Everyone knows that three flights are better than one...

Naturally, I've been thinking about flights recently, and I'm well versed in a number of flight comparison websites. Now, of course they're only really useful for long haul flights, where the options of different ways are quite dizzying. For internal flights, such as for my trip back to Belfast, I know perfectly well that the cheapest flight will probably be with Ryanair or Easyjet, and that BMI and flyBe are also worth looking at as an alternative. Still, it's good for a bit of enjoyment to see what the most ridiculous option they will offer will be...

So, if you were wanting to get to Belfast City from Bristol, had £1639 going spare and felt that just under an hour is much too short a time to spend getting somewhere, then you could:

• Fly with KLM to Amsterdam Schiphol
• Change to fly with CityJet to London City
• Then transfer to Heathrow to catch an Aer Lingus flight to Belfast City.

I really dislike Ryanair, but I feel this 8 hour 55 minute work of art is probably taking avoidance to the extreme. In the end, I've booked with Ryanair, and am now starting to feel a little cheap compared to the alternative...