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Cancelled next years holiday abroad

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YellowphantGrey · 01/09/2024 22:51

And feel awful about it.

Trying to convince myself a UK holiday will be ok bur I know it won't.

We've just returned from disaster holiday after two horrific flights. Holiday itself was fine but the flights were absolutely horrific. People in tears, screaming, crying, my kindle screen broken, DH hurt his back, people throwing up, all from 2 hours worth of severe turbulence on a 4 hour flight and Pilot had to speak several times. It was a night flight and all lights went out and emergency floor strip lights came on. He ended up having to fly lower to try and avoid and was prepared to divert when it started becoming clearer.

On the way over, it was an hours worth of turbulence and not as bad but still took some quite big drops, everyone lifted out of their seats on each drop. Couldn't land and had to retry which was successful second time round.

We decided today after we are all bruised and shaken that we don't really want to fly again but I'm also worried my DS will now be restricted in life and we should be forcing ourselves back on a plane.

Any ideas what to do? I don't think any sort of scared of flying course would help as even the cabin crew were crying yesterday! Apparently turbulence is set to become more frequent, common and extreme.

Cruises are a definitive no as well.

I suppose we could train or drive?

OP posts:
CellophaneFlower · 05/09/2024 15:16

MaryQueenofScots14 · 05/09/2024 14:37

There you go again . . .

You have literally been belittling the OP’s experience on this entire thread.

Just a condescending bully.

Excuse me? I was explaining to a PP my reasons for being a bit narked by the OP's post as I'm entitled to do.

I certainly haven't littered this thread with belittling nor bullying comments. You are coming across far worse than me so do crack on.

Fedupandstressed · 06/09/2024 15:38

YellowphantGrey · 03/09/2024 22:06

An overnight sleeper is on my wishlist! DS and DH wouldn't be keen though so I might save for a solo trip 😂

Have a look at Byway Travel. Slightly more expensive than booking yourself but i had a great experience last year pottling through the Netherlands on my own.

This year DS2and I are doing the dutch markets the weekend before Xmas on our own, having had that experience.

I was thinking about Greek Islands next year via trains and ferries just for the joy of slow travel.

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