Please post ANY help to try to get stranded people back to the UK

Just seen THIS Check it out for yourself all those who need to leave the Torrevieja area.

Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2010 9:23 pm 

'just heard that a coach is going from Villamartin to Kings Cross early tomorrow 150 pounds each. This one is full but if there are enough passengers there is every chance another one will go on Tuesday, they are just checking they have still got their ferry booking. Only heard all this second hand and I am going to check with the organiser tomorrow at 10.a.m. I hear that it is driving all the way and then taking the ferry from france to the u.k. and then driving to Kings Cross. I know of a family of 7 who have to get back so going to check on their behalf, so if anyone else is interested I could give them some likely numbers. Understand they need 70 and they have 24 at the moment.'

I have just been on the JET2 website and for those of you who are using this airline and flying out of Alicante & Murcia Airports there is a road and ferry transport being provided on Monday 19th April 2010.  Check their website for more details.  I understand that there is limited spaces, so if you want to go home act fast.

Hope this helps

Eian Gordon - Condado de Alhama

Hello Eian

Yes, I saw that in another forum  (click on blue link) earlier & posted about it in Flight cancellations today 18 Apr 2010 22:32 & was going to post it in here but my sister Skyped me so it was left.

I wrote ' I saw that on another forum where two members said 'Jet 2 are going by land from Alicante and Murcia on the 19th April' and 'at €228 not cheap. Those with existing bookings are expected to pay and be refunded.....'

 Hi More,

Please let me know any information you find out about the coach from Villamartin back to Kings Cross. Either on here or a private message. Thanks you are a star. Kevin

Hi Kev

Please keep your eye on THIS(<<<<CLICK IT<<<<) as I am not receiving notifications to it (to my usual address) as I recently changed my email address & that forum will not allow me to change it. I keep having to remember to look myself. I'm flitting here, there & everywhere currently whilst wondering if WE will get home Friday.

I HAVE just checked the above link just now but 'yorkshiregirl' hasn't posted further but she DID say yesteday she is ringing the organiser at 10am & it is not that yet.

KEEP CHECKING YOURSELF & I will post anything I hear.

Posted by fpegman in Travelling to a French port...

Alicante to Barcelona

Barcelona to Paris then Eurostar to london

 How much does it cost?

  How to buy tickets online...

The best way for UK residents to buy tickets for both Eurostar and the Paris-Barcelona trainhotel is online at www.raileurope.co.uk, using this booking form.  But please read the booking tips first!  To book by phone or in person, click here.  If you live in another European country, click here.  If you live in the USA, Canada, Australia or New Zealand, click here.

you can book it all on the web  http://www.seat61.com/Spain.htm

Or you can get a bus from Alicante try this          Eurolines Germany-Deutsche Touring GmbH-EUROPABUS
 

Sunshine FM (local Torrevieja radio) just said there's a coach leaving Alicante airport tomorrow at 10am going to the Eurostar train terminal in Paris, (who are now putting on extra trains to England). Cost 250 euros.

email... info@costa-blanca-transfers.com with your name, mobile number, number of passengers etc. They gave a phone number 966 196 609

Breaking News

The Navy is being deployed to help the stranded,HMS Ark Royal now going to unamed channel port and HMS Albion diverting to somewhere in Spain, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/ for all the details

Spain is going to be the central hub in all this

S

Yes, I saw that. We are glued to any info to get us home though we have our own place in Spain, own our own Spanish car & are retired. We have Easyjet reservations from Bristol to Murcia for returning here ... if we ever get home, that is .. on May 25th for  a month so friends say 'why don't you just stay?' Well, we might but I like my UK home, I want to get home. I quite fancy a cruise!

More

The thing with Easyjet though is that to get your cancelled flights changed(for free) you have to re book to travel within 30 days of the cancelled flights, so as you have already booked your next flights, lets hope you can go on the 25th.

S

Does anyone know of any buses/coaches being put on from Malaga airport?

More

If you are lucky, you might get a place on a naval ship - think of all those hunky matelots!

Sue

 See my new thread about a coach from Almunecar to Paris.

The flight ban is to be lifted across the UK tomorrow - 20th April

Only in Scotland so far, anything above a line between Blackpool and Teeside, next anoucement from NATS at 10.30 BST tonight.

S

Hi Iain

What a pity you didn't just post your post here instead of starting another new thread. I was hoping to keep ALL help info together in one thread but I will post the link to your thread here... click on Coach from Almunecar to Paris Eurostar station - depart Friday 23 April - 24 hours - €200

However, I'm just looking at BBC text news & that is saying NATS say restrictions over ALL UK could be lifted later on Tuesday after restrictions have been lifted from higher up the UK  (as per Team GB's post) from 0700 tomorrow (Tuesday).

Looks like WE may be going home Friday.

Interesting information >>> read thread >>> ...TRANSPORT HOME

'The airlines such as Thomsons, Monarch etc are arranging free buses from the major airports in Spain to the ferry ports and organising to get people to the UK. CONTACT YOUR AIRLINE OR THE BRITISH CONSULATE.'

and there's more ................................ read it.

Looks like Easyjet think their flights are about to move!

Check out EASYJET 

I put Alicante in & got ... scroll to bottom, to tomorrow's flights.

Flight status as at Monday 19 April 2010 19:09 GMT

 Is that right?

Monarch laying on coaches from Alicante to ferry ports?

There is nothing on their website and has been nothing on the news.

Can anyone tell me where this information came from?