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05-04-2006, 23:36
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going mad trying to sort flights out !
hi guys .
having a few problems trying to get my flights sorted . . incorporating a business trip in here as well to USA as i'm working at E3 expo.. London - Bangkok departing london 1st may .. (BKK-HKT-BKK) book on arrival is easy Bangkok - los angeles departing Bangkok 9th may los angeles - london departing los angeles 15th may i think i need to book as 3 seperate flights as there all sort of one way .. have great problems getting any sensible prices off anyone .. and searching for cheap flights on the net from a UK net connection is only throwing uk sites at me ,,, damn gogole and its sensing where i am !! think best option is to book the UK-Los leg with a Uk company ..the LOS-USA leg with a thai company and the USA-UK leg with a usa company .. but finding the companies is proving a right real pain in the rear !! Last edited by magy : 05-04-2006 at 23:42. 
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06-04-2006, 00:30
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Will try to sort something out for ya tonight
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06-04-2006, 05:27
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BKK to LAX is approximately 16,5-20 hours depending on the route
flying LONDON-BKK-LONDON-LAX-LONDON IS PROBABLY THE BEST 11:00 Depart London (LGW) Arrive Bangkok (BKK) 07:20 tip+1 day Mon 1-May Duration: 14hr 20min Etihad Airways Etihad Airways 308 / 403 Connect in Abu Dhabi (Abu Dhabi Intl.) 21:00 Depart Bangkok (BKK) Arrive London (LGW) 06:35 tip+1 day Tue 9-May Duration: 15hr 35min Etihad Airways Etihad Airways 402 / 307 Connect in Abu Dhabi (Abu Dhabi Intl.) 12:30 Depart London (LGW) Arrive Los Angeles (LAX) 19:08 Wed 10-May Duration: 14hr 38min Northwest Northwest 43 / 303 Connect in Minneapolis (Minneapolis-St. Paul Intl.) 12:15 Depart Los Angeles (LAX) Arrive London (LGW) 09:00 tip+1 day Mon 15-May Duration: 12hr 45min Northwest Northwest 312 / 44 Connect in Minneapolis (Minneapolis-St. Paul Intl.) Total costs under 800 pound including taxes (770 to be precise). Flight connection can be done same routes and times leaving bkk on the 8th at 21:00 and then arriving the 9th in LAX. To do a round trip: 1)890 dollar Qantas Airways Qantas Airways Flight 302 operated by BRITISH AIRWAYS 10:00pm London, Great Britain (LHR) 3:15pm - Tue, May 2 Next day arrival Bangkok, Thailand (BKK) 11hrs 15min 2)550 dollar Delta Air Lines Delta Air Lines Flight 8960 operated by CHINA AIRLINES / 8942 operated by CHINA AIRLINES 8:25am Bangkok, Thailand (BKK) 1:25pm Los Angeles, CA (LAX) 19hrs - 1 Stop Change planes in Taipei, Taiwan (TPE) 3) 430 dollar Air New Zealand Air New Zealand Flight 2 4:40pm Los Angeles, CA (LAX) 11:00am - Tue, May 16 Next day arrival London, Great Britain (LHR) 10hrs 20min =1870 dollar = 1050 pounds so it is costing you 300 pounds extra (How many beers is that)
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06-04-2006, 05:30
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You should be looking at round the world fares. Star alliance have some good ones look here http://www.staralliance.com and click on "Airpasses". Buying tickets for each sector individually will cost you a bloody fortune.
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06-04-2006, 05:51
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Other option for going round
11:00 Depart London (LGW) Arrive Bangkok (BKK) 07:15 tip+1 day Mon 1-May Duration: 14hr 15min Qatar Airways Qatar Airways 76 / 612 £255 08:25 Depart Bangkok (BKK) Arrive Los Angeles (LAX) 13:25 Tue 9-May Duration: 19hr 0min Delta Delta Delta 8960 operated by CHINA AIRLINES8960 / Delta 8942 operated by CHINA AIRLINES8942 Connect in Taipei (Chiang Kai Shek) £362 16:40 Depart Los Angeles (LAX) Arrive London (LHR) 11:00 tip+1 day Mon 15-May Duration: 10hr 20min Air New Zealand Air New Zealand 2 Direct flight £256 Total £256+£362+£255 = £873 So basically 100 pounds more then going up and down 2x That is less beers Erik
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06-04-2006, 06:12
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Round the world trips mostly require 3 or more stop overs and will still be more expensive then the 870 that is showing now
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06-04-2006, 16:31
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about £1300 if i do a stopover in bangkok for a couple of days .. to get round the stopover rules on round the world flights .. hell of a journey tho  lon-bkk-hkt-icn-lax-lon
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07-04-2006, 02:33
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Sorry Magy, forgot to tell you that the flights found in the last option i gave you (850) are all booking through expedia.co.uk easy as hell man
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07-04-2006, 03:33
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got to make me laugh
 using expedia and other sites like it ..i put it in as a multi leg trip and it prices it as £3000+ i do each bit alone and i get the prices as above .. then on the LAX-LGW leg if i put in for a return ticket to LAX it cheaper than a one way ticket .. northwest airlines .. LAX - GTW - LAX return $644 or one way LAX - GTW $1758 and the site then goes on about point of sale having to be in the USA ..wtf is that all about . lol make me wonder .. i'm going to have to book each leg as a seperate booking an hope that when i'v booked one it won;t cahgne its mind about the price on the next one .. rofl  also had a price of around £1100 (tax's inc) off statravel for a round the world ticket that deos not require stopovers .. wtf to do :P the main excercise here is i'm gettign a semi subsidided trip oit of the company as they will pay the cost of the BKK-LAX-LGW legs as they want me at E3 :P .. i get a cheap holiday to LOS for the £260 leg LGW-BKK .. if only i can bear the thought of the 20hour+ BKK - LAX leg after !! alll this for 6 days back in LOS !! Last edited by magy : 07-04-2006 at 03:37.
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07-04-2006, 04:25
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Why not try Trailfinders or something? Websites can't handle tricky requests and you run a bit of a risk booking seperate legs, missing connections etc.
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07-04-2006, 05:01
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The flights i shown you were all individual one way legs booked at expedia. Seems the way to go with these dates
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07-04-2006, 05:02
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As the prices are in dollars and you are buying a flight from LA to GTW they may presume you are from the usa, Also check if you are on expedia.com or expedia.co.uk it may make a difference.
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07-04-2006, 14:36
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this bit off northwest was direct off the northwest webby .. not expedia .. i had checked each airline that expedia quoted just to see if it was cheaper direct with the airline .. and then checked there return prices as well as sometimes it seems return is cheaper that one way due to offers ..
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07-04-2006, 20:37
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k .. looks like i'm booked ..
going london - BKK direct with Thai airways .. then back to london then out agian to Los Angeles same day i land back in Uk so se y'all on the 2nd may ! :P got to find a joiner freindly hotel to book now .. one final question .. BKK-HKT-BKK ticket touts as you come thru customs .. are they cheaper than the sales desks ?
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08-04-2006, 23:27
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you were right steve. Thai at that period offers the HKT instead of BKK for 40 pounds more. Even air asia will cost you 30-50 pounds extra
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09-04-2006, 23:55
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If you mean touts for taxi's take care there was a thread on here last year of a problem with taxi drivers from the airport giving you grief when you get to the hotel demnding payments from hotel owners etc
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09-04-2006, 23:58
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12-04-2006, 00:22
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i did'nt mean taxi touts ..
when i got off the plane from london and on the way to the local flight check in desk to phuket there were some guys stopping people as they cam thru the the customs asking if i was flying onward to anywhere and trying to get sales for plane tickets .
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12-04-2006, 01:48
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You can book a BKK-HKT flight for 1600 Baht(incl. tax and surcharge) on Orient Thai or a few baht more on Nok Air. Very easy to book direct through their website with credit card altho if they have a problem with your credit card, you can do it over the phone. They have flights morning, midday, and evening, so it would be easy to make it fit with your arrival in BKK unless you are coming in at night. Flights to HKT are at 7:00(OT), 10:00(N), 14:00(OT), 16:35(N), and 8:15(OT). Nok is several hundred Baht more on their Sunday flight for some reason, but Orient Thai is the same price every day. I have flown Nok Air several times, and they are OK. Never have flown Orient Thai. So it is 40 dollars vs. 40 pounds, a difference of about 15 beers! Of course, you will have to pick up your luggage in BKK, and take it to the Nok counter when you check in there.Website to book Nok Air is www.nokair.com Website to book Orient Thai is www.fly12go.com
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