Flight prices soar by 50 per cent ahead of train strikes this weekend
The IndependentSign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Among key long-distance operators, train drivers will walk out at Avanti West Coast and CrossCountry on Friday 5 April, with LNER and Great Western Railway passengers hit on Saturday 6 April. From Glasgow to London Gatwick on Friday, the first easyJet flight of the day is selling at £106 – compared with £69 on Thursday and £97 on Saturday. The average fare for the Edinburgh-Gatwick route on easyJet is: Friday: £93 Saturday: £163 Sunday: £113 A spokesperson for Britain's biggest budget airline said: “easyJet’s pricing is demand driven with fares starting low and increasing as fewer seats are available to book. Mick Whelan, general secretary of Aslef, said: “As Huw Merriman told the House of Commons Transport Select Committee, it would have been much cheaper – for everyone – to have settled this dispute a long time ago.” All fares researched direct from airline and rail websites on the morning of Wednesday 3 April.
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