Flights to Australia
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My son has moved to Australia and my wife and I are popping over there for 3 weeks in August.
Is skyscanner the best place to book flights or is it better to book direct with BA for instance.
We are intending to fly Economy as Premium is double the price and Economy is bound to be so much more interesting....
Any tips welcome.
Thanks
Is skyscanner the best place to book flights or is it better to book direct with BA for instance.
We are intending to fly Economy as Premium is double the price and Economy is bound to be so much more interesting....
Any tips welcome.
Thanks
andygo said:
My son has moved to Australia and my wife and I are popping over there for 3 weeks in August.
Is skyscanner the best place to book flights or is it better to book direct with BA for instance.
We are intending to fly Economy as Premium is double the price and Economy is bound to be so much more interesting....
Any tips welcome.
Thanks
Is skyscanner the best place to book flights or is it better to book direct with BA for instance.
We are intending to fly Economy as Premium is double the price and Economy is bound to be so much more interesting....
Any tips welcome.
Thanks
Australia in economy is not that bad, I've done it 10 times+ just be prepared, decent headphones + the adapter, and make sure you get a decent stopover to stretch your legs.
We normally fly with Singapore, wouldn't even consider flying with BA for long haul, you want either emirates, Singapore or Qatar, next level down is Malaysia or Cathay Pacific. Get the evening flight out, it goes much quicker, than the day flights when you're would normally be awake,
Get a stopover hotel, singapore and Malaysia have them airside, you can book in blocks of 6 hours and it makes a huge difference, quick sleep and a shower and the you are ready to go, normally costs around £60.
I'd ignore everyone above, I've done it both business and economy, business is a fantastic experience, but for two or yoi, it's gonna cost a minimum of 4K more, and personally I'd rather suck it up for the flight and spend that money when I get there.
We normally fly with Singapore, wouldn't even consider flying with BA for long haul, you want either emirates, Singapore or Qatar, next level down is Malaysia or Cathay Pacific. Get the evening flight out, it goes much quicker, than the day flights when you're would normally be awake,
Get a stopover hotel, singapore and Malaysia have them airside, you can book in blocks of 6 hours and it makes a huge difference, quick sleep and a shower and the you are ready to go, normally costs around £60.
I'd ignore everyone above, I've done it both business and economy, business is a fantastic experience, but for two or yoi, it's gonna cost a minimum of 4K more, and personally I'd rather suck it up for the flight and spend that money when I get there.
Bluequay said:
Australia in economy is not that bad, I've done it 10 times+ just be prepared, decent headphones + the adapter, and make sure you get a decent stopover to stretch your legs.
We normally fly with Singapore, wouldn't even consider flying with BA for long haul, you want either emirates, Singapore or Qatar, next level down is Malaysia or Cathay Pacific. Get the evening flight out, it goes much quicker, than the day flights when you're would normally be awake,
Get a stopover hotel, singapore and Malaysia have them airside, you can book in blocks of 6 hours and it makes a huge difference, quick sleep and a shower and the you are ready to go, normally costs around £60.
I'd ignore everyone above, I've done it both business and economy, business is a fantastic experience, but for two or yoi, it's gonna cost a minimum of 4K more, and personally I'd rather suck it up for the flight and spend that money when I get there.
I'm fairly open minded on carrier, Indeed have been to Singapore in the past. As a matter of interest, why would you choose Singapore Airlines etc over BA?We normally fly with Singapore, wouldn't even consider flying with BA for long haul, you want either emirates, Singapore or Qatar, next level down is Malaysia or Cathay Pacific. Get the evening flight out, it goes much quicker, than the day flights when you're would normally be awake,
Get a stopover hotel, singapore and Malaysia have them airside, you can book in blocks of 6 hours and it makes a huge difference, quick sleep and a shower and the you are ready to go, normally costs around £60.
I'd ignore everyone above, I've done it both business and economy, business is a fantastic experience, but for two or yoi, it's gonna cost a minimum of 4K more, and personally I'd rather suck it up for the flight and spend that money when I get there.
Bluequay said:
Australia in economy is not that bad, I've done it 10 times+ just be prepared, decent headphones + the adapter, and make sure you get a decent stopover to stretch your legs.
We normally fly with Singapore, wouldn't even consider flying with BA for long haul, you want either emirates, Singapore or Qatar, next level down is Malaysia or Cathay Pacific. Get the evening flight out, it goes much quicker, than the day flights when you're would normally be awake,
Get a stopover hotel, singapore and Malaysia have them airside, you can book in blocks of 6 hours and it makes a huge difference, quick sleep and a shower and the you are ready to go, normally costs around £60.
I'd ignore everyone above, I've done it both business and economy, business is a fantastic experience, but for two or yoi, it's gonna cost a minimum of 4K more, and personally I'd rather suck it up for the flight and spend that money when I get there.
Exactly what this guy said. Good advice. I wouldn't touch BA flying such a distance. We normally fly with Singapore, wouldn't even consider flying with BA for long haul, you want either emirates, Singapore or Qatar, next level down is Malaysia or Cathay Pacific. Get the evening flight out, it goes much quicker, than the day flights when you're would normally be awake,
Get a stopover hotel, singapore and Malaysia have them airside, you can book in blocks of 6 hours and it makes a huge difference, quick sleep and a shower and the you are ready to go, normally costs around £60.
I'd ignore everyone above, I've done it both business and economy, business is a fantastic experience, but for two or yoi, it's gonna cost a minimum of 4K more, and personally I'd rather suck it up for the flight and spend that money when I get there.
Best ones are by far the ones mentioned. Qantas also are ok, never had issues with them.
NordicCrankShaft said:
The thing is also, not everyone is a rich powerfully built director like the average PH'er, so sometimes paying double the airfare for an ugrade is out of the question for us normal folk.
Comes down to suck up a crappy day in an aeroplane or have a slightly less crappy day for £1000+pp more. Whether thats worth it depends on how hard you work for your money I guess. For future reference mrs hairy tends to book our flights several months ahead for better prices, which can be less than half what they are few weeks out.
24+ hours is a long frickin time to spend in an airplane and not all economy class is equal, a380 is often better, this time round the mrs scored us some cheap tickets in a 787 via royal brunei and i dunno if its me getting used to the trip or that the atmosphere really is that much better but suffering much less jet lag this time. Dry airline though if you can cope with that. Arab airlines seem to have better catering too.
if you have the choice (ie you're connecting) Melbournes a better airport than sydney to fly to in our experience, smaller and better organised.
I'd recommend heading over to the flyertalk forums as there is a wealth of information on there.
One option you could consider is starting your trip from an airport outside the UK (e.g. Amsterdam or Dublin) as the fares can be substantially cheaper than going direct from Heathrow or Gatwick.
One option you could consider is starting your trip from an airport outside the UK (e.g. Amsterdam or Dublin) as the fares can be substantially cheaper than going direct from Heathrow or Gatwick.
My recommendation is, instead of spending money on Premium economy, Fly on Korean air, asiana, JAL or ANA (the last 2 may be expensive), the ticket should be less than premium economy and more than the cheapest economy and you will have an excellent experience.
Failing that fly emirates A380 there and back in economy. They have wifi etc and the a380 is a quiet and comfortable plane.
Failing that fly emirates A380 there and back in economy. They have wifi etc and the a380 is a quiet and comfortable plane.
I fly to Sydney for work each year. I would recommend emirates on an A380, with a decent (3 hour) stop in Dubai. The timing of the flights is so much better for jetlag than BA via Singapore. Secret is to get the mid/late evening flight to Dubai and don't sleep. Sleep on the Dubai to Sydney leg. Likewise on the way back, get the 6am Sydney departure and don't sleep before. Sleep on Sydney to Dubai.
Plus A380 is a better experience that 747.
Boylston
Plus A380 is a better experience that 747.
Boylston
andygo said:
Bluequay said:
Australia in economy is not that bad, I've done it 10 times+ just be prepared, decent headphones + the adapter, and make sure you get a decent stopover to stretch your legs.
We normally fly with Singapore, wouldn't even consider flying with BA for long haul, you want either emirates, Singapore or Qatar, next level down is Malaysia or Cathay Pacific. Get the evening flight out, it goes much quicker, than the day flights when you're would normally be awake,
Get a stopover hotel, singapore and Malaysia have them airside, you can book in blocks of 6 hours and it makes a huge difference, quick sleep and a shower and the you are ready to go, normally costs around £60.
I'd ignore everyone above, I've done it both business and economy, business is a fantastic experience, but for two or yoi, it's gonna cost a minimum of 4K more, and personally I'd rather suck it up for the flight and spend that money when I get there.
I'm fairly open minded on carrier, Indeed have been to Singapore in the past. As a matter of interest, why would you choose Singapore Airlines etc over BA?We normally fly with Singapore, wouldn't even consider flying with BA for long haul, you want either emirates, Singapore or Qatar, next level down is Malaysia or Cathay Pacific. Get the evening flight out, it goes much quicker, than the day flights when you're would normally be awake,
Get a stopover hotel, singapore and Malaysia have them airside, you can book in blocks of 6 hours and it makes a huge difference, quick sleep and a shower and the you are ready to go, normally costs around £60.
I'd ignore everyone above, I've done it both business and economy, business is a fantastic experience, but for two or yoi, it's gonna cost a minimum of 4K more, and personally I'd rather suck it up for the flight and spend that money when I get there.
I find BA seats to be pretty uncomfortable, the AVOD is poor compared to others and the food not brill.
Emirates, for example, have 5,000+ movies in the ICE AVOD, a frequently changing menu (often the Y meal is one of the choices on the J menu) and stopppng through DXB means you have a roughly 7 hour leg, followed by a 15 hour leg. They have a sale on at the moment, so it's worth looking at.
Other than that, you really can't beat Skyscanner for the best prices
schmalex said:
andygo said:
Bluequay said:
Australia in economy is not that bad, I've done it 10 times+ just be prepared, decent headphones + the adapter, and make sure you get a decent stopover to stretch your legs.
We normally fly with Singapore, wouldn't even consider flying with BA for long haul, you want either emirates, Singapore or Qatar, next level down is Malaysia or Cathay Pacific. Get the evening flight out, it goes much quicker, than the day flights when you're would normally be awake,
Get a stopover hotel, singapore and Malaysia have them airside, you can book in blocks of 6 hours and it makes a huge difference, quick sleep and a shower and the you are ready to go, normally costs around £60.
I'd ignore everyone above, I've done it both business and economy, business is a fantastic experience, but for two or yoi, it's gonna cost a minimum of 4K more, and personally I'd rather suck it up for the flight and spend that money when I get there.
I'm fairly open minded on carrier, Indeed have been to Singapore in the past. As a matter of interest, why would you choose Singapore Airlines etc over BA?We normally fly with Singapore, wouldn't even consider flying with BA for long haul, you want either emirates, Singapore or Qatar, next level down is Malaysia or Cathay Pacific. Get the evening flight out, it goes much quicker, than the day flights when you're would normally be awake,
Get a stopover hotel, singapore and Malaysia have them airside, you can book in blocks of 6 hours and it makes a huge difference, quick sleep and a shower and the you are ready to go, normally costs around £60.
I'd ignore everyone above, I've done it both business and economy, business is a fantastic experience, but for two or yoi, it's gonna cost a minimum of 4K more, and personally I'd rather suck it up for the flight and spend that money when I get there.
I find BA seats to be pretty uncomfortable, the AVOD is poor compared to others and the food not brill.
Emirates, for example, have 5,000+ movies in the ICE AVOD, a frequently changing menu (often the Y meal is one of the choices on the J menu) and stopppng through DXB means you have a roughly 7 hour leg, followed by a 15 hour leg. They have a sale on at the moment, so it's worth looking at.
Other than that, you really can't beat Skyscanner for the best prices
Painthead said:
schmalex said:
andygo said:
Bluequay said:
Australia in economy is not that bad, I've done it 10 times+ just be prepared, decent headphones + the adapter, and make sure you get a decent stopover to stretch your legs.
We normally fly with Singapore, wouldn't even consider flying with BA for long haul, you want either emirates, Singapore or Qatar, next level down is Malaysia or Cathay Pacific. Get the evening flight out, it goes much quicker, than the day flights when you're would normally be awake,
Get a stopover hotel, singapore and Malaysia have them airside, you can book in blocks of 6 hours and it makes a huge difference, quick sleep and a shower and the you are ready to go, normally costs around £60.
I'd ignore everyone above, I've done it both business and economy, business is a fantastic experience, but for two or yoi, it's gonna cost a minimum of 4K more, and personally I'd rather suck it up for the flight and spend that money when I get there.
I'm fairly open minded on carrier, Indeed have been to Singapore in the past. As a matter of interest, why would you choose Singapore Airlines etc over BA?We normally fly with Singapore, wouldn't even consider flying with BA for long haul, you want either emirates, Singapore or Qatar, next level down is Malaysia or Cathay Pacific. Get the evening flight out, it goes much quicker, than the day flights when you're would normally be awake,
Get a stopover hotel, singapore and Malaysia have them airside, you can book in blocks of 6 hours and it makes a huge difference, quick sleep and a shower and the you are ready to go, normally costs around £60.
I'd ignore everyone above, I've done it both business and economy, business is a fantastic experience, but for two or yoi, it's gonna cost a minimum of 4K more, and personally I'd rather suck it up for the flight and spend that money when I get there.
I find BA seats to be pretty uncomfortable, the AVOD is poor compared to others and the food not brill.
Emirates, for example, have 5,000+ movies in the ICE AVOD, a frequently changing menu (often the Y meal is one of the choices on the J menu) and stopppng through DXB means you have a roughly 7 hour leg, followed by a 15 hour leg. They have a sale on at the moment, so it's worth looking at.
Other than that, you really can't beat Skyscanner for the best prices
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