sparkley23

Its the cheapest one way for me from London to Brisbane in September apparently. Anybody got any horror stories or good experiences to share? I've never even heard of them! Bad sign I think...?!

Grayling

Nothing wrong with them.

They are quite a big airline and have been around quite a long time.

Regular carrier between London and Bangkok.

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Sleeping Beauty

they are owned by one of the biggest consortium groups in the world, 'Evergreen'. used to work in the long haul travel industry for nearly 20 years, and eva air had a good reputation ( although i havent worked in the industry for 4 1/2 years now). what fare have you got?

Grayling

Look here:

http://www.evaair.com/html/b2c/english/

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TruBrit

eva air has been around since the early 1990's and are based in taiwan i believe and i know they have alliances with major carriers...i've not personally flown with them but a few friends of ours have and i've always heard good reports.

sparkley23

That sounds okay then. One way around 21 Sep being quoted £436 through Eva, with the next nearest being Korean at £451. That sound good?

Grayling

Korean!!! :scared:

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Sleeping Beauty

mm. not bad, have you got any other quotes yet, with say singapore/emirates/malaysian?

eva air are good, i would fly with them. are you going straight through with no stopover?

sparkley23

I've just suggested the possibility to my mum and she has hit the roof. Said if I want to die young that's up to me, I am old enough to make my own mind up!! Said all my luggage will probably go missing and an engine will fall off! Very reassuring!

Not that she had ever heard of them either!!

sparkley23

Emirates and Singapore about £550, Malaysian just under £500. Yup going straight through. So many I have looked at like Virgin Atlantic, Air NZ, Cathay and Emirates add another 10 hours or so to your trip waiting for connections which I'm keen to avoid if possible.

Grayling

Eva air are a well respected BIG airline.

You have probably never heard of them because the bulk of their flights are in the East and to the US (they are based in Taiwan), they are also a major cargo airline.

They have more (and newer) planes than many of the better known (in the UK) airlines.

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Wendy

Have you looked on www.asda-travel.co.uk they search for the cheapest flights.

sparkley23

Yup - thats where I got the Eva quote from

Well thats quite reassuring. Will do a bit more research on seat pitch etc.

Sleeping Beauty

whats your transit time at taiwan?

as grayling has said, eva air are really really okay. the safety record is one of the best in the world. ignore your mum

Nicky & Dave

Oh yep , they're the ones with the very varied main meal selection ... choose from crispy fried cat or dog cakes with rice.