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Taking a group of young people through an airport, onto a flight and off at the other end can for some, be quite a daunting thought. At SkiPlan we aim to make this process as good value and as smooth as possible for you and your staff team escorting the group.

On arrival at your overseas airport you will normally be met by a SkiPlan representative or agent for your coach transfer to your resort. Approximate transfer times are shown on relevant resort pages. Please note that these vary depending upon traffic and weather conditions.

For more information about Air travel with SkiPlan, call us on 0871 222 6565, email us at:
sales@skiplan.co.uk or contact your local travel advisor.

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Free Coach Transfers to UK Airports
Return coach to a London airport departure point (only) from mainland
England & Wales (only) is based on a minimum of 40 full paying members.

Passports and Visas
It is the Party Leader's responsibility to ensure that all members of their party have a valid passport and/or a visa when applicable. All British Citizens (including children and infants) require a full British passport to travel. If you or any member of your party is not a British citizen or holds a non British passport, you must check passport and visa requirements with the Embassy or Consulate of the country(ies) to, or through which, you are intending to travel. A collective passport can be used for the majority of European countries. An application form can be obtained from the Passport Office. The cost of the collective passport is not included in the tour price.
For further details telephone the UK Passport Office on: 0870 521 0410, or website: www.passport.gov.uk.

Flight Times
All SkiPlan charters are day flights, normally leaving the UK in the early morning and enabling groups to arrive in resort in the early afternoon for ski fit and lift pass issue. However, slot times are not allocated to airlines until some time after this brochure goes to press. We will therefore notify you of flight timings as soon as practically possible.

Airport Check-In Times
Due to increased airport security we recommend that you check-in at least 2½ hours before departure. SkiPlan representatives will normally be on hand to assist with the formalities.

Luggage Allowance
Below is a guideline for baggage allowances. All relevant baggage allowances will be confirmed with your final itinerary but we advise you to check the website of the airline before travel.
  • Monarch: 20kgs per person. Hand luggage weighing 5kg max.
  • RyanAir: 15kgs per person. Hand luggage weighing 10kg max.
  • EasyJet: 20kgs per person plus one item of hand luggage (max 55x40x20cms).
  • Jet 2: 20kgs per person plus one item of hand luggage (max 46x30x23cms).

    • Ski Carriage
    Skis or snowboards can be checked in for charter flights on payment of a £20 per item ski carriage charge. Please enquire for other airline charges.

    In Flight Catering
    Our Monarch charter flights include refreshments on both flight sectors. On EasyJet, Jet 2 and Ryanair flights refreshments can be purchased from the cabin crew.

    Flight Supplements
    Tour prices are based on Friday departures from Gatwick and the following supplements per person apply for other departures:

    Gatwick/Heathrow - Sat/Sun £25Bristol £20
    Luton £10Newcastle £35
    London Stansted £10Manchester £25
    Glasgow £39Liverpool £30
    Birmingham £15
    Group Names and Changes


    To secure flight seats, we request the names of all party members at the time of your booking confirmation.

    It is the Party Leader's responsibility to ensure that ALL names given are in full and exactly as shown on the individuals passport.

    We do not accept any responsibility for incorrect/abbreviated names submitted and any subsequent amendments will be dealt with as a name change. Where a name change can be made, all costs and charges incurred by us and/or incurred or imposed by any of our suppliers as a result together with the applicable amendment fee as stated below must be paid before the transfer can be effected.

    Once the airline have received and processed the names, any subsequent amendments or name changes will carry a minimum charge of £100 plus a payment of £19 to cover the new Insurance premium.
    Any name change alterations made by you within 4 weeks of departure will be treated as a cancellation of the original booking and will be subject to the cancellation charges. If you wish to add a replacement then the full cost of the holiday is payable. Please read our booking terms and conditions.


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    Europe SkiPlan Flights

    SkiPlan offers a choice of flights from ten UK airports and regular departures throughout the 2010/11 winter sports season. Our flights are operated by well known and reliable airlines including Monarch Airlines using Boeing 757 and Airbus A300 aircraft. We also offer scheduled flights with EasyJet, Jet 2, Ryanair and British Airways.

    French Alps
    Flights fromFlights To
    London
    Manchester
    Birmingham
    Glasgow
    Liverpool
    Newcastle
    		 Grenoble
    Geneva
    Lyon
    Chambery
    Turin
    Friday departures from 11th December to 16th April
    Saturday departures from 12th December to 17th April.
    Austrian Alps
    Flights fromFlights To
    London
    Manchester
    Bristol
    		Salzburg
    Graz
    Linz
    Munich
    Saturday departures from 12th December to 16th April.
    Italian Alps
    Flights fromFlights To
    London
    Manchester
    Birmingham
    Bristol
    Glasgow
    Liverpool
    		Verona
    Turin
    Milan
    Treviso
    Saturday or Sunday departures from 12th December to 16th April.
    Swiss Alps
    Flights fromFlights To
    London
    Manchester
    Birmingham
    Glasgow
    Newscastle
    		Geneva
    Zurich
    Basle
    Saturday or Sunday departures from 12th December to 16th April.
    Spain Pyrenees
    Flights fromFlights To
    London
    Manchester
    Birmingham
    Glasgow
    Newscastle
    		Barcelona
    Toulouse
    Saturday or Sunday departures from 12th December to 16th April.