Need to get back to UK in a hurry
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Need to get back to UK in a hurry
Hi All,
The tenant who leased our house in the UK has destroyed the property and been arrested on drug trafficking charges.
The insurance won't cough for it (malicious damage excluded), builders quotes around 35k. I'll have to go back sharpish, assemble a team of mates and fix it myself (still reckon 10k in materials though).
Anyway - the flights. Need to be cheap cheap cheap - I'm looking at statravel.com.au, flightcentre.com.au and lastminute.com.au. Anyone got any more suggestions to check before I book?
Cheers,
Alex
The tenant who leased our house in the UK has destroyed the property and been arrested on drug trafficking charges.
The insurance won't cough for it (malicious damage excluded), builders quotes around 35k. I'll have to go back sharpish, assemble a team of mates and fix it myself (still reckon 10k in materials though).
Anyway - the flights. Need to be cheap cheap cheap - I'm looking at statravel.com.au, flightcentre.com.au and lastminute.com.au. Anyone got any more suggestions to check before I book?
Cheers,
Alex
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Re: Need to get back to UK in a hurry
Originally Posted by 4lex
Hi All,
The tenant who leased our house in the UK has destroyed the property and been arrested on drug trafficking charges.
The insurance won't cough for it (malicious damage excluded), builders quotes around 35k. I'll have to go back sharpish, assemble a team of mates and fix it myself (still reckon 10k in materials though).
Anyway - the flights. Need to be cheap cheap cheap - I'm looking at statravel.com.au, flightcentre.com.au and lastminute.com.au. Anyone got any more suggestions to check before I book?
Cheers,
Alex
The tenant who leased our house in the UK has destroyed the property and been arrested on drug trafficking charges.
The insurance won't cough for it (malicious damage excluded), builders quotes around 35k. I'll have to go back sharpish, assemble a team of mates and fix it myself (still reckon 10k in materials though).
Anyway - the flights. Need to be cheap cheap cheap - I'm looking at statravel.com.au, flightcentre.com.au and lastminute.com.au. Anyone got any more suggestions to check before I book?
Cheers,
Alex
I can't help you with the property (some people should be just shot and forgotten i say), but i'm currently looking for cheap flights back to the UK. if i find anything special i'll give you a shout.
So far the cheapest i've seen was $979 (i think, certainly less than a grand anyway) the only problem was you had to fly from darwin!!
good luck!
Leigh
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Re: Need to get back to UK in a hurry
Expedia.com they usually have the cheapest flights. Good luck in looking.
Carole
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Re: Need to get back to UK in a hurry
Originally Posted by 4lex
Hi All,
The tenant who leased our house in the UK has destroyed the property and been arrested on drug trafficking charges.
The insurance won't cough for it (malicious damage excluded), builders quotes around 35k. I'll have to go back sharpish, assemble a team of mates and fix it myself (still reckon 10k in materials though).
Anyway - the flights. Need to be cheap cheap cheap - I'm looking at statravel.com.au, flightcentre.com.au and lastminute.com.au. Anyone got any more suggestions to check before I book?
Cheers,
Alex
The tenant who leased our house in the UK has destroyed the property and been arrested on drug trafficking charges.
The insurance won't cough for it (malicious damage excluded), builders quotes around 35k. I'll have to go back sharpish, assemble a team of mates and fix it myself (still reckon 10k in materials though).
Anyway - the flights. Need to be cheap cheap cheap - I'm looking at statravel.com.au, flightcentre.com.au and lastminute.com.au. Anyone got any more suggestions to check before I book?
Cheers,
Alex
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Re: Need to get back to UK in a hurry
Originally Posted by 4lex
Hi All,
The tenant who leased our house in the UK has destroyed the property and been arrested on drug trafficking charges.
The insurance won't cough for it (malicious damage excluded), builders quotes around 35k. I'll have to go back sharpish, assemble a team of mates and fix it myself (still reckon 10k in materials though).
The tenant who leased our house in the UK has destroyed the property and been arrested on drug trafficking charges.
The insurance won't cough for it (malicious damage excluded), builders quotes around 35k. I'll have to go back sharpish, assemble a team of mates and fix it myself (still reckon 10k in materials though).
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Re: Need to get back to UK in a hurry
I just booked our flights with:
www.bestflights.com.au
Sorry to hear about your tenancy troubles.
PL
www.bestflights.com.au
Sorry to hear about your tenancy troubles.
PL
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Re: Need to get back to UK in a hurry
Thanks all. Flying SYD to anywhere in England.
Scutter, 979 sounds like a steal. Where did you find that?
Scutter, 979 sounds like a steal. Where did you find that?
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Re: Need to get back to UK in a hurry
Woops link not working
Last edited by jad n rich; Feb 21st 2006 at 1:34 am.
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Re: Need to get back to UK in a hurry
Originally Posted by 4lex
Thanks all. Flying SYD to anywhere in England.
Scutter, 979 sounds like a steal. Where did you find that?
Scutter, 979 sounds like a steal. Where did you find that?
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Re: Need to get back to UK in a hurry
www.bestflights.com.au just showed up 138 airfares ONE WAY from syd to Uk from 879 but thats not including taxes, did try to include link but think it was just a bit too long
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Re: Need to get back to UK in a hurry
[QUOTE=jad n rich]
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Fares do not include taxes usually around $350 / $400 for return aus to UK so these fares are ONE WAY so half that.
Link no good there mate, could you have another go? Maybe tinyurl.com would be good?
Originally Posted by 4lex
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Fares do not include taxes usually around $350 / $400 for return aus to UK so these fares are ONE WAY so half that.
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Re: Need to get back to UK in a hurry
[QUOTE=4lex]
Link no good there mate, could you have another go? Maybe tinyurl.com would be good?
Beat me to it. Thanks
Originally Posted by jad n rich
Link no good there mate, could you have another go? Maybe tinyurl.com would be good?
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Re: Need to get back to UK in a hurry
Originally Posted by scutterUK
let me see if i can find it again...
try this
http://www.bestflights.com.au/cgi-bi...indetails=7386
#14
Re: Need to get back to UK in a hurry
Another one you can use is www.kelkoo.co.uk as this will check all the flights and you can book the flights from their web sites. Done this a few times and it is often cheaper than booking from Aus
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Re: Need to get back to UK in a hurry
Thanks again all, for the links and the well wishes I see in my profile page (how did those get there?).
Flights I've found suitable include Gulf, Singapore, Malaysian, Cathay. I'm leaning toward Singapore at about 1750 all up, as I always remember them being excellent when I used to do the LHR-SIN leg many times per year - anyone flown them recently?
I see they still rate up at the top on airlinequality.com, but so do 2 of the other 3. I'll need reasonable comfort if I'm to get straight to work when I arrive, so I'm counting out Thai and Royal Brunei which were both really cramped last time I flew.
Also, I'm finding it tricky to find the exact times of the stopovers for these flights, they're all about the same overall, but less time in the air may tip the balance - I'm thinking HKG is probably an extra hour over SIN/KUL?
Cheers,
Alex
Flights I've found suitable include Gulf, Singapore, Malaysian, Cathay. I'm leaning toward Singapore at about 1750 all up, as I always remember them being excellent when I used to do the LHR-SIN leg many times per year - anyone flown them recently?
I see they still rate up at the top on airlinequality.com, but so do 2 of the other 3. I'll need reasonable comfort if I'm to get straight to work when I arrive, so I'm counting out Thai and Royal Brunei which were both really cramped last time I flew.
Also, I'm finding it tricky to find the exact times of the stopovers for these flights, they're all about the same overall, but less time in the air may tip the balance - I'm thinking HKG is probably an extra hour over SIN/KUL?
Cheers,
Alex