My first flight in 7 weeks.

[benjy]

Another bit of advice, when you arrive at Manila airport and get your bags ready to leave the building, you will be bombarded with lots of willing people who will try to take your case. DO NOT LET THEM..!!! just be polite and firm if they start to reach for them. If you are staying in the hotel next to the airport, it is only a short walk. If you really need a guide for that, then you can, but only give 50 peso max for that.

LOL your in for a fun as soon as you leave the airport its semi organised chaos outside (im not trying to scare you, just preparing you!) as Steve.r says be firm but polite with the porters who try and get your baggage and as you walk down the long ramp on the left hand side of the pick up area there should be the aiport taxi, use them as they are metered and fair but make sure the meter is running!

but just relax and take it easy... an you will be fine

[Dedworth]

I have one of those 'manbags', just big enough to carry passport/tickets/wallett/cash/coins/documents etc. just keep it on your body.
Any other carry-on luggage is locked and placed in the overhead locker. Nothing much else you can do.
In over 30 years of regular business travel (and with all the business electronics etc) I never had any problems even once.

Obviously demand to be moved if there are Pikeys seated nearby

[Terpe]

Obviously demand to be moved if there are Pikeys seated nearby

When I'm dressed for travel I might look like that

[grahamw48]

The positive is that people never fall asleep on your shoulder if you smell like a pig's backside.

[andy222]

Just relax John. Enjoy the flight. The phils is like no place I have ever been to and I have travelled a bit. You will love it. Coming back is the hard part.

[zaxy]

damn steve lol u just reminded me when i first arrived in manila airport sure not a nice airport to go to kinda want meet my gf in thailand again haha but her visa only be 5 days there sigh.

[London_Manila]

I am trying to book a flight to Manila this June for around 3 weeks with a decent airline Cathay Pacific or KLM. I last went to Manila in March and paid £540 with Cathay prices now in June are £960 even the middle eastern airlines (which i avoid) want around £760

[Steve.r]

I am trying to book a flight to Manila this June for around 3 weeks with a decent airline Cathay Pacific or KLM. I last went to Manila in March and paid £540 with Cathay prices now in June are £960 even the middle eastern airlines (which i avoid) want around £760

You can afford it right

[London_Manila]

You can afford it right

Sure i can

[Dedworth]

I am trying to book a flight to Manila this June for around 3 weeks with a decent airline Cathay Pacific or KLM. I last went to Manila in March and paid £540 with Cathay prices now in June are £960 even the middle eastern airlines (which i avoid) want around £760

Cathay £603 to Clark in June http://www.pic-uk.com/en/component/o...,93/Itemid,37/

[London_Manila]

Cathay £603 to Clark in June http://www.pic-uk.com/en/component/o...,93/Itemid,37/

Nothing on the cathay pacific website about them starting a service to pampanga in june ?

[Ako Si Jamie]

Cathay £603 to Clark in June http://www.pic-uk.com/en/component/o...,93/Itemid,37/

That's useful to know Ded. Clark is just round the corner from my Mahal's.

[Dedworth]

That's useful to know Ded. Clark is just round the corner from my Mahal's.

Jamie - the last bit of the trip (Honkers - Clark ) is on Cathays little brother Dragonair http://www.dragonair.com/da/en_HK/of...-KWL-16APR2012

[Ako Si Jamie]

Jamie - the last bit of the trip (Honkers - Clark ) is on Cathays little brother Dragonair http://www.dragonair.com/da/en_HK/of...-KWL-16APR2012

I'll phone them up tomorrow. Is Pic-UK a good firm?

[Steve.r]

That's useful to know Ded. Clark is just round the corner from my Mahal's.

Where is that Jamie? Clark isn't too far from our place.

[Ako Si Jamie]

Where is that Jamie? Clark isn't too far from our place.

Maria lives in San Fernando

[Ako Si Jamie]

Cathay £603 to Clark in June http://www.pic-uk.com/en/component/o...,93/Itemid,37/

All booked up at that price. I phoned them today amongst others. Eventually booked a flight for £639 from Heathrow to Clark going with Cathay, but not with them. Only an hour stopover too, going and returning.

Cheapest flights were around £500 going with Kuwait but they had that ludicrous 18 hour stopover.

[Dedworth]

All booked up at that price. I phoned them today amongst others. Eventually booked a flight for £639 from Heathrow to Clark going with Cathay, but not with them. Only an hour stopover too, going and returning.

Cheapest flights were around £500 going with Kuwait but they had that ludicrous 18 hour stopover.

That's not too bad - these headline offers are eyecatching but they never seem to have many seats, good that new route is handy for you

[London_Manila]

All booked up at that price. I phoned them today amongst others. Eventually booked a flight for £639 from Heathrow to Clark going with Cathay, but not with them. Only an hour stopover too, going and returning.

Cheapest flights were around £500 going with Kuwait but they had that ludicrous 18 hour stopover.

That price is very good, the cheapest i can find for cathay is £959 for june and returning in early july

who did you book it with in the end?

[Ako Si Jamie]

That price is very good, the cheapest i can find for cathay is £959 for june and returning in early july

who did you book it with in the end?

Fly and Go.

A lot more helpful and you could at least understand what they were saying unlike those at Crystal, Southall, Cheap Ticket etc

[irishman12]

Hi John ,have been to cdo many times and going again in july -if u have any questions about -would be happy to help -not sure if can pm but maybe you can contact me .

[junior02]

I am trying to book a flight to Manila this June for around 3 weeks with a decent airline Cathay Pacific or KLM. I last went to Manila in March and paid £540 with Cathay prices now in June are £960 even the middle eastern airlines (which i avoid) want around £760

have a good shop around. royal brunei have seats £566, singapore £641 both for june asiana have some good deals also, ive been on all 3 and all ok, but brunei is a dry airline so take your own booze if you like a drink to get your head down..

[Ako Si Jamie]

I've just booked time off work from 8th-24th June and I'm off to the Phils hopefully on the 8th or 9th from Heathrow depending on prices. Had a quick earlier today and Saudi Airlines who I've been with before were quoting prices of over £800, nearly twice the amount I've paid previously

[grahamw48]

You must have been shopping here then:

.

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[Ako Si Jamie]

Not so much shopping Graham, just looked around and had a meal. Spotless mall too.

[grahamw48]

I sometimes used to take my kids there to keep them amused for an afternoon.

Took those pics when on my way to Subic in Feb'.

[Ako Si Jamie]

I sometimes used to take my kids there to keep them amused for an afternoon.

Took those pics when on my way to Subic in Feb'.

Went through Subic on our way to Iba

[grahamw48]

Ah yes, you would go that way.

I've often fancied a trip up to Iba myself, but heard mixed reports.

What's the place like ?

[Ako Si Jamie]

It's OK, kind of a bustling market town. Stayed in a resort about 3 miles from the actual town. Very quiet resort with a deserted beach but that was in January.

What reports did you hear?

[grahamw48]

It's OK, kind of a bustling market town. Stayed in a resort about 3 miles from the actual town. Very quiet resort with a deserted beach but that was in January.

What reports did you hear?

Mainly that it was very quiet there, but of course some (like me) prefer it quiet, so not necessarily a negative.