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Post by manulike on Feb 17, 2017 0:52:33 GMT
Are people aware - Wizz now selling Luton to Kutaisi flights direct. Just got one back on Sunday Oct 8 for about £70. Wizz site says route is subject to regulatory approval but Wizz bigwigs are already announcing it as a new route for them Good on ya, Ade! That Sunday 6pm return is so much more tempting than my current 8am bus ride on the Saturday morning from Tbilisi to Kutaisi ... I just hope that I am not the only Welshman on the early morning bus... |
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Post by cantonwelsh79 on Feb 17, 2017 10:51:23 GMT
Are people aware - Wizz now selling Luton to Kutaisi flights direct. Just got one back on Sunday Oct 8 for about £70. Wizz site says route is subject to regulatory approval but Wizz bigwigs are already announcing it as a new route for them Good on ya, Ade! That Sunday 6pm return is so much more tempting than my current 8am bus ride on the Saturday morning from Tbilisi to Kutaisi ... I just hope that I am not the only Welshman on the early morning bus... Is that to catch the Wizz air to Sofia? If so then I bloody hope I'm on that bus! |
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Post by manulike on Feb 18, 2017 21:17:52 GMT
RED ALERT - WIZZ AIR CANCELLED ROUTE SOFIA - KUTAISI
Totally stumbled across this by chance, as I was searching for the GeorgiaBus connection to Kutaisi airport, but Wizz Air have officially SCRAPPED the Sofia to Kutaisi flight as of 16 February ... there was no email, nor even an apology when calling them ...
Anyway, if you have a Sofia-Kutaisi-Sofia flight, you can either:
1/. get 120% credit towards another flight
2/. get 100% refund back on your credit card
3/. make another reservation
As their customer Service number is a 03 number, it will be included from any mobile inclusive minutes plan, or will cost a standard geographical call from a landline: 0330 977 0444
Personally, I have now switched to the Kutaisi to Luton on Sunday - so I hope someone on the flight might be heading to Cardiff ... and might give me a lift ;-)
PS. My apologies if my banging on about this Kutaisi-Sofia-Bristol option causes an inconvenience, but their 120% refund and then booking the Kutaisi-Luton (£58+£8 for Ryan Air size cabin bag) has actually saved me about £40 and given me an extra day in Georgia to celebrate ;-) I imagine most of that £40 will go on a train ticket back to Cardiff, though...
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Post by Ant on Feb 18, 2017 23:22:11 GMT
RED ALERT - WIZZ AIR CANCELLED ROUTE SOFIA - KUTAISI
Totally stumbled across this by chance, as I was searching for the GeorgiaBus connection to Kutaisi airport, but Wizz Air have officially SCRAPPED the Sofia to Kutaisi flight as of 16 February ... there was no email, nor even an apology when calling them ... Anyway, if you have a Sofia-Kutaisi-Sofia flight, you can either: 1/. get 120% credit towards another flight 2/. get 100% refund back on your credit card 3/. make another reservation As their customer Service number is a 03 number, it will be included from any mobile inclusive minutes plan, or will cost a standard geographical call from a landline: 0330 977 0444 Personally, I have now switched to the Kutaisi to Luton on Sunday - so I hope someone on the flight might be heading to Cardiff ... and might give me a lift ;-) PS. My apologies if my banging on about this Kutaisi-Sofia-Bristol option causes an inconvenience, but their 120% refund and then booking the Kutaisi-Luton (£58+£8 for Ryan Air size cabin bag) has actually saved me about £40 and given me an extra day in Georgia to celebrate ;-) I imagine most of that £40 will go on a train ticket back to Cardiff, though... I'll be driving back from Luton on the Sunday if you'd like a lift manulike? Driving back to the Bay so happily drop you back to your doorstep. |
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Post by eppingblue on Feb 20, 2017 14:40:50 GMT
Just came across this. Pegasus out of Stansted on the wed and back Sunday via Istanbul is less than £ 200. Only slight draw back the flights arrive at 1.45 am and leave at 4.30 am. Its a long way for less than £ 200 return though.
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Post by cantonwelsh79 on Feb 20, 2017 16:05:34 GMT
RED ALERT - WIZZ AIR CANCELLED ROUTE SOFIA - KUTAISI
Totally stumbled across this by chance, as I was searching for the GeorgiaBus connection to Kutaisi airport, but Wizz Air have officially SCRAPPED the Sofia to Kutaisi flight as of 16 February ... there was no email, nor even an apology when calling them ... Anyway, if you have a Sofia-Kutaisi-Sofia flight, you can either: 1/. get 120% credit towards another flight 2/. get 100% refund back on your credit card 3/. make another reservation As their customer Service number is a 03 number, it will be included from any mobile inclusive minutes plan, or will cost a standard geographical call from a landline: 0330 977 0444 Personally, I have now switched to the Kutaisi to Luton on Sunday - so I hope someone on the flight might be heading to Cardiff ... and might give me a lift ;-) PS. My apologies if my banging on about this Kutaisi-Sofia-Bristol option causes an inconvenience, but their 120% refund and then booking the Kutaisi-Luton (£58+£8 for Ryan Air size cabin bag) has actually saved me about £40 and given me an extra day in Georgia to celebrate ;-) I imagine most of that £40 will go on a train ticket back to Cardiff, though... Bollocks! That's really pissed on my chips!! Thanks for posting this, as you said I haven't received any notification from Wizz air. |
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Post by leggybach on Feb 20, 2017 23:25:50 GMT
Good luck to you guys. We booked a few years ago to Lviv and they cancelled the route. Went round in circles trying to get money from them - Call Romania, Hungary, Romania, UK.. useless. I think 3/15 managed to get money back after getting a translation into Hungarian!
I use Wizz frequently and they have 0 customer service but if you treat it like a bus service, it's ok most of the time. In flight magazine has had some good stuff about Georgia recently.
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Post by manulike on Feb 21, 2017 0:15:58 GMT
It will be hard to beat the value of the Sunday return flight from Kutaisi to Luton - £63 or so and great times!
Going out, the Luton flight arrives to Kutaisi in the wee hours, so you will be arriving to Tbilisi, very early on match day.
If you have more time, and can fly out from MANCHESTER:
Easy Jet Man to Thessaloniki on Monday for £45
Wizz Air Thessaloniki on Tuesday arrives to Kutaisi at mid-day for £15
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Post by Ant on Feb 22, 2017 11:07:55 GMT
The Kutaisi to Luton flight on the Sunday is an absolute steal for the price!
I'm booked into Hotel Frida just across from the bridge of peace. Really looking forward to this trip!
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Post by manulike on Feb 22, 2017 21:22:40 GMT
Not entirely sure if prices are still correct ... but this was my post about five weeks ago:
EXCELLENT OPTION out of CARDIFF (£160 return):
Depart MONDAY 2 Oct at 0945 with Flybe to Milan arrive 1245 - £44
Connect in Milan at 1805 with Wizzair to KUTAISI arrive 2355 - £53
Total Time: ONLY 11h
OR, OUT of BIRMINGHAM (£140 return):
Dept TUESDAY 3 Oct at 0830 with Wizzair to WARSAW arrive 1150 - £36
Connect in Warsaw at 1605 with Wizzair to KUTAISI arrive 2125 - £41
Total Time: ONLY 10h
OR, OUT of LONDON Stansted (£126 return) - BUT ALSO CHECK NEW LUTON-KUTAISI ROUTE:
Dept TUESDAY 3 Oct at 1320 with PEGASUS Via Istanbul TO TBILISI - Arriving 0145am for only €86
Fly Back to Stansted on Saturday Departing Tbilisi 4am for €86
COMING BACK ON SUNDAY at 4PM KUTAISI TO LUTON for £63
With all due respect to Aegean, Ukrainian and Turkish Air, the combinations above are MUCH shorter in actual travel time, as well as quite a bit cheaper.
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Post by mortimero on Feb 24, 2017 10:09:08 GMT
Luton - Kutaisi now £212 return thu - sun, they must have picked up on the number of bookings!
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Post by manulike on Feb 24, 2017 12:38:38 GMT
Luton - Kutaisi now £212 return thu - sun, they must have picked up on the number of bookings! Their price for the ROI visit in September has gone up to: £128 going out £250 coming back So £212 is still excellent: £98 going out (last two seats) and especially great value is £115 coming back (last 3 seats)
OUT FROM LIVERPOOL on WIZZ:TUESDAY Dept Liverpool 11.50 arrive Warsaw 15.20pm - £29 TUESDAY Dept Warsaw 16.05 arrive Kutaisi at 9.25pm - £42 IF YOU FANCY A LITTLE LONGER - STILL WITH WIZZ AIR:Out on TUESDAY 6.45pm Bristol to KATOWICE arriving 10pm - £35 There are cheap airport hotels for around €30 WEDNESDAY Dept Katowice 22:40 arrive KUTAISI 4AM on Thursday - £50 There is always the MILAN break for the misus?SATURDAY 30 September Dept Bristol 1pm arrive Milan Bergamo 4pm - Ryan Air £42 MONDAY 2 Oct Dept Milan Malpensa at 6pm arrive Kutaisi at midnight - Wizz Air £55 Personally, I find Bergamo a much nicer cit than Milan... DON'T HESITATE - IT WILL BE A MEMORABLE TRIP |
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Post by mortimero on Feb 27, 2017 14:15:34 GMT
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Post by mortimero on Feb 27, 2017 14:36:23 GMT
![]() Mon 2 Oct - Sat 7 Oct LGW-TBS direct £320 on opodo |
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Post by manulike on Feb 27, 2017 23:27:48 GMT
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Post by manulike on Mar 2, 2017 12:23:32 GMT
WIZZ AIR ALERT
20% DISCOUNT - ALL FLIGHTS - TODAY ONLY
Might be worthwhile buying their DISCOUNT CLUB membership for €30.
Each journey leg gets a €10 minimum saving, and paying for luggage is €5 cheaper.
Thus, a return trip with baggage already gets your money back.
One membership can cover up to TWO PEOPLE on same booking.
LUTON TO KUTAISI TODAY is only £173 return or £160 return with discount membership - its not going to last long!
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Post by Ger on Mar 4, 2017 21:33:01 GMT
New to the forum, great content of what ive read so far. Ive just booked a hotel just over the river from the old town, around 10 mins walk from MacLarens Irish Bar. Am I right in saying the Irish Bar area is the best area for food and pubs? Metekhi's Galavani Hotel www.booking.com/Share-zVBHXYThe hotel has 24 hour reception which is ideal for the early morning arriving flights from London. At £50 each for 4 nights including breakfast between 6 of us I find it quite reasonable. |
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Post by manulike on Mar 4, 2017 21:51:28 GMT
New to the forum, great content of what ive read so far. Ive just booked a hotel just over the river from the old town, around 10 mins walk from MacLarens Irish Bar. Am I right in saying the Irish Bar area is the best area for food and pubs? Metekhi's Galavani Hotel www.booking.com/Share-zVBHXYThe hotel has 24 hour reception which is ideal for the early morning arriving flights from London. At £50 each for 4 nights including breakfast between 6 of us I find it quite reasonable. Without wishing to offend our cousins from the Emerald isle, the Irish bar in Tbilisi is the LAST place I would visit! The local Georgian wine and cognac/brandy are gorgeous and super cheap. The local food is probably the best on the planet (haven't been everywhere, but have been to 85 other countries...). RE: Hotel location. As close to the river as possible, or between the West Bank/Zion Cathedral and Freedom Square. Note that Tbilisi is extremely hilly - so even being 1km away from the river will mean walking up very steep hills... |
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Post by Ger on Mar 4, 2017 23:07:55 GMT
New to the forum, great content of what ive read so far. Ive just booked a hotel just over the river from the old town, around 10 mins walk from MacLarens Irish Bar. Am I right in saying the Irish Bar area is the best area for food and pubs? Metekhi's Galavani Hotel www.booking.com/Share-zVBHXYThe hotel has 24 hour reception which is ideal for the early morning arriving flights from London. At £50 each for 4 nights including breakfast between 6 of us I find it quite reasonable. Without wishing to offend our cousins from the Emerald isle, the Irish bar in Tbilisi is the LAST place I would visit! The local Georgian wine and cognac/brandy are gorgeous and super cheap. The local food is probably the best on the planet (haven't been everywhere, but have been to 85 other countries...). RE: Hotel location. As close to the river as possible, or between the West Bank/Zion Cathedral and Freedom Square. Note that Tbilisi is extremely hilly - so even being 1km away from the river will mean walking up very steep hills... Haha I just thought that would be some sort of meeting point for a lot of fans! The hotel I booked is just over the river from Zion Cathedral, right next to the Metekhi Cathedral. Looking forward to the local drinks & cuisine. Are a few fans staying until Sunday, making the most of the gap between Georgia & Ireland match? Were flying from Stansted Wednesday lunchtime to Tblisi via Istanbul and return Sunday same route for £200. |
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Post by CrackityJones on Mar 6, 2017 12:13:43 GMT
Cant wait to sample the delights of Tbilisi, so much so Mrs Crackity is coming along for this one. We'll be traveling back on the Sunday as well giving us plenty of time to eat and drink our way round the place.
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Post by manulike on Mar 15, 2017 10:41:48 GMT
WIZZ ALERT WIZZ ALERT
Once again, all day today (15th) 20% off all destinations.
They tend to do this about every 2 months ... But really worth getting it soon, rather than later ...
Luton Kutaisi Luton
out Thursday £80 (or £74 if member)
back Sunday £116 (or £110 if member)
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Post by manulike on Mar 16, 2017 23:18:56 GMT
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Post by oscardelta on Mar 18, 2017 22:08:09 GMT
So bunch of nutters go to a cafe, take their meat out and begin enjoying it............................ or as a Brighton based Cop friend would probably say..................... a normal Saturday night down in Brighton. |
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Post by phillywelsh83 on Mar 20, 2017 11:24:19 GMT
Hilarious! Those meat eating Nazi's! |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2017 13:32:43 GMT
Sausages > Vegans.
All sorted. Anyone on the following? Flying for £262.80 in total.
4 October: Gatwick to Tbilisi via Istanbul with Turkish Airlines. Depart 11.50. Arrive 22.45.
7 October: Tbilisi via Gatwick via Istanbul with Turkish Airlines. Depart 10.55 Arrive 16.00.
I'm staying at Hotel Margo Palace which seems to be slap bang in the centre of Tbilisi.
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Post by CrackityJones on Mar 21, 2017 14:27:13 GMT
Sausages > Vegans. All sorted. Anyone on the following? Flying for £262.80 in total. 4 October: Gatwick to Tbilisi via Istanbul with Turkish Airlines. Depart 11.50. Arrive 22.45. 7 October: Tbilisi via Gatwick via Istanbul with Turkish Airlines. Depart 10.55 Arrive 16.00. I'm staying at Hotel Margo Palace which seems to be slap bang in the centre of Tbilisi.
Me plus one on the same flight out but flying back on the Sunday. Should be a good number of us at Gatwick I reckon.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2017 13:38:02 GMT
The Bulgarian chick at work uses Turkish to fly home and she says they're excellent. Never had the pleasure yet.
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Post by cymroircarn on Mar 22, 2017 18:05:44 GMT
The Bulgarian chick at work uses Turkish to fly home and she says they're excellent. Never had the pleasure yet. Airline or the chick? ;-) |
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Post by oscardelta on Mar 22, 2017 19:36:43 GMT
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39352133This is something to keep an eye on as means if transit via Turkey then iPad, laptop etc would have to be given as gifts to the people who put the bags into the hold. Might as F*****g well just hand it to them directly as they will nick them anyway from you bags.
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Post by ontheroadagain on Mar 22, 2017 20:53:58 GMT
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39352133This is something to keep an eye on as means if transit via Turkey then iPad, laptop etc would have to be given as gifts to the people who put the bags into the hold. Might as F*****g well just hand it to them directly as they will nick them anyway from you bags. Only if you take them. At least you have advance warning. |
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