idea – but a 100-seater plane will not be half the price of a 200-seater.
I’m sure the club have some contacts to advise them.
One thought though. If we’re playing somewhere really obscure with only a few wanting to go – could the club get a slightly bigger plane themselves and 25-50 fans could travel with the team?
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