Bulgaria Ski discussion board

If it is half-term week then you won't get cheaper with easyjet. They really bump up their prices over those weeks. So book those BA flights while you can!

If not half-term, then easyjet will most likely be cheaper. However you should consider where you want to fly from. Easyjet fly from Gatwick and Manchester, so if Heathrow is more convenient for you then book the BA flights. But airport parking at Heathrow is always more expensive than other airports.

An alternative to consider is Bulgaria Air - they allow you checked bags plus ski equipment and are usually slightly less than BA. Downside is the flights aren't quite such good times as BA.

Oh, and with BA you can choose your seats the day before, print your boarding pass, lots of staff at the bag drop so no queuing to check in like with easy jet, more leg room on the plane.
And best of all, BA give you a full English breakfast on the flight plus free drinks!

Also, if your flight happens to be cancelled (which mine have been due to snow at Heathrow) they are very helpful about getting you home, and will pay for your extra hotel expenses and meals incurred if you make a claim afterwards.

You can fly for free with BA if you convert your Tesco Clubcard points to Avios.

As well as shopping at Tesco, buying my petrol there, I try to pay for as much as I can using my Tesco Credit Card so I get lots of points. Clubcard points = avios = airmiles. Seen the ads? 'Anything can fly with Avios'

You have to book in good time as once the seats have gone, that's it. But I think they have been sneaky this year (so far anyway) because although there are daily flights to Sofia throughout January and February, there are only return flights listed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. This has not happened in past years as I have flown on BA using airmiles/avios for several years now. Hmmm. I really don't believe that every week for those 2 months all avios seats have been block-booked for 5 days each week.

Currently return flights on BA are starting at £70, but can be as much as £229 out and £307 back during half-term week.

Do please post back and let us know what you decide to do.

Hi

Spoke with the rest of the group we are going to book these flights we are going 8th Feb to 15th Feb, may get them cheaper later but good times to fly out of Heathrow and closer to us then Gatwick. 7 of us going in total three of us never skied before wife 50th birthday, something we have always wanted to do. Children are coming with us,I say children youngest 17 oldest 25 they have all skied really looking forward to trip, will have plenty of questions on ski hire and lessons and transfers from airport..

Thanks wolf7