Australia!!!

[IAN5150]

I dont know if Im allowed to post this if not sorry!!! Can anyone help IM after a cheap as possible flight to Melbourne,Australia on Feb 27 and return March 1st Can anyone recommended any sites or agents,Many Thanks IAN

 

[floridalol]

Sounds like a business trip so try Airline Network - I always use them for business flights and have found them very reliable - www.netflights.com is the website address.

 

[Sian]

The cheapest flights seem to be on www.ozflights.co.uk
Look under special offers.

 

[daywalker]

OMG Ian, that would be about 3+ nights without sleep for me!

 

[KiwiSue]

Phone Trailfinders in Kensington High Street, London. They tend to have the best deals. You could also try Austravel in London also. Things are not as cheap as they used to be a couple of years ago as many airlines are reducing long haul flights to concentrate on transatlantic routes. If you have time for a stopover you can get some great deals - Singapore airlines will give you a three * hotel for £1 per night if you book a return flight with them to Australia. Malaysia airlines also tend to have good stopover deals.

Don't forget to enquire about the availability of airmiles - its really worth it for long haul flights. One return flight to Australia with Singapore airlines will give you enough airmiles for a free flight to Paris. Two flights to Australia will give you enough for a free trip to Orlando!

Cheaper airlines tend to be Korean Air, Garuda Indonesia and Japan airlines but their inflight services tend to be pretty awful at times. Japan airlines will try to temp you with the offer of a 'free stopover in Tokyo' but this is a bit of a con. In reality you arrive at about 11am, are bussed to your stopover hotel, and collected at about 7am the next morning for delivery back to the airport. If you want to stay for another night to actually see some of Tokyo they will charge you full price for that 'free' first night.

You should also try Canadian airlines, Air New Zealand, Qantas and Cathy Pacific and British Airways. Don't forget that cheaper airlines will usually have more stopovers and the flight will take longer. So with the more expensive ones you will have two flights of about 9-12 hours each, with a 3-6 hour stopover in the middle. A Cheaper flight can have as many as 4 to 6 stopovers and you can end up travelling for up to 36 or 48 hours to make the same journey which will take 24 hours if you pay a bit more. Don't forget to really push the travel agent to find a special deal because they tend to look at only a couple of airlines unless you make them look up the deals for all of them. They also tend to overlook the stopover deals so ask them about these also. And they are pretty ignorant about airmiles so hassle them about these also. Some airlines will not offer airmiles with the cheaper deals but more and more are lately, so it pays to ask.

 

[Nutsy]

try online as airlines do tend to have cheaper fares at special online prices.

Qantas are a good ariline, not sure if they fly into London or not these days, but if not there will be others who do.

The red eye (late night) flights I've heard are the cheapest to pick up.

Good luck

 

[Nutsy]

try www.qantas.com.

I just had a peek & got a fare of 892.30 Pounds return trip. There maybe others out there too, it's just a matter of searching.

 

[Nutsy]

I know Malaysian Airlines fly into London, but not sure on their prices. Have looked up a couple of others & so far Qantas come out on top.

Good luck with your search