Any cunning tricks to get cheap flights to Oz?

[B19GRR]

Hi all,

The gf is thinking of visiting friends near Perth in March for probably 4 weeks, any tips/places on getting a nice cheap flight deal? Is the old mid-week flight being cheaper than the weekend still valid (been ages since I've done a long haul).

Also any insurance suggestions as she's recovering from breast cancer which apparently makes getting insurance a bit tricky.

Cheers,
Rob

[TheEnd]

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[cod man]

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[paulista]

Get a cheap flight to HKG or SIN if you can find one, then with Jet Star to Perth. It's a hassle but I did it last year and it did cost me less than 650£...

[siscar]

ring people up rather than booking on the web, you will often get a better deal that way. Other than that it's the obvious, flights early in the week aren't popular with business travelers, flights at strange times tend to be less popular. But talk to the likes and trailfinders etc and see what you can find. (If flying economy I'd break the journey somewhere and have a night's sleep, it's a long journey in economy hell).

[jimothy]

Loads of flight deals at the moment, easy to get a £650 flight.
Midweek is still cheaper, and the planes a much less full.

[elster]

This website is good, also shows special offers.

http://www.cheapflights.co.uk/flights/Perth/

[Taita]

Post yourself?
Put the OH in a bag as luggage? Only one ticket that way.



Sorry

[Semi hemi]

This was the cheapest I could find

[BigLepton]

B19GRR said:

Any cunning tricks to get cheap flights to Oz?

Yes, live in New Zealand.

HTH

[Dupont666]

http://www.cheapflights.co.uk/flights/Perth/London...

£629 cheapest

http://www.edreams.com/flights/london-perth/

€414

They any good?

[jimothy]

Dupont666 said:

http://www.cheapflights.co.uk/flights/Perth/London...

£629 cheapest

http://www.edreams.com/flights/london-perth/

€414

They any good?

Hows the job hunting going?

[Dupont666]

jimothy said:

Dupont666 said:

http://www.cheapflights.co.uk/flights/Perth/London...

£629 cheapest

http://www.edreams.com/flights/london-perth/

€414

They any good?

Hows the job hunting going?

got a new avenue that im looking at building bespoke software, waiting for the invite to do a presentation then if successful its 2-3 months work and i can hold off getting another job for another 18 months

Hows the old team going over there?

[Nolar Dog]

I think Emirates are advertising £600 ish on roadside billboards.

Might have (quickly) read it wrong though.

Worth checking?

[Puggit]

I'm about to spend 200k bmi miles on a 1st + business class return to Mauritius via Joburg - that's how to do it cheap

[Colonial]

Qantas is doing special deals at the moment, as are all airlines

Economy is not the most comfortable experience in the world, but it is doable. I've done it and I'm pretty tall.

I flew Etihad and rate them pretty well.

[dpbird90]

just walk into the airport, get on the conveyor belt and say you're a suitcase

[Dupont666]

Colonial said:

Qantas is doing special deals at the moment, as are all airlines

Economy is not the most comfortable experience in the world, but it is doable. I've done it and I'm pretty tall.

I flew Etihad and rate them pretty well.

Economy aint too bad, i did singapore and that was reasonable, tho that was with malaysia airlines and they are better than most.

[Colonial]

Yeah, Malaysian are good. Used them to Malaysia, funnily enough.

For the price Etihad are amongst the best. For Sydney-London they are priced just above the bottom feeders like China Air (2 night stay in Shanghai and a less than perfect safety record) and well below Singapore etc etc. I think my return ticket, bought 2 weeks before I left, was around the 1000 pound mark in peak season. Close to 600 quid cheaper than Singapore/Malaysian

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