admon

Apparently not.
I've just tried to change my flight from the UK back to dxb from the 28th to 29th and flights are full until the 10th December!

shakh your bootie

You're on a posting frenzy tonight.....

What's the next topic you got up that sleeve?

admon

bored and abroad.

And its so cold I'm trying to keep my fingers warm

Fairydust

Where you flying back from just checked flights back on 28/29 as I'm coming back then too and availabilitiy from most uk bases??

admon

Sorry 30th, on the day flight from BHX. Its full. They are saying all the flights are full but they are still quoting availability on a lot of flights for new bookings.

Typical airline overbooking.

W10

By the way. With the exchange rate, you'd be mental not to book flexible tickets from London to Dubai and back.

I just did and got it for 370 quid. So thats about dh2,000....

MrsHaps

i looked about 4 weeks ago, booking my flight dxb to newcastle it was £630 i looked this week £801!!! WTF.....

Im not loving it!

arabicsteve

There was a flight from Newcastle to Dubai return for £334.00 flying out yesterday. That was booking it in Newcastle and not Dubai mind you

Blue Cat

always cheaper from the UK for some bizarre reason

arabicsteve

I didn't realise. I've just checked today and you can get a direct flight from Newcastle to Dubai return for £400.00. Dubai to Newcastel return is £800.00!! Someone is milking it!

Blue Cat

it's better known as Tax in these parts

arabicsteve

Oh - and he's me thinking the UAE was a tax haven!!

Blue Cat

tax free I think you mean

arabicsteve

Yep - that's what I meant!!

admon

Most of the middle eastern airlines charge extortionate return rates from their home market as they know it is a captive one, the clever opportunists that can, always book the return starting from europe/anywhereelsebutthemiddleeast