Travel to Lesvos

[magicaltimes]

I intend to go to Lesvos next April/May can anyone give me a decent web site that does it all for you.
BA does cheap flights to Athens but then charges a fortune from Athens to Lesvos.I can get an internal flight from Athens to Lesvos for 58 Euros but is this covered by ATOL etc.
Expedia is a no go as are most of the other sites i have visited.
Any help appreciated

[Mr Veritas]

This from the FAQ's section of ATOL's own website:~

Am I covered by ATOL if I book a flight or holiday direct with an airline?



If you book just a flight direct with an airline you won�t be ATOL protected. However, your credit card issuer may cover you if you pay by credit card and spend over �100 - check with your credit card company. You should also consider insurance that covers airline failure.

Airlines may also offer hotels and car hire that can be bought at the same time. These may be offered in different ways.

Some airlines will provide links to other websites operated by different companies. Here you�ll probably make separate payments, in which case you�re probably not fully protected.

If an airline will let you book the whole holiday package with them and take a single payment, the airline must provide financial protection under the Package Travel Regulations.

Other airlines will take you to a website operated by a holiday company with an ATOL if you want to book flights and accommodation. Check that you make a single payment to this company, and make sure you get an ATOL Confirmation Invoice confirming that you�re ATOL protected

[Buenchico]

As Mr V indicates, no flights booked directly with an airline are ever protected by ATOL.

However you have exactly the same statutory rights, with regard to things like delays and cancellations, whenever you fly from an EU airport, even if the airline is based outside of the EU. (You also have the same rights outside of the EU if the airline is based within the EU):
http://ec.europa.eu/transport/passengers/air/d oc/2008_apr_leaflet/apr_leaflet_en.pdf

Flight operators serving Mytilini International Airport are listed here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mytilene_Internat ional_Airport
It's unlikely that the 'seasonal' flights will be operating when you wish to travel, so you're basically restricted to using Aegean Airlines, Athens Airways or Olympic Airlines out of Athens. (If you book with BA you'll end up on one of those flights anyway).

Your options for travel to Athens are listed here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athens_Internatio nal_Airport
Since Aegean Airlines operate out of Stansted it might be worth checking their fares to Mytilini (via Athens):
http://www.aegeanair.com/

Olympic Airlines operate to Athens from Heathrow, Gatwick and Manchester, so their through fares to Mytilini might also be worth checking:
http://www.olympicairlines.com/

For budget flights to Athens (from Gatwick, luton or Manchester) try easyJet:
15:43 Fri 05th Jun 2009

[Buenchico]

Oops!
The link got cut off:
http://www.easyjet.com/en/book/index.asp

Chris

[magicaltimes]

Many thanks to you both