Since Laker closed 31 year ago, a VERY great deal has happened and we all know what those points are. (Newbies do feel free to ask
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NAS are not just looking to make LGW to the USA but to collect pax from their various points around Europe too. They hope to get pax that see connecting at LGW as better than elsewhere in Europe. We might look at this as just LGW but it's clearly not.
I am slightly bemused by the anti-LGW tone of some, when it is very popular with those that live in Sussex, Kent, South/South East London and so on. I don't use it much only because I have lived in Hertfordshire and North + West London for 34 years.
I have used NAS with great pleasure and would certainly consider them for a trip of this kind if going in Y.
As to pricing we all know that it depends on:
- How far in advance you can/do book
- How flexible you can be in your time of flight
- Where you live
- Your final destination in the USA
- Your preferences for food/entertainment/etc
- Independently minded or just take what the agent suggests
- Know where to find all the options (like posters of this forum) or not
- Travelling light or kitchen sink
- etc.