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In my experience you get more joy if you email them and make them put things in writing you could quote back at them later. I've pm-ed you with an email address.

Peter
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Ref Balkan flights. There is a flight from Glasgow going to Bourgas landing at 23.20 on the 6th July flight No. BGH 5556, are they going to do as they did last year and Bus people up to the north of the Country. Anybody travelling out of Gatwick to Varna on the Friday's BGH flight throughout the season. please note this will not operate again this season, you are being shipped onto Bulgaria Air flights, spread over the Mon. Wed, Fri. Cheers Tonyt

cannot find the Leeds/Bradford flight on the Varna Website either.
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That is 100% strike rate for the last 5 years with Balkan Holidays I have opn changes to my holiday & knowing before the travel agent all Glasgow flights shall now be going to Bourgas whch I have been informed has a 1hr 30 min transfer time ( aye right).

Balkan Holidays really are the scum of the earth.

Over the last 5 years

Prestwick flights changed to Manchester.
Hotel not fully finished.
Hotel double Booked.
Date of holiday changed due to flights being cancelled.
Glasgow - Varna .....now Glasgow - Bourgas

all the above changes I asked Balkan about some weeks before they happened they were all denied, but eventually they happened.

I got an email the other day saying there were no changes at this point to our arrangements ....this was from pre-departures.
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DOA, yes they are really carrying on from last year. I have gleaned the following changes, that I doubt travellers do not know about yet.
18/05 BGH5534 Newcastle via Aberdeen to Bourgas
19/05 BGH5574 Teeside via Newcastle to Bourgas
22/05 BGH5590 Humberside via East Midlands to Bourgas
24/05 BGH5520 Exeter via Stanstead to Bourgas
29/05 BGH5590 Humberside via East Midlands to Bourgas
31/05 BGH5520 Exeter to Stanstead to Bourgas

Have not checked June flights yet. Cheers F.V. :que :que :que
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Sorry, have now prepared an update for June, some are in for a few surprises. all to Bourgas.
1/06, 8/06,15/06,22/06 Newcastle via Aberdeen BGH5534
5/06,12/06,19/06,26/06 Humberside via East Midlands BGH5590
7/06,14/06,21/06,28/06 Exeter via Stanstead BGH5520
15/06,22/06,29/06 Cardiff via Belfast BGH5550
22/06,29/06 Leeds/Bradford via Glasgow BGH5560
23/06,30/06 Gatwick via Glasgow BGH5562
24/06 Teeside via Edinburgh BGH 5572
30/06 Humberside via Belfast BGH5558
:que :que :que Tonyt
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Hi.

My parents have booked a package holiday with Balkan allegedly flying from Bristol.

Should they be concerned...?
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My parents have booked a package holiday with Balkan allegedly flying from Bristol. Should they be concerned...?

Difficult to say, especially without dates - it probably depends whether Balkan have filled the flight in Bristol or whether thay have to combine it with another airport for commercial reasons.

I have had flights from/to Varna from Cardiff combined with Belfast flights twice in the past (2004/2005). There's nothing like sitting on the tarmac in Belfast for an hour or so, waiting to fly back to Cardiff {which you passed en route from Bulgaria to Belfast :yikes }

All flights this year, from both Bristol & Cardiff, are flying into (and returning from) Burgas - with a long each way bus transfer from there to/from the Northern coastal resorts for anyone has booked for Golden Sands, Albena, Sveti Konstantin, etc.

Baldur
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23/06,30/06 Gatwick via Glasgow BGH5562


Thats a belter :tongue :cry
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Hi DOA,

Thats a belter

Should have been 'those are belters' ;) :

07/07, 14/07, 21/07 Gatwick via Glasgow BGH5552 (inbound)

27/07, 03/08 Gatwick via Glasgow BGH5551 (outbound)
28/07, 04/08 Gatwick via Glasgow BGH5577 (outbound)

All September Glasgow & Gatwick flights appear to be direct - at least so far....... :fly

Baldur
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My parents are flying in June from Bristol, Fortunately they are going to Sunny Beach so Bourgas should be ok.

I have been toying with booking a September holiday to Bulgaria. Balkan do have much better flight times from Bristol than the other operators (which land in Bulgaria at 4:00 am!) however it would be nice to have some confidence that we won't have our flight times changed or end up going vie an additional airport.

Presumably that depends on just how popular September flights are from Bristol?

Cheers.
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Hi Random Number,

No problems showing for June, so far:

01/06, 08/06, 15/06, 22/06. 29/06 Bristol BGH5540 (inbound) - scheduled to land at Burgas at 00:10

07/06, 14/06, 21/06, 28/06 Bristol BGH5539 (outbound) - scheduled to land at Bristol at 16:00

September doesn't show any problems either, so far.

Baldur
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Interesting thread. We're due to fly from LGW to BOS on 17/08 :cheers , returning 2 weeks later - her'es hoping we're OK :que
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Hi doonhamer32

We're due to fly from LGW to BOS on 17/08, returning 2 weeks later - her'es hoping we're OK

Looks OK, so far.......

Baldur
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Like doa i live in scotland but used to be lucky as either edinburgh or newcastle did us .we are flying from newcastle in july but have heard nothing either June :(
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Hi June,

Newcastle flights for July & August look OK so far, but 4 of the June flights are routed to Burgas via Aberdeen & 3 return flights to Aberdeen via Newcastle.

Baldur
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june52 wrote:
Like doa i live in scotland but used to be lucky as either edinburgh or newcastle did us .we are flying from newcastle in july but have heard nothing either June :(


June are you going to see Maria the eye specialist I know my wife is going back for more glasses this July.
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yes doa that will be the first place we go when we arrive .my brother and sister inlaw is also going to .I still meet a lot of people who i sent to her and like us go back every year .she is really good and so is her husband :wave: ;)
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Hi

Can I ask you to keep on topic, ie Balkan flights, so that members looking for the information can find it easily?

Please feel free to start a new topic re opticians.

Thanks.

luci :wave
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