Glasgow trip

[winterbadger]

Airplane booking confirmed :-) I was hoping that I could try Icelandair this time, as I've heard lots good about it, but in the end it was a BA flight (well, a pair of flights each way) that worked best in combining timing and price. I get to fly in through London, which means I can play my favourite game of 'spot the football ground'.

And DC United is winning the away leg of their Champions Cup tie!

Comments

[wolfette]

flying to Glasgow through London - NOT a bonus in my book!

[winterbadger]

It's not as ideal as flying direct or flying through somewhere neat I haven't been yet, like Reykjavik, but it beats having 1-2 stateside transfers.

[carolinab.livejournal.com]

Wasn't the game result incredible!? I was really not expecting that, love our new striker. And we scored off a corner kick? I think the end of the world is nigh.

Several of my friends have flown Icelandair to the UK and also to Germany this summer for the WC and had horrible experiences. Delayed flights from Rejkavik when everything in the airport was closed so no meals or extra books or anything. And some crappy onboard service.

Having said that however, I still want to fly them some day, preferably with a day layover so I could see the place! I'd just make sure to bring snacks...

[winterbadger]

What was even more end-of-the-world was that it was *ERPEN* who scored. What a disaster that guy was in the rest of the game, though. I really hope we find another decent defender so we can bid farewall to Facundo. But it was a lvoely game, and our new striker looks like a good pickup: someone who can dribble through tackles *and* knows when to pass the ball instead of holding it until someone takes it off him!

Sorry to hear bad things about IA--I had good thigns before and was looking forward to it. Well, maybe I won't go out of my way to book with them.

[magaidhbhan.livejournal.com]

Icelandair are really nice, though I never had a long enough layover to leave the airport, and I should very much have liked to have seen Reykjavik. But they have always been very pleasant and friendly on the flights.

In all honesty, though, I can't say I'm too much bothered by the airlines I fly with ... they all seem reasonable enough (even the Mr. McCheapityCheap flights are getting much much much better). I never minded going to through England, though I don't think I ever went through London.

Yay for going home ... er, back to Scotland! I'm soooo jealous :)

[winterbadger]

Yay for going home ... er, back to Scotland!

You had it right the first time. :-)

[janewilliams20.livejournal.com]

My one trip to the USA, we flew Iceland Air. No complaints here. It worked out much cheaper than BA that time, though an hour or so longer. Still, there was the chance for a 1/2 hour leg-stretch at Reykjavik. A rather small and basic airport, but it does coffee and that's what matters. Cheap Tshirts, expensive alcohol and chocolates. If you ever fly in in daylight, take a good look at the surrounding landscape: lava fields.
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