Departure Continent
May 12, 2005 | 1:02 pm
#1
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Departure Continent
Evidently purchasing in cities such as Cario offer a significant discount in purchase price.
What are the rules governing where you can depart from? Do I have to make my first flight within the country of purchase? i.e. Egypt, or can i depart from anywhere within that continent - i.e. UK - or more specifically Heathrow!
I am planning a RTW trip departing Jan 2006 and have a holiday in late Oct in Egypt booked, was hoping to pick up a cheap ticket there and depart from LHR in Jan -> Is this possible?
Any insight would be greatly appriciated.
What are the rules governing where you can depart from? Do I have to make my first flight within the country of purchase? i.e. Egypt, or can i depart from anywhere within that continent - i.e. UK - or more specifically Heathrow!
I am planning a RTW trip departing Jan 2006 and have a holiday in late Oct in Egypt booked, was hoping to pick up a cheap ticket there and depart from LHR in Jan -> Is this possible?
Any insight would be greatly appriciated.
May 12, 2005 | 1:28 pm
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Originally Posted by sdorling
...I am planning a RTW trip departing Jan 2006 and have a holiday in late Oct in Egypt booked, was hoping to pick up a cheap ticket there and depart from LHR in Jan -> Is this possible?
(In fact, you _could_ pay in CAI and start in LHR but then the agent in CAI would have to charge you LHR prices)
May 12, 2005 | 2:01 pm
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Originally Posted by sdorling
I am planning a RTW trip departing Jan 2006 and have a holiday in late Oct in Egypt booked, was hoping to pick up a cheap ticket there and depart from LHR in Jan -> Is this possible?
May 12, 2005 | 2:49 pm
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Not just CAI - you could start at Sharm-el-Sheikh (SSH), Hurghada (HRG) or Alexandria (HBE) using GB Airways or BMed. It's the country of origin, not the airport that matters.
