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Northern Sold
1:54 Wed Apr 26
Re: Cheap flights to Australia
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No such thing... next???
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fraser
1:54 Wed Apr 26
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Do they exist?
I suppose if you look on skyscanner you'll find some made up from budget airlines that take the best part of two days.
Having done that journey more times than I care to remember, I'd pay a bit extra..Singapire air have some cheapish flights at the moment and you'll be looked after.
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Westham67
2:19 Wed Apr 26
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In general when booking flights to save money book mid week to mid week
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Lee Trundle
2:35 Wed Apr 26
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I don't know if this is still the case (or if it ever was one) but apparently ticket prices tend to be cheaper if you look at them Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday as the airlines know people mostly book on the other days of the week.
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Coffee
2:35 Wed Apr 26
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Sometimes, it may help to check fares between Tuesday and Thursday (because most people tend to check/book between Fri and Mon and airlines can up fares during those days), and to have cookies off.
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Coffee
2:36 Wed Apr 26
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Lee Trundle - ALWAYS right!
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fraser
3:04 Wed Apr 26
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I often follow flight prices and from what I can tell it's a myth.
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southbankbornnbred
3:15 Wed Apr 26
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Why the f**k would you want to go there, Len?
You on the run again, fella?
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Mr. Burns
3:31 Wed Apr 26
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Place is so bad they should be paying you to go.
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SnarestoneIron
3:36 Wed Apr 26
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southbankbornnbred 3:15 Wed Apr 26
Guessing pre-season tour?
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GoalLazio
3:40 Wed Apr 26
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Thats because you flew Olympic Airways Burns - u pikey!
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Glenn Roeder
3:41 Wed Apr 26
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No such thing nowadays. You may get a deal with Virgin/Delta going via Los Angeles but you may have to stay over a night so doesn't really work out well. Best thing to look for is Business Class via unusual routes. My cousin did EVA Air via Tai Pei or Bangkok and it worked out a lot cheaper than BA/Singapore etc.
Also, try going from another EU country as this is sometime cheaper even with a flight to wherever the flight starts.
Cheapest I was quoted for Feb 2024 to Sydney was £1560 on Etihad stopping at Abu Dhabi. Although I am expecting it to drop slightly in July/Aug so will check again then.
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147man
3:45 Wed Apr 26
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https://www.itv.com/news/2022-04-26/young-people-offered-10-return-flights-to-australia
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fraser
3:57 Wed Apr 26
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Flights are normally cheaper when first released as they sell the cheapest fares first.
Cathy Pacific were the going to Bangkok recently for around £500 with Singapore at around £580 IIRC.. so would be the best bets to Oz at the moment.
But I really wouldn't try saving as it really isn't worth it if they're really bad flights.. You will be broken.
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Cheezey Bell-End
4:03 Wed Apr 26
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Where are you looking to fly to? Or are you doing a tour?
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Haz
5:14 Wed Apr 26
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I'm flying to Sydney in November with Qantas. I also have booked a return flight from Sydney to Melbourne, and then back home from Sydney a month later. All seats with extra leg room, and all for £1850.
Oh, and they're not responsible for thinning out the the world's population, either. Never had a fatal crash.
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Cony Tottee
5:22 Wed Apr 26
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We go quite regularly as my wife has family on the Gold Coast. Looked at flights for this year and they were 50% more expensive than last year for similar dates.
Needless to say we're not going this year!
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El Scorchio
5:23 Wed Apr 26
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Q-Q-Q-Quantas never crashed.
Actually they did, and they have had fatalities, but not since 1951 and never on a jet powered plane. On a number of prop planes though.
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Cheezey Bell-End
5:33 Wed Apr 26
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Qantas have had some near things and been lucky.
If I was booking this trip, I'd fly Thai Airways and have an extended layover in Thailand.
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Cheezey Bell-End
5:36 Wed Apr 26
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A Qantas plane crash landed at Bangkok in 1999. They were lucky there was a golf course to slide into and not something solid. It's rumoured that they paid to fix the plane up rather than write it off and blemish their record.
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