fitz

hi there,my family and i are moving from scotland to perth in dec this year,i've just been checking flight prices from airline companys and they seem very high,we visited perth in 2003 and cost of a return ticket was about £650.00,qantas,singapore,and emirate airlines are all listing prices at over £1,300.00 for one way[economy class}seems a bit much?
also could anyone tell me how much excess baggage airline companys allow.
thanks.martin.

rubbeldiekatz

apparently gulf air are pretty cheap but bthe thing is that one way tickets are always very expensive compared to return tickets....as for the luggage, expect around 20 kilos.....depends on the airline though but qantas is 20 kilos in economy and 30 in business class

walla

We paid 1600 English squids for 2 adults, a 16 year old and a 13 year old last September with a stop over in Singapore....

I thought that was cheap...

fitz

hi thanks for replying to my thread,your quote is quite reasonable,but i was giving examples of prices per person,so for my wife and i and our four year old daughter we would be looking at roughly three grand.

pako

we have booked one way...landing in Melbourne on 2nd Dec 2005..was £535 one way each incl taxes. But only 20k of luggage each..i.e. one suitcase..

We fly with Cathay Pacific and booked on Travelbag.co.uk

Good luck with your plans!

gajjitt

I just went to Singapore Airlines website and got £374.20 for an adult to Perth via Singapore on April 16 this year. This is who we intend to use, two adults and an infant.

Total
GBP 374.20

Adult ticket GBP 310.00 (310.00 x 1)
Child ticket GBP 0.00
Adult taxes/Surcharges GBP 64.20 (64.20 x 1)
Child taxes/Surcharges GBP 0.00

Each passenger will receive 9193 KrisFlyer credited flight miles.

The fare quoted above is only valid for bookings made on www.singaporeair.com. Please note that taxes, surcharges and fees for some airports are collected during check-in or prior to departure by local authorities.

Your Itinerary
Date From To Carrier Flight

16 Apr, Sat London(LHR)
12:00 Singapore(SIN)
07:45 (Arrive 17 Apr)
Singapore Airlines
SQ317
Economy Class
Non-Stop

17 Apr, Sun Singapore(SIN)
09:35 Perth(PER)
14:35
Singapore Airlines
SQ223
Economy Class
Non-Stop





Fare Conditions


MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM STAY:
MINIMUM STAY: 00 DAY(S)
MAXIMUM STAY: 12 MONTH(S)

TRAVEL DATES:
FOR TRAVEL MADE ON/BETWEEN 28 Mar 2005 AND 30 Jun 2005

APPLICABLE FLIGHT NO:
OUTBOUND: SQ0-999
INBOUND: NO RESTRICTION

CANCELLATION CHARGES/REFUNDS:
ONCE TRAVEL COMMENCED, REFUNDS ARE NOT PERMITTED
A CANCELLATION FEE OF GBP 200 APPLIES PRIOR TO DEPARTURE

ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS:
ACCRUAL OF FREQUENT FLYER POINTS/MILEAGE PERMITTED
THIS FARE IS NOT COMMISSIONABLE TO TRAVEL AGENTS
STOPOVERS PERMITTED WITH INTERNET FARES
A CANCELLATION FEE OF GBP 200 APPLIES PRIOR TO DEPARTURE

MIN. NO. OF PASSENGERS:
No Restriction

binbird

Doubtless you know this already but December is not a cheap time to fly, i.e. lots of people 'toing and froing' for Christmas bumps the prices up.

Good luck with trying to find cheaper tickets.

Binbird

gajjitt

aaah December - now that's a different story altogether.

wongstonn

we got two adults and a child from London to Melbourne one-way for GBP 1000 including tax flying Cathay Pacific with stopover in HK.

Check out http://www.sagitta-tvl.com/flights/showfare.php?id=211

A lot of people also try the special offers section of
http://www.leestravel.co.uk

chr1sarter

Martin,
There is a cut off point in December when the airfares go through the roof. They know plenty of family's visit each other of the Xmas period, so they try and rip them off as much as they can. If you go before the 10th of December they are alot cheaper, but still not as cheap as the majority of the year..

Dave, Tracy & Emily

We have booked a one way flight with B/A vie America for 2 x adults and 1 x infant. because we are going vie America we get 32k. per aduly. Cost in total is 1150 pounds. We are due to fly 28 June 05.

walla

well divide it by 4 and that's £400 per person, teenagers pay same price as adults......

if you're flying Quantas or BA they tend to be more expensive......

threlly

Hi,
we got 2 adult one way tickets with cathay pacific for £586 (£293 each) with a 4 day stopover in hong kong. flying from manchester to cairns
booked with austravel in manchester
good luck

aussiesoon

Hi! try looking on airline-network.co.uk. We've always found them to be the cheapest. They have a help number as well, although it is more expensive to phone book.

IRONS

If you contact the airline direct once you've booked your flight, tell them that you are migrating and you should get a 40k baggage allowance for each person.

Dawn