FLYBE ADS - help

[Frances144]

I go to the ADS page.

I put in my number.

I put in where I want to go (London Gatwick and back in May) and it says there are no flights.

It offers me London Gatwick as an option on the ADS page.

Anyone know what is happening? Can you only book the ADS bit to Scotland and then have to go to the Flybe un-ADS page to book the other part of the journey?

It never used to do this. This is very complicated.

[JustMe]

I just tried the same and found "no flights". Then I tried Sumburgh to Exeter and that seems to work so maybe there is some problem with Gatwick bookings. But all is not lost. British Airways offer a through booking to Gatwick.....but only one.

 

Booking separate tickets is not advisable as if you miss a flight because the previous flight was delayed the airline can just say "tough".

[Guest Lone Wolf]

Seems to work fine for flights to Manchester, but not Gatwick

 

Also if you check the connections timetable there doesn't appear to be any flights to Gatwick. Clearly something wrong unless they are no longer doing the Gatwick flight. Their website though indicates they still do.

 

You may need to phone them. Isn't technology great!

[Frances144]

I think you can't fly from Aberdeen or Edinburgh to Gatwick anymore. Only Inverness and that involves using the main Flybe.com website.

 

Also, the trip time is 09,25 to 19.15 airport to airport (Gatwick to Sumburgh) which is fairly hefty imho.

 

And 07.40 to 15.50 on the way down (slightly better).

 

Hmmmmm....... They slipped this in without me knowing!

[SJohnston]

Go through www.ba.com/ads

Plenty of options from Sumburgh to London there, with ADS.

[Frances144]

I gave up, but thank you. Booked it via BA on one page and FlybeADS on the other.

 

FFS it was not easy.

 

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If Paint was sold like Plane Tickets from http://baetzler.de/humor/airline_paint.html

 

Buying Paint from a Hardware Store:

 

Customer:

Hi. How much is your paint?

 

Clerk:

We have regular quality for $12 a gallon and premium for $18. How many gallons would you like?

 

Customer:

Five gallons of regular quality, please.

 

Clerk:

Great. That will be $60 plus tax.

 

Buying Paint from an Airline:

 

Customer:

Hi, how much is your paint?

 

Clerk:

Well, sir, that all depends.

 

Customer:

Depends on what?

 

Clerk:

Actually, a lot of things.

 

Customer:

How about giving me an average price?

 

Clerk:

Wow, that's too hard a question. The lowest price is $9 a gallon, and we have 150 different prices up to $200 a gallon.

 

Customer:

What's the difference in the paint?

 

Clerk:

Oh, there isn't any difference; it's all the same paint.

 

Customer:

Well, then, I'd like some of that $9 paint.

 

Clerk:

Well, first I need to ask you a few questions. When do you intend to use it?

 

Customer:

I want to paint tomorrow, on my day off.

 

Clerk:

Sir, the paint for tomorrow is the $200 paint.

 

Customer:

What? When would I have to paint in order to get the $9 version?

 

Clerk:

That would be in three weeks, but you will also have to agree to start painting before Friday of that week and continue painting until at least Sunday.

 

Customer:

You've got to be kidding!

 

Clerk:

Sir, we don't kid around here. Of course, I'll have to check to see if we have any of that paint available before I can sell it to you.

 

Customer:

What do you mean check to see if you can sell it to me? You have shelves full of that stuff; I can see it right there.

 

Clerk:

Just because you can see it doesn't mean that we have it. It may be the same paint, but we sell only a certain number of gallons on any given weekend. Oh, and by the way, the price just went to $12.

 

Customer:

You mean the price went up while we were talking!

 

Clerk:

Yes, sir. You see, we change prices and rules thousands of times a day, and since you haven't actually walked out of the store with your paint yet, we just decided to change. Unless you want the same thing to happen again, I would suggest that you get on with your purchase. How many gallons do you want?

 

Customer:

I don't know exactly. Maybe five gallons. Maybe I should buy six gallons just to make sure I have enough.

 

Clerk:

Oh, no, sir, you can't do that. If you buy the paint and then don't use it, you will be liable for penalties and possible confiscation of the paint you already have.

 

Customer:

What?

 

Clerk:

That's right. We can sell you enough paint to do your kitchen, bathroom, hall and north bedroom, but if you stop painting before you do the bedroom, you will be in violation of our tariffs.

 

Customer:

But what does it matter to you whether I use all the paint? I already paid you for it!

 

Clerk:

Sir, there's no point in getting upset; that's just the way it is. We make plans based upon the idea that you will use all the paint, and when you don't, it just causes us all sorts of problems.

 

Customer:

This is crazy! I suppose something terrible will happen if I don't keep painting until after Saturday night!

 

Clerk:

Yes, sir, it will.

 

Customer:

Well, that does it! I'm going somewhere else to buy my paint.

 

Clerk:

That won't do you any good, sir. We all have the same rules. Thanks for painting with our airline.

[Cocklehaa]

Flybe gave up the Aberdeen - Gatwick route back in October. They chose not to publicise this.

[cdboy2002]

Aberdeen to Gatwick was my most used route - but they were losing money on it, so it got chopped.

[Muppet]

It's a bit late to point this out for you Frances, but if you are flying onwards with BA, you can book a through flight from Sumburgh with ADS on the BA website. It has the added advantage that your entire journey is booked with BA so they are responsible for onward travel or accomodation in the event of any delays.

 

Just go to www.ba.com/ads and enter your ADS details to log in.

 

I think there are options to fly to Gatwick going through Edinburgh or Glasgow.