jacktar Posted April 24, 2014 Author Share Posted April 24, 2014 (edited) I could't persuade my wife to fly Malaysian even if it was for free and 1st class. I myself would never fly Air France again after our South American expierence. I have been to Oz before: 1962 Fremantle; 1968 Sydney onboard a RN warship. I expect a lot has changed since then. :-) Edited April 24, 2014 by jacktar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quinkla Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Singapore Airlines economy seats on the 380 get bad reviews - too hard and cramped. Thai economy seats have more legroom and are more comfortable. There are other options available - e.g. China Southern, Asiana, Vietnam Airlines, Air China, Royal Brunei, Al Qataria, Air New Zraland that may also be worth looking at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith and Linda Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Google up 'seat guru' gives seat details on nearly every airline and their fleets, even tells you what movies are on over the next month or two. I use it prior to booking flights so I can at best pick the most desirable seats or at worst avoid the bad seats, in fact just did exactly that last night on booking virgin flights to Los Angeles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akiralx Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 I personally find Dubai airport just a bit too big and busy, although if I can stopover there and head to the raffles hotel for a cocktail, I'm a very happy girl:biggrin: Isn't Raffles in Singapore? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcworld Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Google up 'seat guru' gives seat details on nearly every airline and their fleets It also often has woefully out of date information which just confuses people. Particularly for non north American airlines. I fly on TG a lot and in 2009 I checked out Seatguru for cabin information on the 777-300. Seatguru's seat map did not match what TG showed, in fact it didn't match any aircraft currently in the TG fleet and hadn't done for at least 6 months. In another forum I participate in people would always come along and say..."But, Seatguru says...". So one day I emailed Seatguru a link to the correct seatmap. Thanks they said but after 6 months nothing changed. I emailed them again. Thanks they said. After about 2 years they finally updated the seatmap. I don't go near it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith and Linda Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 It also often has woefully out of date information which just confuses people. Particularly for non north American airlines. I fly on TG a lot and in 2009 I checked out Seatguru for cabin information on the 777-300. Seatguru's seat map did not match what TG showed, in fact it didn't match any aircraft currently in the TG fleet and hadn't done for at least 6 months. In another forum I participate in people would always come along and say..."But, Seatguru says...". So one day I emailed Seatguru a link to the correct seatmap. Thanks they said but after 6 months nothing changed. I emailed them again. Thanks they said. After about 2 years they finally updated the seatmap. I don't go near it now. Never had a problem with it myself, the problem was always trying to find out exactly what plane you would be on as there can be several configurations for the same plane, for example the Singapore A380 has to my knowledge two layouts with one of them having some 60 economy seats upstairs, but finding out which one you will be on is usually only found out as you are going through the booking process. But at least with some info from seat guru of possible layouts it gives you half a chance of not picking bad seats, and or checking on widths and pitch's the airlines offer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carold Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Emirates or Singapore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacktar Posted August 6, 2014 Author Share Posted August 6, 2014 We have chosen to go with Emirates: thanks for your input Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacktar Posted August 9, 2014 Author Share Posted August 9, 2014 We are flying into Brisbane and intend to drive the coast road to Sydney** What's the weather like end Oct/beg. Nov.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srh82 Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 Cathay PE v good! Comfortable seat, dedicated small cabin and food not bad. Route Preferable on safety grounds from Hong Kong to London. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacktar Posted August 9, 2014 Author Share Posted August 9, 2014 Cathay PE v good! Comfortable seat, dedicated small cabin and food not bad. Route Preferable on safety grounds from Hong Kong to London. We have already booked with Emirates: Duesseldorf-Dubai-Hong Kong-Brisbane-Singapore-Dubai-Duesseldorf. Three days in HKG and Singers: €2650 for 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quinkla Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 We are flying into Brisbane and intend to drive the coast road to Sydney** What's the weather like end Oct/beg. Nov.? It's actually not very coastal - mostly I think the road is in in a great big cutting with no scenery at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacktar Posted August 9, 2014 Author Share Posted August 9, 2014 It's actually not very coastal - mostly I think the road is in in a great big cutting with no scenery at all. Thanks for that. Always good to have input from those who know the area. [emoji106][emoji106] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srh82 Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 I wouldn't drive that route either. Drive North from Brisbane (Sunshine Coast, Rainbow Beach and Hervey Bay) Then fly to Sydney direct from Maroochydore, Sunshine Coast and drive down the NSW coast from Sydney once you have taken in the sights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacktar Posted August 9, 2014 Author Share Posted August 9, 2014 (edited) I wouldn't drive that route either. Drive North from Brisbane (Sunshine Coast, Rainbow Beach and Hervey Bay) Then fly to Sydney direct from Maroochydore, Sunshine Coast and drive down the NSW coast from Sydney once you have taken in the sights. Sounds good, will check it out. We have friends in Sydney and near Adelaide we need to visit: won't be back down under again in this lifetime. [emoji2] What are the air fares like when flying internally? Edited August 9, 2014 by jacktar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srh82 Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 (edited) Cheap if bought well in advance. :-) Brisbane to Sydney:100 to 150 $ single incl. taxes but you will be able to get cheaper potentially. 4 airlines to choose from! Edited August 9, 2014 by srh82 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacktar Posted August 9, 2014 Author Share Posted August 9, 2014 Cheap if bought well in advance. :-) Like many things in life. We can rent a car via the ADAC - German motoring org. - for the duration of our stay - 4 weeks' for €560 but we need to return it to the place of hire. Anyway will check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quinkla Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 Internal airfares can be pretty reasonable when booking in advance and flying off peak. Look at Tiger Air and JetStar for the cheapest fares. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacktar Posted August 9, 2014 Author Share Posted August 9, 2014 Internal airfares can be pretty reasonable when booking in advance and flying off peak. Look at Tiger Air and JetStar for the cheapest fares. Will check them all beforehand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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