Quinkla Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Really? What dates did you see those for? Can't see anything that cheap myself :-/ Some members seem to always find lower prices than I can. I seem to recall one member who is going to feed her family for $5.25 per head per day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vickyplum Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 What do you mean by that Quoll? I have the return leg of my flight that I'm not going to be able to use (need to use by July this year which isn't going to happen unfortunately). Presumably Quoll means that it sometimes can be helpful to have a return flight already paid for, if one had to return to the UK unexpectedly / or plan to return for a set reason. I've got a return for January 2016, which I intend to move to some time in May, so I can come back for a family occasion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quoll Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 If you have a return they will generally let you change it for a small fee within the year but if you explain that your personal circumstances have changed and you are no longer able to use the return portion, let them know before departure date and they may refund the tax portion of the ticket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jac2011 Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 I emailed Flight Centre 3 times to ask for information or quotes etc... Each time they ignored me. I then sent an email asking why they didnt respond and were full of apologies offering to ensure they got back to me in the future and that there had been a mix up with my emails... So they gave me a contact to email and after 2 emails they stopped responding.... Needless to say I didn't book with Flight Centre! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aconcannon Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 (edited) We're flying with Etihad to Abu Dhabi & Kuala Lumper, with long stopovers for holidays in both cities, for £469 & then we're flying on to Sydney with Air Asia in a business class flat bed From Kuala Lumpur for £300 each. Can definitely work out cheaper sometimes if you use different airlines for different legs of the journey! I'd definitely use Skyscanner as your first point of call for researching the best prices, and of course selecting the 'whole month' instead of 'specific dates' you can work out the cheapest day to fly. Happy hunting Edited May 13, 2015 by aconcannon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elzawelza Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 We're flying with Etihad also but via abu dhabi then straight into melbourne mid august and it worked out at around £490 per person one way xx Edit: we also booked directly with the airline but used Skyscanner to give us an idea of prices xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewajp002 Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Best flight I have managed is via IOM, they have found me a flight with Qantas via Dubai, 1hr 40 mins layover for £670 with 40kg baggage. That is 27th July though can cannot find anything reasonable. I would pay more as I want a stop over in Singapore, however the pricing info on their site is hard to understand as I think I will need more than 20kg of baggage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Roberto Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 sorry, not had time to read through the thread, so this might have been said before. You can often get a good deal by going direct with the airline. We did this with Singapore Airlines, and others seem to have done the same on Emirates, Etihad etc - ours was slightly cheaper, plus we could work in a short stopover for 17 hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trevnod Posted May 20, 2015 Author Share Posted May 20, 2015 I looked and it doesn't look initially like they can beat sky scanner but I'm keeping my beady eyes on them ? Hi, Have you tried STA Travel? I got my MAN - SYD one way flight off their and they've been fab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trevnod Posted May 20, 2015 Author Share Posted May 20, 2015 So far I'm getting a single from Edinburgh to Perth with 2 stops (no long stop overs) for about £470 odd so not bad so far. Tried IMO but they change way way more although the extra baggage is useful. Cheers guys for all the advise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trevnod Posted May 20, 2015 Author Share Posted May 20, 2015 Brilliant, will be keeping my eyes on the airlines directly also. Apparently about 3 months before you leave is best to book..... We're flying with Etihad also but via abu dhabi then straight into melbourne mid august and it worked out at around £490 per person one way xx Edit: we also booked directly with the airline but used Skyscanner to give us an idea of prices xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trevnod Posted May 20, 2015 Author Share Posted May 20, 2015 Defo agreed. Will be looking at that also ?? We're flying with Etihad to Abu Dhabi & Kuala Lumper, with long stopovers for holidays in both cities, for £469 & then we're flying on to Sydney with Air Asia in a business class flat bed From Kuala Lumpur for £300 each. Can definitely work out cheaper sometimes if you use different airlines for different legs of the journey!I'd definitely use Skyscanner as your first point of call for researching the best prices, and of course selecting the 'whole month' instead of 'specific dates' you can work out the cheapest day to fly. Happy hunting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest51810 Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 So far I'm getting a single from Edinburgh to Perth with 2 stops (no long stop overs) for about £470 odd so not bad so far. Tried IMO but they change way way more although the extra baggage is useful. Cheers guys for all the advise. That's the price I was getting too at one point from edinburgh. Is it with etihad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trevnod Posted May 21, 2015 Author Share Posted May 21, 2015 I have saw cheapish flights with Etihad but no its with KLM and Singapore Airlines from Edinburgh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trevnod Posted May 21, 2015 Author Share Posted May 21, 2015 Down to £457 for October 13th from Edinburgh :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest51810 Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 I have saw cheapish flights with Etihad but no its with KLM and Singapore Airlines from Edinburgh Oh that's the one I was telling someone about the other day. Do they transfer your bags from the KLM flight to the singapore one? Because there was only a hour gap between them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trevnod Posted May 22, 2015 Author Share Posted May 22, 2015 I highly doubt it. Plus KLM probably won't be as favourable with their baggage allowance :-\ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest51810 Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 I don't think an hour would be enough time to swap flights Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewajp002 Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 I have been speaking to Singapore airline, I can get good time flights with a day stopover in Singapore with 40kg allowance per person for £600 on 11th Aug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Roberto Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 I have been speaking to Singapore airline, I can get good time flights with a day stopover in Singapore with 40kg allowance per person for £600 on 11th Aug Yes we got something similar with the extra luggage allowance. I wasn't sure how easy it would be to sort this if we booked through an aggregator like Skyscanner, so we went direct to airline and got a 17 hour stopover. We wanted a way for our kids to have a sleep in case they didn't sleep much on the plane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest51810 Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 I quite like the idea of doing a stopover too if I can get it cheap. Although maybe that would be more tiring than just getting there asap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HelensvaleHoward Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 We came with Singapore We booked it while in Australia on our Reccie We booked it direct with them, picked exactly what we wanted and got a reasonable price Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlas Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 Definitely thinking of doing a stopover after having read through this thread. Interesting to learn that it makes more sense financially to book a return to so I think I'll be doing that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacaranda Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 I don't think an hour would be enough time to swap flights You'd be ok hon!I flew via Dubai last year,with an hour in between.During the first leg of the journey,they will announce anyone continueing their journey should head for dep lounge (?)and that ground staff will be there when you get off the flight to point you in the right direction! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest51810 Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 I'm just pricing flights to the now, still haven't a clue where I'm landing or wether I'm going September or November. The ones that are coming up are really short airport connections. The cheapest is one that goes from glasgow to Amsterdam with KLM. Then Amsterdam to oz with singapore but 1.5 hours or whatever it is isn't long to get baggage from KLM to singapore airlines. I get stressed enough in airports never mind having to run lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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