Cheap flights? (Canada UK)
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Hi all,
Looking at flying to the UK from Canada, I don't fly much and I know there are a lot of travellers on here so I was wondering if there are any tricks I should know about to getting a cheap flight?
Can I book tickets from a UK website for leaving from Canada? They're a bit cheaper that way (As CAN to GBP is pretty strong right now!)
Thanks!
Looking at flying to the UK from Canada, I don't fly much and I know there are a lot of travellers on here so I was wondering if there are any tricks I should know about to getting a cheap flight?
Can I book tickets from a UK website for leaving from Canada? They're a bit cheaper that way (As CAN to GBP is pretty strong right now!)
Thanks!
You could have a look here.
http://www.canadianaffair.ca/
As for booking a flight in the UK for a flight starting in Canada I have no idea sorry.
http://www.canadianaffair.ca/
As for booking a flight in the UK for a flight starting in Canada I have no idea sorry.
Cheapest way is to stay over for a Saturday night, this could cut your price in half.
Book early.
Generally the cheapest airline offering services to Canada is Air Transat. Think of it as long-haul package holiday airline...
Air India offer flights from the UK at good rate...
Otherwise consider flying via a European hub (ie Air France/KLM/Lufthansa) or transferring at an eastern seaboard US hub (ie NY/DC or even Chicago and Detroit).
Book early.
Generally the cheapest airline offering services to Canada is Air Transat. Think of it as long-haul package holiday airline...
Air India offer flights from the UK at good rate...
Otherwise consider flying via a European hub (ie Air France/KLM/Lufthansa) or transferring at an eastern seaboard US hub (ie NY/DC or even Chicago and Detroit).
A few years ago we flew London to Toronto with Air Canada. We considered going to Boston instead and the price for that was quite a lot lower even though the transatlatic leg was the same, with a shuttle added on from Toronto to Boston.
I've just had a quick look and the same is true today, although it's not much cheaper.
Maybe you can play around with departure and arrival airports if you have any flexibility and see if that helps?
I've just had a quick look and the same is true today, although it's not much cheaper.
Maybe you can play around with departure and arrival airports if you have any flexibility and see if that helps?
I used to use the UK version of expedia for booking flights out of canada. My uk based visa card would not work with the canadian version.
Living in Winnipeg I was forced to connect somewhere, minneapolis usually gave me the most direct route, so Northwest usually worked out best. sometimes flights from the US are cheaper, but there is the added hassle.
canadian affair get mixed reviews - they are budget for a reason.
One of my canadian pals always chooses to fly the the UK on fridays, and almost without fail he gets offered a free flight if he gives up his seat and takes the early saturday flight - I think this is with northwest (which is now Delta) as they typically overbook
Living in Winnipeg I was forced to connect somewhere, minneapolis usually gave me the most direct route, so Northwest usually worked out best. sometimes flights from the US are cheaper, but there is the added hassle.
canadian affair get mixed reviews - they are budget for a reason.
One of my canadian pals always chooses to fly the the UK on fridays, and almost without fail he gets offered a free flight if he gives up his seat and takes the early saturday flight - I think this is with northwest (which is now Delta) as they typically overbook
My friends and I flew Gatwick to Vancouver in Aug with Air Transat (via Last Min) and Thomas Cook (via Can Affair) although it's the same aircraft for both.
Can Affair were a little more expensive but offered the option of upgrades and pre-booked seats - I'd really try for this, the plane (Thomas Cook owned) was a small one (I forget the type), normaly used for short-haul trips to Europe leased to Canadian Affair. Very cramped seating and leg room, I was 'lucky' enough to get a window seat, but due to the narrowness of the seats my head rested against the side of the plane, so whilst I got an amazing view of Iceland, the Rockies etc I did spend 9 hours with my next at a funny angle, I'm only 5' 10" BTW.
The staff / food / inflight entertainment was ok, but not great and it was about 60%-70% of the cost of BA etc, so I wasn't complaining, but you get what you pay for.
Can Affair were a little more expensive but offered the option of upgrades and pre-booked seats - I'd really try for this, the plane (Thomas Cook owned) was a small one (I forget the type), normaly used for short-haul trips to Europe leased to Canadian Affair. Very cramped seating and leg room, I was 'lucky' enough to get a window seat, but due to the narrowness of the seats my head rested against the side of the plane, so whilst I got an amazing view of Iceland, the Rockies etc I did spend 9 hours with my next at a funny angle, I'm only 5' 10" BTW.
The staff / food / inflight entertainment was ok, but not great and it was about 60%-70% of the cost of BA etc, so I wasn't complaining, but you get what you pay for.
Air Transat and Canadian Affair are both owned by the same Canadian company - Transat.
Next year all Canadian Affair flights will be with Air Transat, one of the bonuses is that they will allow 25Kg of checked luggage (v. Thomas Cook 20Kg) and carry additional sports and camping equipment for free.
We have booked Vancouver flights through CA at least once every year since 1996, originally using Canada 3000 (went out of business after 9/11), and latterly TC or AT. In 2010 we told ourselves that we'd never use TC again after a particularly appalling flight, but when it was time to book this year's travel we showed ourselves to be true cheapskates
and booked with them again, preferring to save £700 or so versus BA.
Had a bad flight back home again this year, smaller Airbus than on the way out and knees up around the ears etc. Really glad not to have the TC dilemma next year. Have always been happy with Air Transat, seat pitch will be 32" next year in cattle.
Next year all Canadian Affair flights will be with Air Transat, one of the bonuses is that they will allow 25Kg of checked luggage (v. Thomas Cook 20Kg) and carry additional sports and camping equipment for free.
We have booked Vancouver flights through CA at least once every year since 1996, originally using Canada 3000 (went out of business after 9/11), and latterly TC or AT. In 2010 we told ourselves that we'd never use TC again after a particularly appalling flight, but when it was time to book this year's travel we showed ourselves to be true cheapskates
and booked with them again, preferring to save £700 or so versus BA.Had a bad flight back home again this year, smaller Airbus than on the way out and knees up around the ears etc. Really glad not to have the TC dilemma next year. Have always been happy with Air Transat, seat pitch will be 32" next year in cattle.
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