Xmas flights
Oct 1st 2006, 9:32 am
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Xmas flights
Hello can any one help me i am looking in to flights in December to go back to the uk.
Can you book them in the uk and are they cheaper.
Thank you
Ann Marie
Can you book them in the uk and are they cheaper.
Thank you
Ann Marie
Oct 1st 2006, 1:54 pm
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Re: Xmas flights
Originally Posted by Paul&Ann-Marie
Hello can any one help me i am looking in to flights in December to go back to the uk.
Can you book them in the uk and are they cheaper.
Thank you
Ann Marie
Can you book them in the uk and are they cheaper.
Thank you
Ann Marie
I'd search the web if I were you. There are quite a few companies that do good deals every now and then but off the top of my head, can't think of any of them
Hope you and yours are well.
Oct 1st 2006, 5:29 pm
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Re: Xmas flights
when we came back we booked through www.bestflights.com.au and they had some very good prices
Oct 1st 2006, 6:22 pm
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Re: Xmas flights
[QUOTE=Paul&Ann-Marie]Hello can any one help me i am looking in to flights in December to go back to the uk.
Can you book them in the uk and are they cheaper.
Thank you
You can book 1 way flights (and returns) from Oz to the UK via a well known UK travel agent for students :-) (you don't need to be a student).
Seems only Royal Brunei & Singapore Airlines offer this service.
You must have flown out of the UK on either Brunei or Singapore.
You'll need your Ticket No., Date of Departure + Flight No. from your original flight out of the UK.
Booking it this way rather than thru an Oz travel agent has saved me over £150 (Perth to Lhr with Singapore 1 way cost me £503 flying mid Nov.).
CB
Can you book them in the uk and are they cheaper.
Thank you
You can book 1 way flights (and returns) from Oz to the UK via a well known UK travel agent for students :-) (you don't need to be a student).
Seems only Royal Brunei & Singapore Airlines offer this service.
You must have flown out of the UK on either Brunei or Singapore.
You'll need your Ticket No., Date of Departure + Flight No. from your original flight out of the UK.
Booking it this way rather than thru an Oz travel agent has saved me over £150 (Perth to Lhr with Singapore 1 way cost me £503 flying mid Nov.).
CB
Oct 1st 2006, 7:14 pm
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Re: Xmas flights
[QUOTE=Country Boy]
hi, i phoned emirates with a similar question 7 they were fine.
good luck
Originally Posted by Paul&Ann-Marie
Hello can any one help me i am looking in to flights in December to go back to the uk.
Can you book them in the uk and are they cheaper.
Thank you
You can book 1 way flights (and returns) from Oz to the UK via a well known UK travel agent for students :-) (you don't need to be a student).
Seems only Royal Brunei & Singapore Airlines offer this service.
You must have flown out of the UK on either Brunei or Singapore.
You'll need your Ticket No., Date of Departure + Flight No. from your original flight out of the UK.
Booking it this way rather than thru an Oz travel agent has saved me over £150 (Perth to Lhr with Singapore 1 way cost me £503 flying mid Nov.).
CB
Can you book them in the uk and are they cheaper.
Thank you
You can book 1 way flights (and returns) from Oz to the UK via a well known UK travel agent for students :-) (you don't need to be a student).
Seems only Royal Brunei & Singapore Airlines offer this service.
You must have flown out of the UK on either Brunei or Singapore.
You'll need your Ticket No., Date of Departure + Flight No. from your original flight out of the UK.
Booking it this way rather than thru an Oz travel agent has saved me over £150 (Perth to Lhr with Singapore 1 way cost me £503 flying mid Nov.).
CB
good luck
Oct 1st 2006, 8:59 pm
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Re: Xmas flights
Originally Posted by Paul&Ann-Marie
Hello can any one help me i am looking in to flights in December to go back to the uk.
Can you book them in the uk and are they cheaper.
Thank you
Ann Marie
Can you book them in the uk and are they cheaper.
Thank you
Ann Marie
We booked recently, availability out was OK, getting back in january from UK was very tight, one of us has to fly out from frankfurt to get the date needed for work commitments. We searched everywhere, days of it, prices are expensive in december but watch the taxes, Qantas wanted around $600 a person, the asian airlines more like $400. Internet specials kept showing up no availability, so ended up pricing all the travel agents.
In the end Flight centre were the most keen to undercut prices, and very willing to spend ages searching fares and airlines for seats.
Oct 2nd 2006, 8:14 am
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Re: Xmas flights
Originally Posted by Paul&Ann-Marie
Hello can any one help me i am looking in to flights in December to go back to the uk.
Can you book them in the uk and are they cheaper.
Thank you
Ann Marie
Can you book them in the uk and are they cheaper.
Thank you
Ann Marie
Oct 2nd 2006, 8:16 am
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Re: Xmas flights
Originally Posted by jad n rich
In the end Flight centre were the most keen to undercut prices, and very willing to spend ages searching fares and airlines for seats.
Last edited by The Bloke; Oct 2nd 2006 at 8:18 am.
Oct 2nd 2006, 8:23 am
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Re: Xmas flights
[QUOTE=Country Boy]
Do you have the travel agents name ???
Originally Posted by Paul&Ann-Marie
Hello can any one help me i am looking in to flights in December to go back to the uk.
Can you book them in the uk and are they cheaper.
Thank you
You can book 1 way flights (and returns) from Oz to the UK via a well known UK travel agent for students :-) (you don't need to be a student).
Seems only Royal Brunei & Singapore Airlines offer this service.
You must have flown out of the UK on either Brunei or Singapore.
You'll need your Ticket No., Date of Departure + Flight No. from your original flight out of the UK.
Booking it this way rather than thru an Oz travel agent has saved me over £150 (Perth to Lhr with Singapore 1 way cost me £503 flying mid Nov.).
CB
Can you book them in the uk and are they cheaper.
Thank you
You can book 1 way flights (and returns) from Oz to the UK via a well known UK travel agent for students :-) (you don't need to be a student).
Seems only Royal Brunei & Singapore Airlines offer this service.
You must have flown out of the UK on either Brunei or Singapore.
You'll need your Ticket No., Date of Departure + Flight No. from your original flight out of the UK.
Booking it this way rather than thru an Oz travel agent has saved me over £150 (Perth to Lhr with Singapore 1 way cost me £503 flying mid Nov.).
CB
Oct 2nd 2006, 6:11 pm
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Re: Xmas flights
[QUOTE=tabby]
Do you have the travel agents name ???
Statravel
CB
Originally Posted by Country Boy
Do you have the travel agents name ???
CB
Oct 3rd 2006, 5:56 am
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Re: Xmas flights
I booked a couple of months ago to fly back on the 21st December and return 3rd January - best deal was around $2600 each including taxes!!!!!! I know the shock nearly killed me. We're flying with Emirates and actually booked directly with them as it was cheaper than booking via an agent. We could've got cheaper with BA & Qantas but you were looking at 30hrs travel time, and I vowed never to fly with BA again after a particularly bad journey when we first came out here. I was going to leave it until the last minute and see if the deals got better, but as we have to get home for a wedding I couldn't risk it. I kept an eye on the prices over a 2 week period and they got more expensive and the return flights had less choice. We were even willing to fly Christmas day but the flights weren't any cheaper. So Mr Mastercard took a bashing and my fingers are hurting from them being permanently crossed as I hope our Christmas bonus is enough to pay for them! 
Oct 3rd 2006, 7:38 am
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Re: Xmas flights
Originally Posted by welshgirl
I booked a couple of months ago to fly back on the 21st December and return 3rd January - best deal was around $2600 each including taxes!!!!!! I know the shock nearly killed me. We're flying with Emirates and actually booked directly with them as it was cheaper than booking via an agent. We could've got cheaper with BA & Qantas but you were looking at 30hrs travel time, and I vowed never to fly with BA again after a particularly bad journey when we first came out here. I was going to leave it until the last minute and see if the deals got better, but as we have to get home for a wedding I couldn't risk it. I kept an eye on the prices over a 2 week period and they got more expensive and the return flights had less choice. We were even willing to fly Christmas day but the flights weren't any cheaper. So Mr Mastercard took a bashing and my fingers are hurting from them being permanently crossed as I hope our Christmas bonus is enough to pay for them!
Oct 3rd 2006, 7:44 am
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Re: Xmas flights
Still a bit scary when we went back in May 2005 and only paid $1700 each. Just my luck that my only sister decides to get married on Dec 30th! 
Oct 3rd 2006, 7:48 am
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Re: Xmas flights
Originally Posted by welshgirl
Still a bit scary when we went back in May 2005 and only paid $1700 each. Just my luck that my only sister decides to get married on Dec 30th!
BTW xmas weddings are great. Attended one last year. Not good for the digestion system though..
Oct 3rd 2006, 9:43 am
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Re: Xmas flights
Originally Posted by Paul&Ann-Marie
Hello can any one help me i am looking in to flights in December to go back to the uk.
Can you book them in the uk and are they cheaper.
Thank you
Ann Marie
Can you book them in the uk and are they cheaper.
Thank you
Ann Marie