greggors84
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| posted on 28/7/08 at 05:28 PM |
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Flights to Thailand
Ive got 6 weeks off work from just before Christmas to end of Jan.
Was hoping to go to Thailand for 4 weeks, I checked flights about a month ago and they were around £450, now they have gone up to over £700.
Are they likely to come back down, I dont really want to pay much over £500. I dont know how the prices of flights work for long haul. Do they go in
cycles?
Ive been using www.kayak.co.uk as it seems to give the most options and flexibility but have also been checking expedia and a few others with the same
results.
Chris
The Magnificent 7!
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chasmon
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| posted on 28/7/08 at 06:39 PM |
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I don't think they'll come back down as they over book flights these days to make sure they don't have to offer bargains...
I flew to Thailand last year and cheapest was Dialaflight. I booked late too (2 weeks before a 6 week hol) and all prices were going up these guys
were the cheapest by a country mile.
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tomblyth
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| posted on 28/7/08 at 06:48 PM |
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Im no expert in flight prices but I have seen that easyjet have anounced price increase's due to increases in fuel price! so I'd think
that is what all the air transport companys will do!
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eznfrank
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| posted on 28/7/08 at 06:57 PM |
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They used to go down in the few weeks before departure but I think those days are long gone. I'm off to Vegas at Xmas and my sister decided
about a month after we booked that she wanted to come too, she was looking at 50% more than us.
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 28/7/08 at 07:33 PM |
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Suspect that with fuel prices the way they are prices will only go up.
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drhunter
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| posted on 28/7/08 at 07:56 PM |
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last week I booked a one way flight for my gf for today, and return flights for me for next month - both to Malaysia.
My return flight was £650, a whole £20 cheaper than her one way flight.
Book as early as you can!
Try going directly to somewhere like emirates as it should be cheapest to go direct to the airline.
Alternatively, if you're feeling cheeky see if your local travel agent has a cheap package deal. They sometimes have cheaper deals, just
don't bother sleeping at the hotel they arrange if you have your own sorted!
[Edited on 28/7/08 by drhunter]
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BenB
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| posted on 28/7/08 at 09:26 PM |
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I flew to Thailand twice. Both times the cheapest flight was with Qatar airlines. Highly recommended  Good service, good in-flight entertainment etc
etc.... Actually I think Omar airlines was £10 cheaper but they're 2* not 5* and if you ask for a drink on the flight they look at your like a
drug addict (which I suppose really.....)....
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skodaman
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| posted on 29/7/08 at 12:27 AM |
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I sometimes fly with Quatar airlines to Philippines. Price for any airline for destinations in SE Asia get stupid around Christmas. Cheaper in
summer but then you've got the monsoon to contend with.
Skodaman
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WanchaiWarrior
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| posted on 29/7/08 at 03:19 AM |
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Yup, you should have booked them when they were cheaper.
I lived in HK for a while (almost 10yrs) and flying back to UK from there was always more expensive at christmas.
Now Im in Queensland, its costing me AUD$9600 for 3 adults to fly back to UK 10 days before christmas and returning in January.
Anyway, even if the flight prices go up, so will taxes, all airlines as far as I know raise the surcharges on a regular basis, some fortnightly, so
with fuel prices constantly on the rise, by the time Ive paid for these flights, the taxes would have gone up and so putting the final cost up. Just
because I dont have that sort of money sitting around.
Oh well.
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greggors84
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| posted on 29/7/08 at 08:04 PM |
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Thanks for confirming my worries! It just seemed odd for them to jump over £200 in 2 weeks.
Found one for £510 with Oman Airlines, but its with a 5hr stopover halfway.
Might just bite the bullet and book now!
Chris
The Magnificent 7!
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