I find the flights are the worst part of any holiday,nothing can brighten up the 9 hours or whatever of sitting in a plane(although i have probably done a lot more hours the last 2 years than most),so i use Jetstar flights direct out of Sydney to Phuket.Usually pay $1K Gold Coast>HKT,return.
The wait in airport terminals is agony so i like to fly as direct as possible.
Last time i did the SYD>HKT flight it actually got into Phuket 1 hour ahead of schedule,it landed at 19.05.
Apparently the usual west to east jetstream must have been inactive that day,so my pilot mate told me.
First time i have ever been early on any flight.
I usually have some cheese and crackers and some water on the way,sounds a bit boring i know,but the real holiday starts once you get there.
