did you consider flying via bangkok or hongkong? last time we flew from manchester to bangkok and just caught a cebu pacific flight to manila. cost was very competitive and we had a mini break rolled into the trip so value for money. But because its high season now, your lucky if you get anything less than £400.we are in the same boat 'cos we're just waiting fr our children's visas to come through anytime now and i'm bracing myself for when i call the airlines... on another thought try going to etihad's website, you can buy a ticket direct from them and email the electronic ticket to your sweetie... etihad is fab fab fab... i'll always fly with them.
