25 replies to this topic

[bob balacano]

Guys....i would be grateful for your imput here....ive been researching flights on the web from London to Bkk and the cheapest i can find is around £650 with Emirates and £700 with Thai.....whats happend to all those cheap flights i saw only a few week ago???.....i know that rising fuel costs,taxes,exchange rates etc mean higher ticket prices,but does anyone have any suggestions on alternatives??......Thanks!!

[luv u long time]

Feckin tell me about it !! My last flight was with Singapore Airlines and cost me £325 !!!
Its seems the days of cracking deals are over for now.
Eva seems to be the consistently reasonable at around the £550 mark.

[samuel555]

It obviously depends on the date you go as to the price! Its the bloody airport taxes going up and up and up! which makes it so expensive now! Try West East travel in London, I find they usually have the best deals?

[Solice]

You have probably already done this but if not try going up to 3 days either side of your prefered dates, sometimes it can make a big difference.

All flights have gone up and the standard of service has gone down.

Emirates used to give you a hot towel before the flight took off, now its a wet wipe, you always got a travel bag with a razor, toothbrush in etc, now you dont.

With the fuel prices and economy the way it is I would expect further rises over the next year


Solice

[bob balacano]

luv.you.long.time, on 27 April 2011 - 01:16 AM, said:

Feckin tell me about it !! My last flight was with Singapore Airlines and cost me £325 !!!
Its seems the days of cracking deals are over for now.
Eva seems to be the consistently reasonable at around the £550 mark.

.....sadly Eva is more than £550 mate....more like touching £700 for OUR summer period...ive just checked.....its those damm taxes that "cocking" everything up!

[bob balacano]

Solice, on 27 April 2011 - 01:34 AM, said:

You have probably already done this but if not try going up to 3 days either side of your prefered dates, sometimes it can make a big difference.

All flights have gone up and the standard of service has gone down.

Emirates used to give you a hot towel before the flight took off, now its a wet wipe, you always got a travel bag with a razor, toothbrush in etc, now you dont.

With the fuel prices and economy the way it is I would expect further rises over the next year


Solice

Cheers Solice......i suspect that the tourist trade is or will be directly suffering due to this....no wonder the Patts hotels are offering such good deals.....where will it all end?....i think i will eventually throw in the towel and live out there for extended "wintering"....makes the best sense!

[tamarind]

What I definitely wouldn't do is go for an extremely cheap deal with an unreliable third-rate airline. I knew someone who got a ridiculously cheap deal to fly to Bangkok on Royal Jordanian Airlines, but because of delays and technical problems had to spend four days in the Jordanian capital, Amman, a sort of concrete hell-hole, waiting for the next flight to Bangkok.

[Tomas]

I find that booking well in advance, insures getting a better deal. I am booked with china airlines for June and I booked it 3 months prior to my departure date. My flight cost £580 sterling from Dublin to Bangkok.

[69billy]

luv.you.long.time, on 27 April 2011 - 01:16 AM, said:

Eva seems to be the consistently reasonable at around the £550 mark.

e-bookers coming up £528 for jun-jul..I payed £515 with EVA using some of my airmiles..

Edited by 69billy, 27 April 2011 - 05:11 PM.

[69billy]

bob balacano, on 27 April 2011 - 01:34 AM, said:

.....sadly Eva is more than £550 mate....more like touching £700 for OUR summer period...ive just checked.....its those damm taxes that "cocking" everything up!

so did I just now ,using ...http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk
with e-bookers...


Your current trip cost
Flight
Adult: 1 £328.99
Taxes and fees £199.73
Total trip cost £528.72
Additional airline fees may apply.
Trip Information
Flight
EVA Air

Leave
Wed, 22 Jun 2011
Return
Wed, 13 Jul 2011

London (LHR) > Bangkok (BKK)
Bangkok (BKK) > London (LHR)

PS,,
West East travel in London use to be good but not enymore..I use to book with them..

[MrMercury]

Try Skyscanner if you dont mind indirect flights with short stop Bombay/Delhi.

http://www.skyscanne...-july-2011.html

MM.

P.S. Shouldn't this be in the Transport and Travel Thread??

Edited by MrMercury, 27 April 2011 - 05:49 PM.

[italdude10]

Try http://www.southalltravel.co.uk.
they had the best prices on Eva Air, my friend has been back to LOS 4 times in the last 6 months and they get him the best prices.
Ask them if they have some prebooked dates they can do a deal on.
Good luck and let us know how it goes.

[Katoeylover]

Qatar have just released flights @ £488. Book by 31st may, travel to start before 20th June

www.qatarairways.com

[bob balacano]

sixtyeightplusone, on 27 April 2011 - 04:27 PM, said:

I find that booking well in advance, insures getting a better deal. I am booked with china airlines for June and I booked it 3 months prior to my departure date. My flight cost £580 sterling from Dublin to Bangkok.

.....thanks mate....did you book direct with C.A. or go through an agent?

[bob balacano]

Thanks guys....ive taken down all your details and will let you all know the outcome on the best deal/route for me...i have to book something within the next few days.......accomodation in BKK and Patts is...as they say "a piece of piss!".....

[diamonddog]

bob balacano, on 27 April 2011 - 01:11 AM, said:

.whats happend to all those cheap flights i saw only a few week ago???.....i know that rising fuel costs,taxes,exchange rates etc mean higher ticket prices,but…………….

Maybe you answered your own question, when i booked mine on expedia cheapest i found was just over 500 but i opted for 650 for better departure times, like on the way back i don't fly out till midnight, which means i can have a last late one the night before i fly !

That said the ticket was 350 the rest was made up of taxes and fee !

[garrydirty]

Try travelsupermarket.com BB and do you want to fly out ov Gatwick? Anyway when r u going? oh have you sold your house yet? If you have you can get my next flight as well .... Regards Garry

[garrydirty]

Why is this in the HOTEL reviews BB ?????????????

[Twoshots]

Qatar Airways currently running special fare promo for £487

[Secrets]

Etihad from Frankfurt / Munich 486 EURO (432 GBP) ~11.00am or ~22.00pm. About 1 hour stopover. Maybe someone find a cheap flight to Germany and can use this special.