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Originally Posted by Caerphilly
everytime i've looked at a regional departure the cost has been way more expensive than the 40 quid bus ride to Heathrow at least there you can get a direct flight to Bangkok
just picked random dates in May 10th and 24th
London to Bkk direct with EVA was 460 ish
Cardif or Bristol 610 ish with china Air lots of changes...i'll be on the bus to london
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I reckon that a regional departure normally adds around £40. China Airlines from Birmingham at that time of year is £540, but Cardiff is quite a bit more at £591, so maybe a Cardiff departure is a big difference.
I leave from Manchester and my flight is normally £30-40 more than a Heathrow departure.
As for the question of whether flights will go down in January, that's anybodys guess just now but my personal opinion is that they won't. I think that competition on the route is that tough to start with that there is very little room left for fare reductions.
In all honesty, I think that it's not worth obsessing over the last couple of quid and tend to book my own flights on different criteria than price alone. I much prefer a European routing and would rather avoid Heathrow until they sort the place out, so for me it's KLM or one of the other carriers with a European hub. KLMs in-flight entertainment is pretty basic but I really don't give a rat's ass about that sort of thing.
Mid-Eastern carriers are the business price-wise at the moment, Etihad, Emirates and Gulf seem to have the best prices out there.