It was a big hit with all the passengers.....Originally Posted by andypaul
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It was a big hit with all the passengers.....
Keith - Administrator
Yeah i bet that went down well
I used Dial-a-Flight for the last trip (Jan/Feb 2008 MAN-DOH-CEB rtn with Qatar Airways).
Dialaflight can be good but recently they advertised flights for £350 per adult but when my friend rang them the total came to £1800 for 2 adults & 1 infant...
What dates did you use for that price? I couldn't see £407
It was probably a while ago as the prices seem to have gone up recently!!
hi does this crystaltravel agency accept debit card on on line booking?
I used Dial a flight last time I got a good deal with them, I've also used Cathy pacific these are excellent as many will already know but you have to hunt the bargain!
One other point I forgot to mention, if you have decided to go one way or extended without upgrading your ticket I have used Addweal Travel 515 Pedro Gil Street Ermita Metro Manila
They have got me some real cheap flights to UK and Middle East before and they are very helpful.
TNT, Parcelforce or Philippine Postal service. Although last time i sent myself in a box i ended up rerouted for 3months before sitting on a shelf in Ireland awaiting lost mail redirection to sender. Before finally ending up back where i started 5 months late and still needing to travel
I usually use expedia but this time I used dealchecker.co.uk. It compares cheap prices.
'We dance in a circle and suppose, while the secret sits in the middle and knows'
R.F.
I think i will send over 3 Balikbayan boxes and thats how the 3 of us will make it to the Philippines. lol
Its funny looking over this thread and remembering how people used to get flights for about £400 and also people saying how good Oasis is oops
Shame really about Oasis, nice flight, £ 150 To hong kong
Wonder why thy went burst
Easy, they were loosing money at each flight...Wonder why thy went burst
Best regards.
Yves
Shame really about Oasis, nice flight, £ 150 To hong kong
Wonder why thy went burst
It was because Rob kept stealing all the headphones
It wasn't me.....it was er....Pete!It was because Rob kept stealing all the headphonesHe told me
On a more serious note, BA are predicting fare rises on all their flights, so the age of cheap flights to Asia is long gone.
With airlines likely to go bust merge or downsize etc it not looking good.
Less competion bigger prices
The Farnborough Airshow has just finished and although both Airbus and Boeing got big orders (Airbus being the winners - well done Yves!) it wasn't as bad as some had predicted, though most of the orders came from Gulf states.
Just done a quick look for a flight to Hong Kong in October, and there are still some good deals around - the best I found was for £390 LHR - HKG with Virgin.
Mr branson was the one i read was predicting a bit of a cull as all the fuel, credit crunch issues start to bulid up.
But as you say the gulf airlines look stronger and stronger
I only use any oneworld alliance member... since I travel on business to the US/China every 3 or 4 weeks I therefore have lots of BA miles so I'm tied to using them up on oneworld. Service is great through all the websites (they seem to use similar systems) and simple to use but not cheap if you don't have BA miles to use.
Just done a quick look for a flight to Hong Kong in October, and there are still some good deals around - the best I found was for £390 LHR - HKG with Virgin.[/QUOTE]
WOW, good price... I'll be there on October 9-22... cooler and much more pleasant for visitors!
klm site...cheaper compare to travel booking agency.
Filipina a born survivor!
A clever little trick is to use www.greenbee.com/flights . It runs on the same engine as expedia, and the booking is actually through expedia, except all the prices are about 10 pounds cheaper then both expedia and opodo.
Next recommendation is to go through the process of booking the flight via expedia or greenbee and wait towards the end until it offers you the hotel booking, and can often be cheaper then just searching for Hotel + Flight, additionally since your booking a package you get the benefit of ATOL protection.
KLM are one of the easiest to fly to Manila with from the UK and vice versa in my opionion, and they have one of the best airmiles schemes. I often save the award miles until when I need a flight urgently and last minute when the prices is through the roof, and only pay the taxes and fees (about 300 return to manila). The silver and gold status offer a few good benefits and are both quite easy to get after a few long haul flights.
www.foundem.co.uk is good in that it searches a few different websites, as does www.travelsupermarket.com . So heres a few good things to help you along.
If you ever want to fly Business Class with BA, go through the whole booking process for the cheapest economy ticket until your near to the payment process, and it will offer you a price for upgrade to business, and more often then not this will work out a lot, lot cheaper then searching for a business class ticket outright.
Finally, if your really clever, find a good price, get a screen dump, then e-mail some travel agents and see if they can beat the quote. I have done this when i've found a good flight + hotel package on expedia/greenbee, and managed to get 50 pounds off the total price, plus an upgraded room.
My Phillip uses Opodo
True love waits.
Try the www.cheapticket.co.uk/manila
as they have an offer from £375 to up..
It's good to have money and the things that money can buy, but it's good to check up once in a while to make sure you haven't lost the things that money can't buy.
If anyone is looking for cheap flights Virgin currently have got a sale on for flights to Hong Kong - think the lowest if £325. Paired up with some flights from Cebu Pacific could bring the cost to not much more than £400.
Thanks for the info.
Another alternative route, which is usually one of the most expensive.
HK - London one way via Virgin is about £260
... but has anyone any info about why Cebu Pacific's flights
Davao - HK are being dis-continued after 30 March 2009 ?
and also
Davao - Singapore ?
Change of schedule ? loss-making ? route transferred to other carrier ?
Much appreciated.
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Really? That is sad... so soon after those routes were introduced, offering a reasonable alternative to SilkAir.
Dial a Flight seems to be the most competative
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