cheap flights for the summer

if you book like the week you want to come home you'll get absolutely slaughtered i would think...especially as every man and his dog is in spain at that time of the year

Things like ryanair and easyjet are much cheaper when you book them earlier, as they often have offers/deals on about 6 months or so in advance. The ticket prices go up the nearer to the flight date, as people are looking for last minute flights when they've found a cheap hotel/villa for a week, and BA & co tend to be overpriced, but the "cheaper" airlines can put their prices up and still be cheaper, as they know people will still book with them (if that makes sense).

Also, if you try and get on a flight in the middle of August, you may have some difficulties, as its peak season and most flights are full - you may find yourself having to wait at the airport to see if people don't turn up for their flight in which case you being a 'reserve' can get on. That could be seriously annoying and pretty much ruin the last week of your holiday!

I went with EasyJet Liverpool John Lennon to Barcelona, it was cheap and the planes were quite modern, I also got to be sick on a scouser which has ot be a major advantage

I am going by car or train this year though

It was the first week of July, booked online, I cannot remember how much it was but I know it was quite a lot cheaper than any of flights out of Manchester.

The problem I had with Ryan air is they add lots of taxes onto the price, with Easyjet I find they tend to a bit more honest about their pricing structure,

When you get prices just make sure you get the final and fully inclusive price.

Another reason we decied to go to Liverpool was we were flying out on a sunday, so there is no traffic, it only takes 30 minutes to get there with no traffic, where as Manchester's much bigger and busier, it can take 30 minutes just to find a parking space and get into the ternimal.

If you book now you should be able to get it slightly cheaper though, I didn't book till mid may.