I think the price hike MAY be because lots of schools announced half term, resulting in lots of families trying to get to Florida?

I seem to remember this causing upset with flight prices for me last year.

Damn

Well the best I can get right now is €750 from Dublin. Sickened, because that exact fare got me to San Fransisco a few years ago.


EDIT:

This seems to have just been a constant downward spiral. The €750 flights on ebookers are now selling fast and there's only 1 ticket left for each one. Might have to revert back to plan A and just fly Dublin->Chicago->Jacksonville. Damn flights, you're giving me a headache!

there's flights for around £370 from gatwick to tampa at the moment, some are even direct. i found them on kayak, but i'm sure they'll be on all the sites.

We're booking tonight, going to go with the flights to Jacksonville. €650 + €44 for a taxi to Gainesville. Actually cheaper than flying direct to Gainesville from Dublin atm.

Flights are booked. Jacksonville ahoy!

Flights with Delta from Heathrow have now come down hugely in the past couple of hours but I think we'd only save about €20 going directly to GNV because we would still have to fly to Heathrow from Dublin. Ah well, I'm happy. Can't wait!!!

Flights from London have just dropped in price massively for some reason. We just booked through Opodo.co.uk

KLM - 26/10 Gatwick 0900> Atlanta > Gainesville 1638
KLM - 31/10 Gainesville 1630 > Atlanta > Heathrow 1110

Only £428 with an e-voucher that it tells you about on there website

Did exactly the same as Mr Barnes up there. Unreal pirce. Well stoked!

Livid that the visa waiver form is now £9. Used to be free!!

Did mine in January when I when to NYC so that's something I don't need to worry about this time

anyone else flying from Birmingham?

Looks like it's just you Corinne! :p

I may be wrong but am fully expecting to see at least a few festers on my flights, especially Atlanta to Gainesville, will keep an eye out for Beardy, tattooed types asking the air stewardess for a PBR!

haha, pretty much expected that

Last year i flew from heathrow (or maybe gatwick.. it was south from here anyway) and whilst I didn't notice any festers on the loooong flight to charlotte, I bumped into a few on the flight from Charlotte to GNV (including the Swellers).

hi hi hi hi hi!

just wondering about how you duders are getting to gainesville this year from airports??


runways was awesome last year but they've ceased to exist, greyhounds are affordable but not much fun

anyone got any ideas? know of any bus/taxi/minibus type companies that are good?

we're flying in to orlando



cool cool cool!!

I used Runways for Fest 8 and thought there were a couple of other such companies but maybe I was wrong/they've ceased to exist also.

I'm flying into GNV so I'm planning to get a taxi myself. Maybe post a thread separate from here seeing if other Festers are driving from wherever you're flying to, there's bound to be some and I'm sure people have space.

Me!

First timer!

Flying into GNV at around 6pm on Wednesday if anyone else is and wants to share a taxi.