Steve, I nearly always fly Cathay.Originally Posted by stevewool
That price (£555) sounds unbeatable to me, as long a transit time is acceptable to you.
Steve, I nearly always fly Cathay.
That price (£555) sounds unbeatable to me, as long a transit time is acceptable to you.
we was going direct as we said before to manila then onwards to borocay for a week or so , but we have done that then you start to think of the kids while we are there so this is going to be our treat to ourselves, but Ian we will be around cavite from jan 2 to the 20th so i meet up for drinks if you are around, and that includes anyone too
We'll defintely meet up Steve, I get there on Dec 30th, I'm not sure where I'll be going during my stay in the Phil's but I'll be around for a few days at the same time. Elaine would love to meet you and Emma too
steve me & florsel may be going to the phils next xmas & new year not decided yet but if we are we will definitely meet up
Nice one Steve
There are plenty of cheap options to get from HK to Manila for less than £100 rtn each
Most are with Saudia, but there are other options, if price is important, well worth a look.
They list from £380 depart from Heathrow, arrive Manila.
My last flight was £399 at quite short notice.
Given a choice I prefer KLM, more direct less hanging around. Cathay Pacfic is also good choice.
hi everyone
im new here and have been fascinated by the relevant and often usefull info on this site ive been dating a lovely girl in the phils for over three yrs ive always booked last thing within days of leaving and of course paying prices from £600 to £800 depending on the season xmas being the worse
what i would like to find info on is flying to alternative airports that do exist
i hate the experience of flying to mailla then usually a taxi to the coach depot then onwards to a city called olongapo which often takes up to 4or more hrs after 15+ hrs of flying time its not great
near olongapo city well about an hr or so is a popular city called angeles there is an old us military airport known as clark airport which does have a couple of companies flying in and out of there
one i know to be a small company called tiger airlines and a larger company asiana airlines
tiger fly to singapore a usefull stop over place to get to the philippines
has any one tried or even flied to here?????????
i did find timetables etc for tiger airlines which fly small prop propelled planes here the prices seem cheap to
i have not been brave enough to risk flying to singapore then making my way to clark via this airline
my obvious concern is the reliability of the service and information on the internet
i do know angeles is a popular place for tourists etc esp american so someone must of tried this method
it would save me hrs rather than cost and be so much easier for my girl to meet me here
any help tips or advice even experience of using this airport would be great
olongapo has a great airport but since the americans handed back the base its on back into filipino control only fed ex seem to fly in there shame for me
thanks for reading even more if i get any replies
I have flown in and out of Clark with Tiger Airways flying Australia Singapore Clark. Excellent value for the money.
In addition look at Air Asia they also use Clark as their hub.
Also Aiir manila.
Happy travels
We flew to Boracay from Clark with Tiger. Cost £78 return for two of us but that was with 20kg each of baggage.
Spoke to a fella from Frankfurt on the same flight and he paid 800 pesos I think for a one way ticket.
it all sounds to go the times, leaving london 8,40 pm arrive next day 5.45pm, hotel 20 kms away from airport , the marriott, then we fly out jan 2 or 3 at 5.45pm and get to manila at 7 45pmcoming back to england leave late again and arrived next morning just after 6amsounds sweet to me and going to disney while at hong kong my treat
Will get in touch nearer the time. Too early for me just yet.
If we are in Marikina we would love to join anywhere.
God Bless
Insha'Allah
etc etc
marikina is were we will be going sometime to Terpe,thats where Emmas dad still lives
Crikey, almost a date already.
funny how not long ago we all did not know each other but look at us all and it just shows how small the world is really
i wonder when any of us saw another whitey in the phils, what the chances that person was a member on this forum
not the fat but the rest , thats me
This is the strange thing, only a couple of days ago after reading posts that I was in Boracay at the same time as stevewool back in Jan '10!!! We also stayed at the same hotel, Fairways and Bluewater also!!!i wonder when any of us saw another whitey in the phils, what the chances that person was a member on this forum
wow if only , i did not see any other so called white person there at all, fairways , in through the gate off the road turn right then down to the bottom villis that was our place, a nice place the beach was amazing we had it all to ourselves but the next week we stayed at oceanbreeze. soooooooooooooooooooooo nice and cheaper too
Well you wouldn't have saw us at breakfast as we never got up for that!
We were staying at the Maria and Margarita complex, from the way you were talking you were on the other side of the golf course to us. We did make use of drink all you can between 5-7 for 250php each!
I would love to stay on white beach, but all the resorts seem so expensive. Is oceanbreeze actually on the beachfront?
Crystal Sands Resort is on the beach front, it used to be 2200 peso a night and it was nice, they are all getting dearer now, June through August can be a bit cheaper though and you can still get good weather even then.
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indeed , we should get hats made without the kiss me quick but fillipino forum
hay ho steve some good flights at this time coming out , when i booked to se emma i paid £615 booked that july and flown on dec 09 so dont wait to long, and be great to meet up
I see most of you tend to use KLM or Emirates. Myself I tend to use Etihad, I was working in Abu Dhabi for last 1.5 years, so was through ease of use for me. I can understand that most people who only fly 1 or 2 times a year transit times and price are the overiding factor. I am also aware that the Airport at Abu Dhabi in no way can be compared to the facilities at Dubai.
For those that travel more than 1 or 2 times a year, do many of you belong to the Flight Guest programmes available. I am a Gold Member on Etihad and looked at staying with the same airline for the following reasons:
I get an extra 15kg of luggage on all flights
Get to use the buisness class check in desk even when flying economy
Free use of Buisness Class lounge with 1 guest (Good when few hours transit. The buisness lounge in Abu Dhabi is very good)
Free use of showers, massage, and ironing of fresh clothes
Now I admit that the tickets are not always the cheapest compared to some of the great deals some are getting on here, but the rewards points I get means about every 4 flights I have enough points to use for a free flight and always use that one at peak times when tickets are overpriced ie Christmas and Easter. Also when flying through Abu Dhabi as a gold member I have had free upgrades to buisness class seats on at least 50% of the time so an added bonus.
So in reality with all that you are in fact getting over a 25% discount on price paid if you use the free flight at the right time. Also all the points from my gf,daughter,and kids from previous marriage who visit me in the Phils are credited to my account so they soon mount up.
I know rewards programmes are not for everyone and in no way am I selling Etihad
Now stuck in Syria workingand from here no airline seems to have decent transit times so end up in Abu Dhabi for over 7 hours now and takes over 24 hrs to reach home to Phils.
Yes Peter, I would always join the programme, I was Flying Blue Platinum for two years and had half a million miles at one point, I lose my lounge privileges in April and baggage privileges April 2012 to be honest I rarely used the KLM lounge in Schipol and the KLM one in NAIA is not very good and is often very busy so I always used Club Manila in NAIA for 600 odd peso.
Exactly same reasons as you it does work out at a free flight every year if you travel 3 or 4 times, if you only fly twice a year it can still be worth buying business class (if you are already elite) because of the miles multiplier so you get two bonuses you get a free flight have a better chance of staying elite and when you are flying you are much more comfortable.
KLM Flying Blue was a great scheme very generous up to about two years ago then they tightened up a lot, fewer miles on economy fares harder to qualify for elite, miles expired quicker 22 months instead of 36 months, so not as good now and I have less than 100,00 miles left so I look for the promo awards where possible managed to get one at Christmas UK to Manila one way for 20,000 miles it's usually 40,000.
Definitely good advice to join a programme even if you only fly once a year.
we first flew with etihad and what a grteat experiance that was, upgraded coming back which was a bonus, but i have not thought about flying rewards, i do use the rewards program with marriot vacation club been using it for years and that to me is great, the only problem is it spoils you, you get use to having the best and its nice to be spoilt too sometimes,
Regarding reward points, I'm building mine up, but didn't bother registering on my first two flights to AsiaI'm now with AF/KLM Flying Blue, Emirates and Saudi's reward programmes. It probably doesn't really make sense to use 3 different schemes as the points can't be used anywhere else.
I've got enough for a one way to Manila with KLM, as long as its half points on one of their promotions or enough for a return to the NE USA or Canada, I might take up the latter option as one of my best friends lives in Maine.
If you ever build up a lot in one scheme you may want to ask for a status match transfer to another scheme so always worth being a member of the other ones just in case but yes how many times a year are you going to fly on multiple different airlines, depends on your job I guess some people get to fly loads.Regarding reward points, I'm building mine up, but didn't bother registering on my first two flights to Asia
I've got enough for a one way to Manila with KLM, as long as its half points on one of their promotions or enough for a return to the NE USA or Canada, I might take up the latter option as one of my best friends lives in Maine.
Unfortunately I have to pay for all of my own flights, I fly for pleasure not for work, therefore I always have to find the cheapest and most practical route which means using a variety of airlines.
I don't know what the equivalent of 3 UK - Ph return trips in economy a year is worth in points and how many flights it would take to get a free UK - PH return?
I've currently got 2 X far east returns with KLM in points, 2 X far east returns with Emirates and 2 X far east returns with Saudi
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