Flights to the UK from Brisbane!!
#17
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Re: Flights to the UK from Brisbane!!
If your daughters 17 and full time student she might get a student fare, still OTT bloody aussie prices but they save around $200.
There is one aussie agent that promotes the fares I think it is STA ?? the rest of them should do the discount if you ask.
There is one aussie agent that promotes the fares I think it is STA ?? the rest of them should do the discount if you ask.
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Re: Flights to the UK from Brisbane!!
Thanks for all the tips, have already got the price a little cheaper with Sta travel, not much but better in my pocket than theirs!! Want her to get their safely and without hassle as it's her first trip so will have to pay through the nose unfortunatley!! Thanks again
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Re: Flights to the UK from Brisbane!!
STA actually usually give their student price to everyone when price beating – it’s how they undercut flight centre, drives flight centre mad. STA just give you the student fare and tell the airline they’ve seen your student card.
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Re: Flights to the UK from Brisbane!!
try zuji.com.au they have sale on until the 31st may. I have got a few good deals with them.. need to be at the right time though.
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Re: Flights to the UK from Brisbane!!
Hi all
I just booked for my wife and two children, one of those now 13, so two adult tickets and a child for just over $7000! far out!! so decided to check the price of the same flights but going the other way on UK version of the website, this was a mistake!! the flights ended up being 1300UK pounds less when flying from London to Brisbaneon exactly the same flights!! I appreciate the exchange rate has changed considerably but even at the old rate of 2.4 its still heaps cheaper to fly the other way.
I hate being ripped off. Why is this ?????
I just booked for my wife and two children, one of those now 13, so two adult tickets and a child for just over $7000! far out!! so decided to check the price of the same flights but going the other way on UK version of the website, this was a mistake!! the flights ended up being 1300UK pounds less when flying from London to Brisbaneon exactly the same flights!! I appreciate the exchange rate has changed considerably but even at the old rate of 2.4 its still heaps cheaper to fly the other way.
I hate being ripped off. Why is this ?????
#22
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Re: Flights to the UK from Brisbane!!
Another one to look at is ucango travel, I booked with them in March to fly to Heathrow return in June (17 days and counting) 1 Adult and 2 Children flying with Royal Brunei $4750. Considering I am travelling in the school holiday period I was surprised at the price and purchased the tickets there and then.
Before anyway says anything about being a booze frere airline, I rarely drink, so it is no hardship for me to be on a booze free flight.
Worth a look at anyway.
Before anyway says anything about being a booze frere airline, I rarely drink, so it is no hardship for me to be on a booze free flight.
Worth a look at anyway.
#23
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Re: Flights to the UK from Brisbane!!
My sister-in-law (who now works for Qantas) told me yesterday she can get a business class return SYD-LHR for $580!!!! She can also get a business class return for my wife for $1500. Unfortunately thats where the family benefits end and I cant get any quality fares...
...Now - how do *I* find a job at Qantas? I like the sound of those fares!!!
...Now - how do *I* find a job at Qantas? I like the sound of those fares!!!
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Re: Flights to the UK from Brisbane!!
My sister-in-law (who now works for Qantas) told me yesterday she can get a business class return SYD-LHR for $580!!!! She can also get a business class return for my wife for $1500. Unfortunately thats where the family benefits end and I cant get any quality fares...
...Now - how do *I* find a job at Qantas? I like the sound of those fares!!!
...Now - how do *I* find a job at Qantas? I like the sound of those fares!!!