Fight to England: A, hopefully, simple questions.
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Fight to England: A, hopefully, simple questions.
Hello group,
After 12 years in the USA I am moving back to England in January. I'm interested to know if there are any problems experienced returning on a one-way ticket? I'm not a flyer by any means, and have virtually no experience of international travel (my last flight was when I came here!) As a British Citizen from birth and British passport holder I know the simple answer to this question, but I was wonder what were practical experiences anyone has had doing this? Also, can any frequent commuters recommend an airline?
Many thanks in advance.
After 12 years in the USA I am moving back to England in January. I'm interested to know if there are any problems experienced returning on a one-way ticket? I'm not a flyer by any means, and have virtually no experience of international travel (my last flight was when I came here!) As a British Citizen from birth and British passport holder I know the simple answer to this question, but I was wonder what were practical experiences anyone has had doing this? Also, can any frequent commuters recommend an airline?
Many thanks in advance.
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Re: Fight to England: A, hopefully, simple questions.
The main problem is the expense! Airlines load a single ticket up with a stupid price
Buy a return and pick a return date at least 3 months away to get the cheapest fare
Sounds totally stupid but works!
If your flying from LAX, American/BA or Virgin are all much of a much, if you can get a deal on Air NZ they are my recommendation
As a British passport holder, you can enter on one way ticket if that's what you get
Buy a return and pick a return date at least 3 months away to get the cheapest fare
Sounds totally stupid but works!
If your flying from LAX, American/BA or Virgin are all much of a much, if you can get a deal on Air NZ they are my recommendation
As a British passport holder, you can enter on one way ticket if that's what you get
Last edited by dj6372; Oct 29th 2015 at 5:48 pm.
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Re: Fight to England: A, hopefully, simple questions.
You are a British citizen so you can enter on a one way ticket.
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The main problem is the expense! Airlines load a single ticket up with a stupid price
Buy a return and pick a return date at least 3 months away to get the cheapest fare
Sounds totally stupid but works!
If your flying from LAX, American/BA or Virgin are all much of a much, if you can get a deal on Air NZ they are my recommendation
As a British passport holder, you can enter on one way ticket if that's what you get
Buy a return and pick a return date at least 3 months away to get the cheapest fare
Sounds totally stupid but works!
If your flying from LAX, American/BA or Virgin are all much of a much, if you can get a deal on Air NZ they are my recommendation
As a British passport holder, you can enter on one way ticket if that's what you get
If it were me I would pick a return mid Feb (after Valentines day) on a Wednesday = usually cheapest day to fly. You can see this process play out if you go to one of the major airlines like BA and look at the grid of return dates. You may only save a 100 pounds but better in your pocket ....
One last thing. If you are an LAX departure try Las Vegas and even San Francisco as potential departure airports as they may be cheaper.
Last edited by vikingsail; Oct 29th 2015 at 6:35 pm.
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Providing your British passport is valid then you just need to get on the plane. If you've naturalised as a US citizen then you'll also need a US passport to exit the United States. This is a US legal requirement.
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Thanks. But that is one of the things I don't quite understand: so I use my US passport to leave the US, but present my UK passport when I enter the UK? Because if I use my US passport for the whole trip how will the UK know I have right of abode? Isn't that going to cause a confusion? Like I say, I'm not a frequent traveller.
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Thanks. But that is one of the things I don't quite understand: so I use my US passport to leave the US, but present my UK passport when I enter the UK? Because if I use my US passport for the whole trip how will the UK know I have right of abode? Isn't that going to cause a confusion? Like I say, I'm not a frequent traveller.
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Thanks. But that is one of the things I don't quite understand: so I use my US passport to leave the US, but present my UK passport when I enter the UK? Because if I use my US passport for the whole trip how will the UK know I have right of abode? Isn't that going to cause a confusion? Like I say, I'm not a frequent traveller.
BTW don't forget to do your US tax return each year.
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Re: Fight to England: A, hopefully, simple questions.
Thanks. But that is one of the things I don't quite understand: so I use my US passport to leave the US, but present my UK passport when I enter the UK? Because if I use my US passport for the whole trip how will the UK know I have right of abode? Isn't that going to cause a confusion? Like I say, I'm not a frequent traveller.
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The cheapest price is around $749 on Scandinavia Airlines during Nov through May.
This is from LAX to Copenhagen. Then $29? to the UK.
This would be my choice.
Cheers
This is from LAX to Copenhagen. Then $29? to the UK.
This would be my choice.
Cheers
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https://matrix.itasoftware.com/ or Skyscanner - Compare Cheap Flights, Hotels & Car Hire are good for finding flight prices.
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Re: Fight to England: A, hopefully, simple questions.
Great answers and thanks to all the above