I flew to Manchester Airport via SPAIN to pick up my new car and saved £250 on a train journey

A woman flew to Manchester Airport via Malaga to collect her new car because it was a cheaper than getting a train.

Mum-of-four Kristina Coulson, who lives in Cornwall, needed to travel around 250 miles to collect a car near Crewe. But she "could not believe how expensive" getting a train would cost - up to £200 per person just for the one-way journey.

After some research, the support worker found it was cheaper to fly from Newquay to Manchester Airport via Malaga with flights costing £54.

And so, on Sunday, January 19, gran Kristina, 43, and her husband Dan Coulson, 50, packed their bags and caught their flight to the south of Spain.

They spent the day there, then flew to Manchester Airport and spent the night in a hotel near the car, then drove home. They spent £54 each on flights and £45 for a hotel - a total cost of £153. It meant they potentially saved nearly £250 than if they had bought two train tickets.

Kristina, 43, from Lansallos, Cornwall, said: “A bit of good came from something bad - the car accident and having to sort out a car - as it sent me in the direction of sunshine on my way to pick up a new car.

"Everything was on time - it was just lovely and easy. On a flight you are guaranteed a seat - you don't have to stand up for hours on the train and it is quicker."

Kristina needed a new vehicle after a crash in her old car, when she was hit by a drunk driver on December 12 in Devon. Although she didn’t suffer any injuries from the crash, she explained said it has ‘made things difficult’.

Kristina said: “It caused a lot of aggravation that didn’t need to be caused. Luckily I was checked over and nothing was broken and I went home several hours later.

“Having been hit by a drunk driver I'm not in a position