Booking for Australia
Aug 5, 2019, 4:03 am
#32
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Tom - I'm going in February and have booked with CX for £2200 ARN-AKL AND SYD - LHR. We are flying to ARN the day before and overnighting. As the ARN-LHR-HKG-AKL is all on one PNR (as is of course the return, I am happy that if the ARN runs late amd we miss the LH flight they will sort out the problem.
Aug 5, 2019, 5:29 am
#33
Join Date: Dec 2013
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Pucci - that sounds like a really fab itinerary! Well done on finding that. I am going in May and couldn’t find anything similar.
Stockholm is a great city - do pop into the Vasa museum if you have a bit of time (although I imagine you will already have been!)
Stockholm is a great city - do pop into the Vasa museum if you have a bit of time (although I imagine you will already have been!)
Aug 5, 2019, 5:47 am
#34
Join Date: Jan 2016
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Not sure I will never do ex EU from Oslo again
- Getting to Oslo wasn't easy when I went
- Norwegian didn't have same baggage allowance as BA, thus hefty exceeds baggage charge
- Oslo is kinda expensive for food, hotels, booze
Next time I will use miles and get to HKG in J and buy J to AU.
- Getting to Oslo wasn't easy when I went
- Norwegian didn't have same baggage allowance as BA, thus hefty exceeds baggage charge
- Oslo is kinda expensive for food, hotels, booze
Next time I will use miles and get to HKG in J and buy J to AU.
Aug 5, 2019, 7:06 am
#35
Join Date: Jul 2016
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Which is what we did. Another way of credit card with no FX fees - we used a (whisper it) Virgin Money Travel CC - not only 0% FX fees but 12 months interest-free credit. Mega useful for the $7500/£4200 bond on the motorhome hire!
Aug 5, 2019, 7:52 am
#36
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Gloucestershire
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Flights out of HKG are seriously expensive. If you want to go down that route, KUL is likely to be a much better choice.
What I'm about to say mainly makes sense if you're in London, but most BA fares at least allow a stopover in London, so you can (at the cost of a small stopover fee and some fairly heavy APD) travel to Norway without luggage and get back well in advance of the long-haul flights (e.g., the weekend before) - and do the same after your return leg.
Alternatively, GOT is super easy for a back-to-back - just make sure your luggage doesn't travel with you if it's a concern. Again, I appreciate that might be harder if you're coming from outside London of course.
What I'm about to say mainly makes sense if you're in London, but most BA fares at least allow a stopover in London, so you can (at the cost of a small stopover fee and some fairly heavy APD) travel to Norway without luggage and get back well in advance of the long-haul flights (e.g., the weekend before) - and do the same after your return leg.
Alternatively, GOT is super easy for a back-to-back - just make sure your luggage doesn't travel with you if it's a concern. Again, I appreciate that might be harder if you're coming from outside London of course.
Aug 5, 2019, 8:08 am
#37
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It was probably another victory for all those who say that no matter how much UK passengers misuse ex-EU fares, BA will have no comeback. We are now paying the price.
Aug 5, 2019, 8:26 am
#38
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Aug 5, 2019, 8:27 am
#39
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Sadly you're right; stopovers are R class and above... still cheaper than London but not by nearly as much (and probably close to a Finnair round trip or Qatar sale fare out of London, depending on dates). This has changed fairly recently.
Aug 5, 2019, 8:32 am
#40
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KUL can have fares in J from under £1,500 even if you allow for the weaker pound.
So it's not just a question of how expensive the local market is - it's a similar length and price to LHR-DFW - but how much it costs compared to a fully cash booking.