BA or Emirates?
 

Hi,
We're returning to the UK - trying to figure out who to fly home with.
We flew out with Emirates..couldn't fault them..never flown with BA/Qantas.

BA are cheaper - but 4hrs more travel..plus an additional flight (we have a 3yo & 1yo)
However - BA leaves 15:30....Emirates leaves 22:30 (by which time we'd be on our way to London with BA).

Also - husband is a Qantas frequent flyer - might get 1 business class upgrade (which I'd use of course, lol).


So what do you reckon. Cheaper (but longer) journey with BA...or slightly more dearer (but with one less flight) with Emirates.

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Hi there

Emirates every time......I have never had a bad flight with them...pay the extra ;)


Sharon

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Emirates

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Emirates..no question!!

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Emirates....

Flew BA once and emirates twice...No problems with Emirates and were good with the kids.

Cheers

Ginny

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Emirates - superb

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We've always had great flights with Emirates - very clean, great service, good food - every bit worth the extra dosh. Would fly with them over BA or Qantas. BTW saw on the news that Australians have just voted Qantas as the worst international airline!

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Who are you getting your flights from? direct with the airline or through an agency?

Have you had a look at singapore airlines?

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emirates !

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Quotes I've checked so far are with the airline direct...are there cheaper agencies?
Re Singapore Airlines - means another flight I guess.
I think most folk are right with the Emirates suggestion - 1 stopover only is better with 2 kids in tow. I reckon the connecting flight at London would kill us after a 14hr flight from Singapore :(

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Emirates, without question. 22:30 is a great time to leave with kids, ours went to sleep. Plus why travel for 4 hrs longer and do an extra flight with kids as well. Altohugh I guess it depends on how much cheaper BA is!

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not ba

singapore or emerates are best with kids:thumbsup:
we went with s/pore and left lhw at 1015pm brill flight kids slept all the way to s/pore :thumbsup:
my kids are aged 3 and 18 months

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Malaysian are offering cheap flights to the UK at present from what I can see and offer the best legroom in economy together with only 1 change. Just an idea.

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Hi
I am looking around for flights to the UK as well, so just wondered where you were thinking of buying the flights from. I don't know of any cheap agencies, all the prices I have seen so far a all very similar. Sometimes direct with the airline seems just as cheap, strange, as I am sure that never used to be the case.

Where are you flying from?
The emirates flights from Brisbane are done in three legs.
Eg Brisbane - Singapore, Singapore - Dubai, Dubai - London.

Not sure if this is true of all of the Australia-UK routes.

All the best :)

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I just got a cheaper quote with http://www.bestflights.com.au

We're flying Perth-Dubai-Glasgow...most direct route for us. One way prices are shocking at the moment..was told they're not much less than for return flights. We're buy 4 seats - 2 adults..2 children...cheapest with Emirates is $6100 :(