I have just booked flights to and from Dublin for Feb 16-18 for the Neil Gaiman/Amanda Palmer event. I’m not 100% sure I’m going yet – I’m still investigating accommodation and I might need to send my passport away, but for the absurd sum of £5 (plus £9.50 handling fee that they carefully don’t tell you about until you pay) it makes sense to book the flight now and worry about whether you will take it later. Even RyanAir is survivable at £14.50 for a round trip to Dublin.
Of course it will cost me more than that to get to/from Bristol airport, and I may yet decide to check a bag, but I’ll deal with that later.
From memory, Bristol Airport *is* a bit out in the boonies, isn’t it? Still, at least it’s the right side of Bristol for Darkest Somerset.
It is, but the easiest way to get there is a train up to Bristol and then a hideous bus ride through the city. A cab from where I am would be expensive, I think.