Ray Brown Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Can anyone recommend a place to buy flights for this December. I can't see much choice online, are there going to be anymore flights released ?? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanderer Returns Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 10 hours ago, Ray Brown said: Can anyone recommend a place to buy flights for this December. I can't see much choice online, are there going to be anymore flights released ?? Thanks It's not about the number of flights available, it's about the cap placed on passenger arrivals by the Australian government. I believe this was raised to 1000 passengers a week for those arriving at Brisbane from 4 Oct. Based on recent personal experience (my wife arrived in July), you should only book a flight on an airline that you can see are currently arriving at your destination airport. You should also take into account any travel restrictions in place on the airport you need to transit through to get here. Many airlines are continuing to accept bookings for flights they know they probably won't operate, as I'm sure this is helping with their cashflow (you'll probably get a refund several months later). To date, Qatar Airways has been the most reliable at getting people here. Singapore Airlines cancelled twice on us - they have a lot of restrictions in Changi Airport at the moment. https://www.bne.com.au/passenger/flights/arrivals-departures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Brown Posted October 22, 2020 Author Share Posted October 22, 2020 Thanks so much for this, I have reserved flights with Qatar and you have put my mind at ease.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanderer Returns Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 5 hours ago, Ray Brown said: Thanks so much for this, I have reserved flights with Qatar and you have put my mind at ease.. You're welcome. Unfortunately whichever airline you're with there's a possibility that you might still get bumped off the flight at the airport, so I'd have a Plan B, just in case. I don't think flights are being overbooked now like they were when the caps were first introduced, so it's less of a problem. Anyway, the best of luck - I bet you can't wait to get out of the UK?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Brown Posted October 23, 2020 Author Share Posted October 23, 2020 Hopefully we have a bit of luck and no issues. Yes I can't wait to get there. We can wait to get there, this part is the hard bit, getting from here to there and with all the uncertainty. Great timing to leave the UK.. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidIII Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Good luck with the flights. I'm sitting here very depressed in the UK today because a year ago today I arrived in Brisbane and was driving North to Noosa for 10 days. I might be heading to Adelaide to live, but I'm looking forward to being that much closer to one of my favorite parts of Australia. Good luck with the flights 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Brown Posted October 23, 2020 Author Share Posted October 23, 2020 Thanks, Noosa/Sunshine beach is where we are heading to, as long as we get to take off !! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidIII Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 I think we're all hoping our flights get us there right now, but I won't believe we're on the way until the plane leaves the runway at Heathrow. You've chosen a lovely part of Australia to live and once we've settled in Adelaide my wife's already blocked out Easter at Noosa to start the search for a holiday home there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanderer Returns Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 9 hours ago, DavidIII said: I think we're all hoping our flights get us there right now, but I won't believe we're on the way until the plane leaves the runway at Heathrow. You've chosen a lovely part of Australia to live and once we've settled in Adelaide my wife's already blocked out Easter at Noosa to start the search for a holiday home there. If you love it up here then why not live up here? Most people can work remotely these days, and there's much better infrastructure on the SC than there used to be. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanderer Returns Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 12 hours ago, Ray Brown said: Thanks, Noosa/Sunshine beach is where we are heading to, as long as we get to take off !! I was there on Monday. It's even more lovely at the moment without the southern invaders! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Brown Posted October 24, 2020 Author Share Posted October 24, 2020 So beautiful there... Paradise ... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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