The Rebel,
The reason CAA are more expensive than going straight to Algonquin is because the Algonquin package just includes the basic flight training.
The CAA package includes the flight training along with many extras, which include: transport, weekly food allowance, accomodation, electricity, internet access, monthly social outings (eg. paintball, skydiving, etc.), and more stuff. If you compare it to any other Irish flight school, it's much better value for money. They only include the basic flight training, with no accomodation, etc thrown in & they STILL end up being more expensive than CAA!!!!!!!!!