London to Oz for $20 (STA Travel)
Jul 5th 2009 | 1:40 pm
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Re: London to Oz for $20 (STA Travel)
There was a Qantas fatal air accident 16 July 1951 .... All seven people on a piston-engined Qantas operated plane in PNG.
But even with that... still pretty safe by comparison
Jul 5th 2009 | 7:20 pm
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Re: London to Oz for $20 (STA Travel)
Ok let me rephrase - we won't be going on Qantas as they are an accident waiting to happen. There is definately some shoddy maintenance work going on with their planes.
Jul 5th 2009 | 11:33 pm
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Re: London to Oz for $20 (STA Travel)
Ok, so it will cost GBP10 to get to Australia, but
a) I think it will cost them a great deal more to get home;
b) I don't think Immigration officers at the airport would be too impressed with someone arriving on a WHV and no return ticket, and;
c) I am sure that Qantas would be able to sustain that ticket cost for long, if it has been correctly reported.
a) I think it will cost them a great deal more to get home;
b) I don't think Immigration officers at the airport would be too impressed with someone arriving on a WHV and no return ticket, and;
c) I am sure that Qantas would be able to sustain that ticket cost for long, if it has been correctly reported.
Jul 29th 2009 | 10:50 pm
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Re: London to Oz for $20 (STA Travel)
This deal is getting closer...
http://www.statravelbuzz.co.uk/10-sta-pom-deal-on-tour/
Get to one of our selected promotional branches by 8am on Wednesday 5th August.
There will be eight special STA Travel branches around the country selling the £10 fares on the day.
There will be eight special STA Travel branches around the country selling the £10 fares on the day.
Jul 29th 2009 | 11:08 pm
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Re: London to Oz for $20 (STA Travel)
This deal is getting closer...
http://www.statravelbuzz.co.uk/10-sta-pom-deal-on-tour/
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http://www.statravelbuzz.co.uk/10-sta-pom-deal-on-tour/
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Aug 4th 2009 | 9:31 pm
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Re: London to Oz for $20 (STA Travel)
This deal is getting closer...
http://www.statravelbuzz.co.uk/10-sta-pom-deal-on-tour/
http://www.abcdiamond.com/australia/...sta-travel.jpg
http://www.statravelbuzz.co.uk/10-sta-pom-deal-on-tour/
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Lucky those who queued. Worth the 96 hour camp out in the street though ?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/ar...Australia.html
Aug 4th 2009 | 9:56 pm
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Re: London to Oz for $20 (STA Travel)
Qantas have had a crash - going off the runway in Bangkok for example.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qantas_Flight_1
They haven't had a fatality in the jet era, but have in earlier operations. The recent incident with a 2m hole opeining up in the plane at cruise was pretty serious!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qantas_Flight_1
They haven't had a fatality in the jet era, but have in earlier operations. The recent incident with a 2m hole opeining up in the plane at cruise was pretty serious!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perth_A..._runway_strike
May not have been a 'crash', but bumping and skidding down the runway is enough to keep me away
Incidentally, I met a pilot not long afterwards who explained to me that at the time Qantas had decided to economise with fuel and so they changed the angle of their approaches. Apparently it was one of the contributing factors with the Bangkok incident.
