Flights From the UK

[erik1]

the same route just other dates in the mentioned period come direct with gulf air on 420.30

even with the same dates as you it comes to 420.30

just shows it pays to shop around

1. GF002 London Heathrow(LHR)
Sun, 01 Jun - 10.00 Bahrain(BAH)
Sun, 01 Jun - 18.45 Economy 4hr before flight
GF150 Bahrain(BAH)
Sun, 01 Jun - 20.20 Bangkok(BKK)
Mon, 02 Jun - 07.45 Economy 2hr30min before flight
2. GF151 Bangkok(BKK)
Fri, 20 Jun - 11.20 Bahrain(BAH)
Fri, 20 Jun - 14.20 Economy 4hr before flight
GF005 Bahrain(BAH)
Fri, 20 Jun - 15.45 London Heathrow(LHR)
Fri, 20 Jun - 21.00 Economy 2hr30min before flight




Your payment details

1 Adult fare 250.00 Total
GBP 420.30

[erik1]

Originally Posted by steve@thaib

£421 would surprise me, but never say never, and good luck to anyone who gets a flight for that price; a serious bargain.

even got a bottle of chang change (bought at the 7-11 that is)

haha guess steve forgot I am Dutch and that says it all we never pay more then we need

[steve@thaib]

Originally Posted by erik1

even got a bottle of chang change (bought at the 7-11 that is)

haha guess steve forgot I am Dutch and that says it all we never pay more then we need

Amen to that brother , looks like there are some bargains around.

[erik1]

Originally Posted by steve@thaib

Amen to that brother , looks like there are some bargains around.

one part of this ticket is the conditions (25% miles, no change)

but it is by far the best price available at the moment

[deal-lad]

I booked with asda the supermarket.

£420 inc taxes Gulf Air

[dawsey]

Originally Posted by deal-lad

I booked with asda the supermarket.

£420 inc taxes Gulf Air

There are limited flights with Gulf Air for £399 inc taxes.

www.airlinenetwork.co.uk

Not much left at that price now though

[erik1]

Originally Posted by dawsey

There are limited flights with Gulf Air for £399 inc taxes.

www.airlinenetwork.co.uk

Not much left at that price now though

just did a uick check on airline networks for direct LHR BKK with EVA for around 465 in october
and 475 in march

[up2u]

looking to travel direct mid to end of march, quoted about £630 with eva, worth waiting for price drop or will it never happen ?!
thanks.

[dawsey]

Originally Posted by up2u

looking to travel direct mid to end of march, quoted about £630 with eva, worth waiting for price drop or will it never happen ?!
thanks.

Prices for Mid - Late March departures will only rise. Its the Easter period when all flights get stupidly expensive. Seats are selling fast so I would get you ticket while you can. Also it will depend an awful lot on your exact departure date as to the price.
I found Thai Air at £610 and Eva at £619 both leaving 17th March and returning 1st Feb

Move the arrival and departure dates forward one week and Thai is no longer available. Eva still £619.

Move the dates back a week and Eva is £602 and Thai £605.

All prices obtained from Westeast Travel.

[dan boy]

I am looking at booking a trip for May, are the flight prices likely to come down much before then, currently at about £520 ??

[dawsey]

Originally Posted by dan boy

I am looking at booking a trip for May, are the flight prices likely to come down much before then, currently at about £520 ??

steve@thaib has a travel agency biz now and can probably answer your question better than most of us lot.
I think you can make enquiries on his website or email him from there. He is based in Manchester area

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[dan boy]

cheers, i will check it out ...

[up2u]

thanks for the advice, sounds like i better book soon.
cheers.

[Talbotman]

PRICES FOR LATE JUNE AND JULY FROM glasgow are disgusting i desperately wanted to fly out during that time for 8 days in patts with a couople of bms when i phoned trailfinders on wednesday i was told flying out june 20th flying back july 2nd china air £715 no deposit pay now emerites £725 no de[posit pay now gulf air i could have got got £590 but it involved a 9 hour stopover in dubai on way home

so forgot about it and booked china air fly out october 22 fly back november 9th £573 that will do for me

but what a con it is in the uk raising the flight prices during school holidays after all june july isd not high season in los .

[ThaiLearner]

Originally Posted by Talbotman

PRICES FOR LATE JUNE AND JULY FROM glasgow are disgusting i desperately wanted to fly out during that time for 8 days in patts with a couople of bms when i phoned trailfinders on wednesday i was told flying out june 20th flying back july 2nd china air £715 no deposit pay now emerites £725 no de[posit pay now gulf air i could have got got £590 but it involved a 9 hour stopover in dubai on way home

so forgot about it and booked china air fly out october 22 fly back november 9th £573 that will do for me

but what a con it is in the uk raising the flight prices during school holidays after all june july isd not high season in los .

Thats a lot just ran through Cheap flights & hotels | car hire | package holidays - TravelSupermarket UK same dates £555-£565 with Emirates. The holidays normally start beginning of july when the prices go up bu you will be on your way home then .

[steve@thaib]

Originally Posted by Talbotman

PRICES FOR LATE JUNE AND JULY FROM glasgow are disgusting i desperately wanted to fly out during that time for 8 days in patts with a couople of bms when i phoned trailfinders on wednesday i was told flying out june 20th flying back july 2nd china air £715 no deposit pay now emerites £725 no de[posit pay now gulf air i could have got got £590 but it involved a 9 hour stopover in dubai on way home

so forgot about it and booked china air fly out october 22 fly back november 9th £573 that will do for me

but what a con it is in the uk raising the flight prices during school holidays after all june july isd not high season in los .

I could have got you that flight for around the £560 mark, held the seats for nothing and ticketed it 28 days before departure, which is when you pay.

I do agree about the prices going up in July, not many kids on those flights to Bangkok are there? That said, a lot of the Bangkok flights are going somewhere else afterwards and some people can only travel in skool hols.

[Talbotman]

MAYBE IT WAS BEST that i could not get a decent flight price i only had 8 days off now i have my flight booked for october for 19 nights i only paid £568 china air will give me plenty of time to collect my spending money 55555.

will now enjoy a 3 day trip in amsterdam in april and then again in september for the bm meet/up

[Talbotman]

P.S

you have to remembr that the school holidays in scotland start 2 weeks earlier than england so the high flight prices from scotland start earlier .

[Raval]

Hi Steve,

Could you give me the best price and possibilities for a direct (non-stop) returnflight out of Thailand to London (Any airline). Arriving in the first week of May and go back after 6 months.

Cheers,

Raval

[steve@thaib]

Sorry guys, I've been working away for a few days. I will be back home later today, Thursday, and will have a look as soon as.

[steve@thaib]

Just to explain this a bit better, we only get what are called IATA fares when trying to book a flight that originates in another country. I can quote and book them, but you can probably get a better price on the ground in Bangkok than I can offer.

I'm happy to look at prices and advise on availability, but the reality is that booking flights in a country other than the one where they originate will not yield bargains.

[Poppy]

Hi there, take a look at WESTEAST TRAVEL, they do direct flights at very good prices

[steve@thaib]

Anyone thinking of going London-Bangkok could do worse than take a look at Gulf Air. This looks like a good price to me.

It's for travel mid June, but should be available right through to November.

LHR BAH 03/06/2008 GF 2 V 1000 1845
BAH BKK 03/06/2008 GF 150 V 2020 0745
BKK BAH 17/06/2008 GF 151 V 1120 1420
BAH LHR 17/06/2008 GF 5 V 1545 2100

Estimated Total Price (inc. Taxes) 442.80GBP

[Mr Kobi]

When is the earliest that flights can be booked? We're going next easter (6th ~ 18th April flying dates) and can't get prices yet.

Also, do you only book through KLM? We flew with them last month and thought it was bloody awful.

[steve@thaib]

We can only see 47 weeks in advance, which is normal in the industry. Airlines only supply schedules a year at a time. Give it a few weeks and you will be able to get April 2009 deals.

The system we use has availability for most airlines. I have a personal preferance for KLM because I like their routing and the timing suits me, that doesn't mean I recommend them or can only book their flights.

I have to say that I've not come across anyone else who has much good to say about KLM so you are not alone, but I speak as I find and I find KLM fine. Their flights run on time, Schipol is a good airport, the food is fine, the staff are generally helpful, they route me from Manchester avoiding Heathrow and don't take me through the Middle East. That's all my boxes ticked, so KLM are fine as far as I'm concerned.

[Mr Kobi]

Thanks for the info. KLM were generally ok - decent service, online check-in, good IFE - but the seats were terribly uncomfortable and the food was abominable. I refused all offers of it on the return journey.

[rad_hammer]

I'm trying to get a flight around the middle of July but getting ridiculous quotes. Would prefer to fly from a Scottish Airport but will take anywhere if the price is right, any ideas folks?

[steve@thaib]

I suppose you need to define ridiculous first don't you? There are definitely issues out there at the moment, fuel surcharges and airport 'taxes' are very much on the rise, but you are travelling in the school holidays as well and that is always going to cost you.

I can't see anything from Glasgow to Bangkok for anything like sensible money, sub £800, for that period.

If you have to go, you might consider a shuttle from Glasgow to Heathrow and from there Eva are still advertising under £500. If you could get a £100 shuttle I would consider that a bargain.

[rad_hammer]

I was thinking like £900 as being ridiculous. I'll have a look at Eva, thanks very much for your help.

[ThaiLearner]

Hi

I think you might struggle getting a £500 fare in July with Eva. All depends when you travel.

try
www.westeasttravel.co.uk
Cheap flights & hotels | car hire | package holidays - TravelSupermarket UK

[steve@thaib]

Originally Posted by ThaiLearner

Hi

I think you might struggle getting a £500 fare in July with Eva. All depends when you travel.

Yes, I posted that just for fun.

Flights seem to be going up all the time, when I posted that yesterday it was on the ebookers website, today they are showing nothing sub £700. Neither are Westeast. I've pretty much given up quoting for flights to Thailand, bargains are history.

It's the same every year during school holidays, although this year there are other things involved as well. Personally, I think the days of £400-500 flights are gone never to return.

Airport tax takes up around £200 of the fare, so the airlines have not got that much to play with; their margins must be pretty tight. Given the way fuel has gone lately, I don't believe that prices will be coming down anytime soon and we should start getting used to the new reality. I think that our new reality is going to settle in at the £600-900 range.

I do like the noises that the government are making about breaking up the monopoly that BAA have, but I don't honestly think it's going to have any impact anytime soon.

[wylos]

i just payed £493 with eva......for flight in june.most ive payed for a longtime,but think its still a great deal.

was told the same flight has gone to 550 or something now.maybe im just in that gap before holiday time??????????

[steve@thaib]

Originally Posted by wylos

i just payed £493 with eva......for flight in june.most ive payed for a longtime,but think its still a great deal.

was told the same flight has gone to 550 or something now.maybe im just in that gap before holiday time??????????

Bargain, and they are few and far between now, have a great trip!

[Mr Kobi]

After weeks of getting ludicrous quotes (£900+) for next easter, I've finally got prices of £620 per ticket with Etihad. Which is nice.

Just need to sort the flights from BKK to HKT now but I believe that can be done for as little as £60~£70?

[steve@thaib]

Oddly enough we got an e-mail today with some good prices for Etihad. Anyone travelling before the end of June (this year) should take a look at them.