Booking one way flight back to UK

[medsecslave]

Hi - Does anyone know of a website where I can book a one way flight back from Kefalonia to UK. No problem when we needed a one way flight out in May but can't find a one way flight back! Thanks.

[Buenchico]

Depart Kefalonia 1215 this Sunday
Arrive Gatwick 1335.
�207 per person.

That appears to be the final charter flight of the season with Monarch:
http://flights.monarch.co.uk/

Or:
Tomorrow, 1445 ex Kefalonia, arrives Luton 1620, �66.71

Thursday, 1240 ex Kefalonia, arrives Manchester 1430, �61.71

Thursday, 1600 ex Kefalonia, arrives Gatwick 1730, �71.71

4 Sept (Th), 1240 ex Kefalonia, arrives Manchester 1430, �116.71

Those look like the final flights of the season with ThomsonFly:
http://www.thomsonfly.com/en/index.html

Those appear to be the last direct flights available in 2008. That's based upon searching all of the relevant airlines listed here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kefalonia_Island_ International_Airport

Your only alternative would appear to be to travel via Athens. Aegean are relatively expensive for flights in the near future. (e.g. �369 + taxes this Friday) but quite cheap later on. (e.g. �157 + taxes on Sunday, 28 September). Their flights typically have a 3� hour connecting time in Athens, before taking you on to Stansted.
http://www.aegeanair.com/

Olympic are also quite expensive for 'short notice' flights but they're offering �165 for Kefalonia-Athens-Manchester later on. (I tried a random date in October).

Chris

[Buenchico]

Oops! I forgot the link:
http://www.olympicairlines.com/

[medsecslave]

Thanks Chris. I had tried Olympic without success. I'm looking for a flight back first week in October or thereabouts but couldn't come up with anything. May need to bring it forward a week. I'll have another try.

[Buenchico]

. . . and a very big 'thankyou' to you, Medsecslave. I reckon that well over 90% of these type of questions (where I try to research routes and fares) never receive any feedback. So I don't know whether my answer has been helpful or not.

Aegean's fares on the Kefalonia-Athens-Stansted route, in the 1st week of October are as follows:
2nd �203
4th �203
5th �176
7th �120
Those fares exclude taxes and charges, totalling �41.02 in every case.

Like you, I can't find anything with Olympic into London. Here are the fares into Manchester:
2nd �190
6th �165
Both of those flights involve long (daytime) layovers in Athens. There are also flights departing on the 3rd & the 5th but they both involve overnight layovers. Taxes and charges are also higher, at �82.02

Unless Stansted is really inconvenient for you, it looks as Aegean is your best bet.

Chris