Best Airline to fly with back to the UK
Oct 5th 2012, 5:36 am
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Best Airline to fly with back to the UK
We are going back to the UK for a month next year (we've been back a few times), we normally fly with Qantas (for the FF points), but they are way more expensive than everybody else and the price isn't worth the FF points. We are going to be flying into Manchester and if anybody can tell me what airline they flew with and if it was good (well as good as it can be for such a long flight)
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Oct 5th 2012, 6:02 am
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Re: Best Airline to fly with back to the UK
Singapore. Lovely food, great service, great airport
Oct 5th 2012, 9:50 am
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Re: Best Airline to fly with back to the UK
Unfortunately, the Airbus only goes to Heathrow, not Manchester and Singapore don't go direct to Manchester anymore, they go via Munich (I think or Frankfurt). Emirates have some good prices at the moment too.
Oct 5th 2012, 9:56 am
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Emirates is the best for one-stop flights into UK regional cities
Oct 5th 2012, 10:32 am
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Re: Best Airline to fly with back to the UK
we have just arrived back in Aus from UK and flew Singapore.
They were fab- A380 London to Sing, then something different for the second bit.
Even in economy they have USD, power points and extra legroom...definitely better than most economy options.
They were fab- A380 London to Sing, then something different for the second bit.
Even in economy they have USD, power points and extra legroom...definitely better than most economy options.
Oct 5th 2012, 10:34 am
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I'd second Emirates also. Tend to be cheaper than the others, for the one-stop Dubai option. Depending on the specific flight, usually get an A380 on at least one of the legs.
Oct 5th 2012, 11:27 am
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Oct 5th 2012, 11:41 am
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Don't the A380 have less legroom than the 777?
Oct 5th 2012, 11:48 am
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Re: Best Airline to fly with back to the UK
Emirates, closely followed by Singapore Airlines.
Oct 5th 2012, 11:50 am
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Emirates use the A380 dubai-Manchester on one of they daily flights, i fly business or first class but like the boeing 777 best as less people on it.
have to agree about Singapore Airlines they are no good now,
having to stop at Munich is big no-no.
Oct 5th 2012, 11:58 am
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Re: Best Airline to fly with back to the UK
We are going back to the UK for a month next year (we've been back a few times), we normally fly with Qantas (for the FF points), but they are way more expensive than everybody else and the price isn't worth the FF points. We are going to be flying into Manchester and if anybody can tell me what airline they flew with and if it was good (well as good as it can be for such a long flight)
Tina
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Oct 5th 2012, 2:31 pm
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