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Okay so I have checked out Zoom and Air Transat and Air Canada - who else would fly us back to the UK for not much cash?!

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Dunno, but when you find out, pleeeeeze let me know! :D

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I need to win a "free flights back to the UK in July" contest...anyone know of one!!

I cannot believe how expensive it is! How will I ever have enough money to eat all the M&S/Waitrose food I need if the flights cost so much?!

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I'm squinting at your little piccie....you know, your avatar thingy. Looks like the old pier at Brighton..is it?

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It sure is..well spotted! How did you recognise that so well?!

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Apart from having eyes like a sh** house rat.......my daughter lives there, and we were over there just a couple of weeks ago. I love it down there.....wish I could afford to live there. :)

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I love it there as well. If I moved back to the UK I would want to go there. Tis expensive though, so perhaps I will live in a tent on the beach!

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You will be struggling to get a good deal in July. Early July is better than mid to late July, but still around $900 return.

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I know! We wanted to go back to finish bits off at our UK house once the tenants move out and now it is looking like my OH will go whilst I stay here with the kids...not amused about this, nor looking forward to being in the house on my own EEEEEEEK!

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Try Fly Globespan, although i don't think they're very popular on here at the moment.
We looked at July but it was too expensive (theres 5 of us) going early June now and quite a bit cheaper. I know that doesn't help if you have a special event to go to in July, but if you haven't then it's always worth looking at other dates.
hth


http://www.flyglobespan.ca/index.asp

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Thank you! :)

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The timing is bad flights come down a lot after August. Around $500 Sept/Oct.

I went back on my own for 3 months (Jan-March) last year to sell a house. It had been on the market for 2 1/2 years with 4 agents and none of them payed it any attention, because we were out of the country. It was walk in condition all new everything and in a good location. I sold it on my own and had the money in the bank within 8 weeks. This did not make up for the 3 months I lost with my 5 year old, back in Nova Scotia. I hated every minute! :(

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Do they fly from Halifax? :confused:

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We are going in July as kid's friends will be off school at that time. :eek:

The cheapest I could find is Zoom, if you use the discount code, but it's still costing us Ca$2207 for the two of us from Calgary! :eek:

(edit: we forked out the little extra to select/reserve seats......)

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oooh what is the discount code??? Then I can try and see it that helps at all!

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Iglucanada.com has a sale on at the mo check them out

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Flying direct from Halifax to the UK are:

Zoom Airlines
Canadian Affair
Air Canada

Zoom Airlines is the only airline to fly direct from Nova Scotia to Scotland.
:)

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you could look at Continental from Halifax - they fly via New York but you clear USA customs at Halifax airport. They fly to Gatwick as well as Heathrow. Condor will also be flying in July from Halifax. Again, not a direct flight - you go via Frankfurt - but usually cheaper.
Icelandair also fly from Halifax to London via Iceland. Again, depending on when you travel, cheaper fares.

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Canadian Affair are suppoed to be offering cheap flights to the UK but i don't know much about them i'm afraid

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It's issued by Muchmore magazine and the code is MM2007ZA, to be booked by the end of April. You get 20% off!!

I looked at them, and it didn't appear that you could book form Canada to the UK.

Zoom were cheaper than Canadian Affair from Calgary (just --- and using the ZOOM discount) .... obviously I am not informed about NS.....

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Sorry I don't have the code for Zoom to hand, but if you bring up Muchmor Magazine, they have the quote inside their mag (I believe it is 20%) but I believe you have to book by the end of April,

Hope this helps.

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sorry, my reply crossed with above!!

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Thank you everyone!

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And the above is relevant because.....? :sneaky:

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No, they don't.

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The sites that I generally try when looking for flights are

www.flyzoom.com
www.iglucanada.com
www.airtransat.com
www.thomascook.com
www.canadianaffair.com
www.opodo.com

Some of these are the same plane but the price will often, but not always, vary from site to site. It is worth checking them all a couple of times a week for 2 or 3 weeks to see if the price trend is up or down then book when you think you have a good price.

Not an exact science I admit, but it has worked well for me in the past.

Incidentally, I have tried to use discount codes on many occasions but have never managed to get one to work. Am I doing something wrong, or just unlucky?

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With Zoom you have to put the code in on the front page, before you even start searching for flights. It's a bit confusing. You don't get told the discount until the final pricing at the end.

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Thanks, I'll try that next time.

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Read the thread start at the top :rofl:

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Maybe you missed it, this is was what I was answering, Mrs Muesli :rofl:

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Yeah? by like 6 hours!! :sneaky:

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Forgive me for being an old cynic, but it did seem like a bit of self-promotion to me.:)

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....if it did,.... and what's wrong with that? :p

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Just didn't seem relevant to the thread, and was a little OTT...........but then I'm having a bit of a crappy day, so ignore me. :)

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icelandair.co.uk

try them but the do stop once, not sure on how cheap though?

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I've just got a return flight from toronto to heathrow (in May) for $700.

There's a 1 hour wait in Iceland on the way over and I'm taking 2 days layover on the way back.

The key seems to be getting the days where there are direct flights between Iceland your destinations.

eg
my flights are the 7th & 21st/23rd May = $700
flights on the 6th (via chicago) & 21st/23rd May = $2300

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Email from Zoom today offering £50 return off - if booked before April 15th

Double figures again today, blue skies and sunny on the North Shore of NS.............................and even 13C in Halifax.

Promocode is "springsavings2008"

No, I don't get commission.

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Blue skies and sunny in Halifax too! We are all in short sleeves, have been out to play by the water's edge at the Dingle and had ice creams! The dog even attempted to paddle with the ducks..................:rofl: Warmer here than Bristol, where we used to live and our families are.........we keep an eye on their weather too so we can point out the similarities :thumbsup::thumbsup: