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Anyone else notice the commercial practices of the Easyjet Robbery Squad earlier today? Having noticed it with other teams / competitions in the past, I decided to be sad this morning and monitor our potential destinations for rip-off tactics. I looked at the potential opponents in far flung outposts such as Panionios, Bergen, Leverkusen, Belgrade, Elfsborg, Boleslav and matching, as best as my geography lets me, the equivalent destinations served by the budget lines like EYZ, Ryanair and FlyBe.

When Alkmaar came out, I knew it was about 30 miles north of the Dam and thought here comes an interesting contrast. Pre-draw flights from John Lennon to Dam I had already priced (for football purposes only, obviously!). Outbound flights on the Wednesday are not too bad with the prices only up about £20. The good flights out on the Thurdsay only went up, much to my surprise, by about £40. It was the price of the return flights after the draw compared to pre 11am prices where the sting came.

Friday's three best return flights went up by between £100 - £130 each!!!

Way of the world, supply and demand and all that it might well be but just another example of commercial opportunism at our expense. £150 price rise on the same flights within 5 minutes!!!

Good job we love our club. Another two Amstel's please there barman!

ps: Glad we aren't playing Larissa away cos the 'International Airport of Central Greece' at Volos isn't an easy place to get too. Yaamas.
Steve Green, Southampton Posted 09/10/2007 at 15:14:09

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Anto Meehan
1 Posted 09/10/2007 at 18:08:09

Thank god i’m leaving from Dublin. Usually ryanair put prices straight up for any international away games etc...

I got return flights to Frankfurt for 1cent each way! thursday morning back on saturday! Nice!

Tim Lowe
2 Posted 09/10/2007 at 19:11:55

Me too anto!! Except im stopping out til sunday night, might as well make the most of it!! Gonna try and take in munich and frankfurt as well. God bless ryanair and all who fly with her!! See you on the 8th

Tom Evans
3 Posted 09/10/2007 at 20:04:39

Anyone with a couple of days to spare might take a punt at going on the ferry from Hull to Rotterdam for the Alkmaar game.
Overnight on the Wednesday casually making their way to the game Thursday evening. Afterwards spend the night in Amsterdam having a good time before making way back to ferry for return trip Friday night. Good deals on offer in our local rag for the trip which includes two for price of one.

Alex May
4 Posted 09/10/2007 at 20:42:56

It’s called supply and demand. Why give away seats when you can get good money for them?

Anto Meehan
5 Posted 09/10/2007 at 20:59:25

Tim !

Just make sure your wearing your Everton scarf at dublin airport, we’ll hook up for a few scoops! :)))

Ged
6 Posted 09/10/2007 at 23:38:41

Spot on Alex May.

Rob Jones
7 Posted 10/10/2007 at 00:58:33

please say you’re not moaning because I was chuffed when I saw the draw, its not a piece of cake but hey at least we aint got villareal

Paul Roches
8 Posted 09/10/2007 at 19:26:55

Think I've made a boo boo.... I've booked flights for 10 people going out on 20th.....is it true that if we beat luton the game will be changed to 19th? If it is true, I want to lose to Luton.

Dave Sheedy
9 Posted 10/10/2007 at 13:32:18

Anyone looking to go to Nuremberg easy jet flight East Midlands to Prague £65 return. 2 hours in car or train from Prague.