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Re: Easyjet 3 Eurostar 1

"Mark B" <nospam@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:5LSdnS-yh8ZzxTzVnZ2dnUVZ8tLinZ2d@eclipse.net.uk...
> D7666 wrote:
>> That is the current score with my bookings where I had a choice.
>>
>> This weekend Eurostar lost their 3rd potential booking from me.
>>
>> Purely optional, no particular preference of mode. Plenty of time i.e.
>> a whole day can be taken on both the outward and return journey. Ideal
>> destination Geneva/Geneve and Basle/Basel as an alternative (for Swiss
>> 1-country Interail).
>>
>> Now, yes, I know neither destination is in France, but I would have
>> expected Basle to have a Eurostar fare as SNCF do have a sort of
>> seperate station there. And Geneve is on the SNCF network. (Basel also
>> does not appear as a German destination.)
>>
>> But no. After 3 hours - admittedly not continuous effort - of trying
>> to work out how or where I might book such a fare on the web, and a
>> phone call to Eurostar where my enquiry was dismissed with a negative.
>>
>> I booked with Easyjet in less than 3 minutes with direct flights
>> Luton, within walking distance of my residence.
>>
>> Perhaps this time some readers might consider it a little unfair as my
>> destination is in Switzerland, but not to be able to book to Geneva
>> seems to me a major omission.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Nick
>
> I've just ruled out going all the way From Exeter to Leipzig by train. I'd
> love to do it, but the number of tightish connections in both directions
> were worrying me.
>
> So it looks like I'll be using a Saver on the Sleeper from Exeter to
> London, Flying London City to Berlin on a Lufthansa BAe146 and then ICE
> from Berlin to Leipzig
>
> Journey times are about the same. But with Plane I'll have to pack less ;)

Don't worry as that's a good plane and one of the last British designs to be
built.
Also the only jet allowed to land at London City due to it's lack of reverse
thrust to stop it. It relies totally on air brakes and undercarriage wheel
brakes to stop so no problem on engine failure, but you do have four!

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