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Ecosseven

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2,181 posts

233 months

Saturday 30th April 2011
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Morning all,

I'll be needing to take a trip back to the UK at short notice in the next two weeks. Don't have exact dates yet. Are there any decent UAE websites that advertise last minute / cheap flights? I'll be flying from Abu Dhabi to Edinburgh.

I have checked all the usual carriers (Etihad, KLM, British Airways) and whilst they all operate the flights I need the prices are usually north of AED 6000 return!

Thanks.


Hitch78

6,118 posts

210 months

Saturday 30th April 2011
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I use skyscanner most of the time. It is never cheap to fly out of here unfortunately!

IanUAE

2,995 posts

180 months

Saturday 30th April 2011
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It is sometime cheaper to go via Doha / Bahrain / Muscat.

Desert Dog

150 posts

208 months

Saturday 30th April 2011
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This probably won't help you this time, but if you can sort your tickets out so that you start flying UK to DXB back to UK, you will be paying half the fair with Emirates, compared to originating your flights from the UAE.

Hitch78

6,118 posts

210 months

Saturday 30th April 2011
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Only issue with that is that you need to know when you're going back. I think. Can you leave flights open with Emirates?

mcbook

1,441 posts

191 months

Sunday 1st May 2011
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I've noticed the price going up on all carriers recently. I'm currently trying to book a flight to Glasgow (September departure): Emirates AED 4,200 and BA 3,900... way dearer than it was when I booked a couple of months back.

dxbtiger

4,494 posts

189 months

Sunday 1st May 2011
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If you can deal with a stop over in bahrain gulf air are cheap, just booked a 2 dayer to london next week for about 2500

Richard Moss

135 posts

223 months

Monday 2nd May 2011
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Just bought tickets with BA from DXB > LHR > Newcastle (and return) for about AED 3000 via www.opodo.co.uk

oilydan

2,030 posts

287 months

Tuesday 3rd May 2011
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Just booking Emirates flights for me, Mrs Oily and 2 x junior Oilesses.

21K. For the 4 of us. Gulp.

Cyberbob

2 posts

171 months

Saturday 7th May 2011
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