The Perils of Cheap Travel (Fuck Saudi)

Rome:
A 20 minute delay leaving Glasgow just tightened up the old sphincter that wee bit more. Despite that, I managed to get to my boarding in Rome with seconds to spare to find some Indian guy kicking off with the wummin on the desk. It went on for ages but, oddly, instead of calling security they let him board. There was further aggro on the plane and eventually he was escorted off by the Italian polis. Now, fuck knows how but he then found his way onto the tarmac where he was eventually tasered and taken away in an ambulance. Then every bag in the cabin had to be accounted for and this whole sorry affair put the crew over their permitted airtime so we had to wait 90 minutes for a fresh crew. We eventually took off 4 hours late with half the flight now missing their next connection in Saudi. We were compensated for our inconvenience with half a cup of water and a small bag of nuts. On that plane for a total of 9 hours (including 4 on the tarmac) and not offered so much as a fucking sandwich.

The Moral:
I remember when I was at school. The only cunt that got to go abroad for his holidays was the rich kid. In those days a week in Torremolinos was the preserve of the privileged. We have come a long way since then and the world has gradually gotten more accessible to more people. I love travel. For me it's the most fulfilling thing you can do. See other cultures, meet different people and maybe be less of a prick to foreigners when they come to the UK.

This year's travel prices really shocked me. I'm hoping that it's a blip due to Covid recovery, fuel prices, global recession, whatever and that within a year or 2 things will settle down because it would be tragic if travel were to become less accessible. Now, I appreciate that not every cunt can fuck off to Thailand for a month and I feel very, very lucky that I can but that's just the point, 40-odd years ago, Spain was only available to the privileged. The ability to travel shouldn't be allowed to deteriorate.

If you are planning a long haul trip, think carefully about the journey before you click that booking button as many of these fucking operators will not give a refund if you change your mind. If you really need/want to travel then it might be a better option to just pay the money and go with a single (reputable) airline all the way. Most short haul carriers will not feed you for free (or at all) so consider that.
And I know that most budget airlines are just shite but will I fuck ever board another Wizz Air flight. The staff were completely unprepared for what unfolded and instead of making sure that their passengers were OK they just ran up and down the plane shouting at cunts for filming the drama out on the tarmac.

And as for Saudi, fuck them. Fuck them all to fucking fuck. Absolute shower of dress wearing cunts and I'll never, ever set foot in their shitehole country again. Condemning an entire nation for the actions of a few goes against everything I believe in but they fucked me off so fucking much.

Right, glad I got that off my chest. I'm off to draw pictures of Muhammad (the prophet, not the cunt who runs my local shop who is actually a very pleasant individual).

Well that sounds a nightmare. Fuck travelling through the ME, any of those countries.

Is it just January which was pricey for New Year travel? I just checked direct flights in March with Thai Airways and LHR to BK was £846. From Glasgow with them it was £1302. Id book GLA to LHR separately if they wanted an extra £450.

I've always fancied an offroad tour around the NW, Golden Triangle from Chiang Mai (flying via BKK). January isnt as hot so I would go then, but not if the price was daft. LHR to CNX was £926. Seems ok price wise, last time I looked a few years ago it was around £700 iirc.

I've done little travel since I was made redundant a few years ago, then covid. The price of hotels in the UK seems to have rocketed. I've just sent my passport off to renew, so guess I wont be going anywhere for months.


PS BA fly from LHR to BKK via Doha. £1399. No ta. 

I wondering if as this is the first winter after all the covid restrictions demand has gone through the roof.

I travelled a year ago. You had to jump through a few Covid related hoops but there was no significant increase in prices. Maybe the after effects of the pandemic are just kicking in now.

So the moral of the story is, pay up for a reputable airline or risk getting well and truly shafted. The older I get the less I "enjoy" flying, it's just a hassle but a necessary evil.