Urgent flight to the UK
Apr 18th 2012, 4:23 am
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Urgent flight to the UK
Hello all, first post on here.
I need to get to the UK asap for personal reasons at the end of the month.
The cheapest return flight from Adelaide was with KLM at $2226, but being inquisitive I went on the BA site and made out that i still lived in the UK and requested the cost of a return flight from Manchester that came out at 1052GBP, about $1600.
Is this possible that I can book flights via the UK to save on the costs?
I hope the above made sense.
I need to get to the UK asap for personal reasons at the end of the month.
The cheapest return flight from Adelaide was with KLM at $2226, but being inquisitive I went on the BA site and made out that i still lived in the UK and requested the cost of a return flight from Manchester that came out at 1052GBP, about $1600.
Is this possible that I can book flights via the UK to save on the costs?
I hope the above made sense.
Apr 18th 2012, 4:40 am
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Re: Urgent flight to the UK
The above makes sense - but no its not possible.
What *may* be possible and *may* be slightly cheaper is a return flight to get out os Australia i.e. Adelaide - HKG or SIN and then a seperate return flight from HKG or SIN to UK.
Depending on exchange rates you may get this cheaper than a return from Australia - but it comes at the slight risk of delayed flights/missed connections etc etc - particularly if the airline you chose for the second half the journey is a different from the one you chose for the first half (meaning you'd have to collect luggage and re-check in in your transit stop).
Another possibility is 2 seperate one-way tickets. It usually isnt cheaper - but I have seen it work out a little cheaper on occassions - and it does gve you the ultimate flexibility.
What *may* be possible and *may* be slightly cheaper is a return flight to get out os Australia i.e. Adelaide - HKG or SIN and then a seperate return flight from HKG or SIN to UK.
Depending on exchange rates you may get this cheaper than a return from Australia - but it comes at the slight risk of delayed flights/missed connections etc etc - particularly if the airline you chose for the second half the journey is a different from the one you chose for the first half (meaning you'd have to collect luggage and re-check in in your transit stop).
Another possibility is 2 seperate one-way tickets. It usually isnt cheaper - but I have seen it work out a little cheaper on occassions - and it does gve you the ultimate flexibility.
Apr 18th 2012, 4:43 am
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Re: Urgent flight to the UK
Hello all, first post on here.
I need to get to the UK asap for personal reasons at the end of the month.
The cheapest return flight from Adelaide was with KLM at $2226, but being inquisitive I went on the BA site and made out that i still lived in the UK and requested the cost of a return flight from Manchester that came out at 1052GBP, about $1600.
Is this possible that I can book flights via the UK to save on the costs?
I hope the above made sense.
I need to get to the UK asap for personal reasons at the end of the month.
The cheapest return flight from Adelaide was with KLM at $2226, but being inquisitive I went on the BA site and made out that i still lived in the UK and requested the cost of a return flight from Manchester that came out at 1052GBP, about $1600.
Is this possible that I can book flights via the UK to save on the costs?
I hope the above made sense.
Yes its a con. No, the Australian government won't hammer the airlines for it.
Can be cheaper to get a flight from Oz to, say, Singapore, then another Singapore <> UK - although its more hassle and its not always cheaper.
Apr 18th 2012, 5:54 am
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Re: Urgent flight to the UK
KLM have special available ADL to MAN for $1953 on May 8th and heaps of return dates .
http://www.klm.com/travel/au_en/plan...rom=2012-05-08
We just paid full fare $2440 for June to Aberdeen , could have saved $700 if we could stay till 2nd week in August - not possible
Prices were there at 10am - by 2pm all seats all flights gone - gotta be quick (Perth)
http://www.klm.com/travel/au_en/plan...rom=2012-05-08
We just paid full fare $2440 for June to Aberdeen , could have saved $700 if we could stay till 2nd week in August - not possible
Prices were there at 10am - by 2pm all seats all flights gone - gotta be quick (Perth)
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Apr 18th 2012, 7:01 am
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Re: Urgent flight to the UK
I'd try and do a one way and either a one way back or a return back giving you the ability to visit again within a year. Could well still end up cheaper than Aus - UK - Aus.
Apr 18th 2012, 9:38 am
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Re: Urgent flight to the UK
Have you looked at Royal Brunei? I just booked return flights to the UK for later on this year for just over $1500 per person.
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Apr 18th 2012, 8:59 pm
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Re: Urgent flight to the UK
Does royal brunei not fly to Brisbane anymore? Was counting on saving on my flight back compared to these big airlines
Apr 18th 2012, 9:19 pm
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Apr 24th 2012, 2:30 am
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Re: Urgent flight to the UK
My In-laws are here in Perth visiting. They paid £850 return each (Heathrow - Singapore - Perth). I can't get it anywhere close. That was with Singapore Airlines.
