Phuket Thailand

Nid Noy · #1 22-09-2005, 04:19

Looks like airfare during anytime near Xmas or New Years is pretty much out of the question now with double the rate during that time on all the websites. Don't think I can afford it gents.

January looks good, though. When does the high-high season drop? Jan. 15? I'm sure it will be almost as fun - but I wish I was hangin' with ya'll to bring in 2006.

eric-the-viking · #2 22-09-2005, 05:19

alas its always been high that time of year ,
last year i paid i think £800
the year before itried to be clever and book through eastwest travel a package which came to about £900 with hotel , nice hotel but not guest friendly.
pays to shop around and book as early as poss.

Mac · #3 22-09-2005, 06:30

Yep its Expensive. Last year we paid about £900 on Emirates. But the hotels are cheap and the overall cost is low. Try looking at flights flying out on Dec 8th - Doesn't seem to matter much about the return. The kick is on the 9th and 10th. £649 goes to £895.
Mac

IRISH JONNY · #4 22-09-2005, 14:03

Im Only Paying 1080 Euro....but I Book 10 Months In Advance !!!!!!!!!!
Ij

Allybabba22 · #5 22-09-2005, 16:52

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Originally Posted by IRISH JONNY

Im Only Paying 1080 Euro....but I Book 10 Months In Advance !!!!!!!!!!
Ij

Im paying 1050euro with Thai Airways.... Well I was but because I had not got 60% paid off they put another 42euro on top of that for fuel surcharges and only that I paid the 60% off yesterday, They were putting more fuel surcharges on again....52euros this time, The Bastards

PS: I booked them 2/3months ago.

JayBee · #6 22-09-2005, 17:17

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Originally Posted by Nid Noy

Looks like airfare during anytime near Xmas or New Years is pretty much out of the question now with double the rate during that time on all the websites. Don't think I can afford it gents.

January looks good, though. When does the high-high season drop? Jan. 15? I'm sure it will be almost as fun - but I wish I was hangin' with ya'll to bring in 2006.

Last year I booked in mid-December for a BKK flight leaving SF on Dec 28. It was only approx. $800 or $850. All the flights leaving on or before Christmas Day were more than twice that price!!! So the price goes down a lot after Christmas, especially if you are staying for more than a couple weeks.

philly · #7 25-09-2005, 02:54

I'm going to Samui for xmas and new year and have found the cheapest way to get there is to fly to hong kong with BA for £534 then get a flight direct to samui with bangkok air.

JayBee · #8 25-09-2005, 04:14

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Originally Posted by philly

I'm going to Samui for xmas and new year and have found the cheapest way to get there is to fly to hong kong with BA for £534 then get a flight direct to samui with bangkok air.

I think you are right!! But don't tell everyone, or the price will rise!!

Thai Kwan Do · #9 25-09-2005, 04:39

ive payd 1035 euro , but booked in june!

Raval · #10 25-09-2005, 05:13

Booked 2 weeks ago with Mahan Air (from Iran) for € 520,-. Departure 15th Dec, return 13th Jan. Couldn't find a better deal. Hopefully the planes are ok.

Cheers,

Raval

Thai Kwan Do · #11 25-09-2005, 05:35

thats looking interesting raval, is that the total fee from amsterdam to phuket ????????

steve w · #12 25-09-2005, 19:57

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Originally Posted by Raval

Booked 2 weeks ago with Mahan Air (from Iran) for € 520,-. Departure 15th Dec, return 13th Jan. Couldn't find a better deal. Hopefully the planes are ok.

Cheers,

Raval

the planes are allright the only slight bother is getting to the outside muslim style toilets

Raval · #13 25-09-2005, 22:30

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Originally Posted by peterhol

thats looking interesting raval, is that the total fee from amsterdam to phuket ????????

Almost. It's from Dusseldorf Germany to Bangkok(I live near the German Border). From there you can make an online booking with Nok Air to Phuket.

Economy THB 914.95 Thursday, 22 Dec 2005
Departure 10.00
Arrival 11:20

Cheers,

Raval

Sirgezza · #14 25-09-2005, 23:59

I was in Cuba last year and got talking to a German guy who told me that flight prices in Germany had fallen due to the state of the economy there.

I've got my New Year flight booked, but maybe in the future I might try and get a low cost carrier from UK to Germany and then the long haul from Germany to LOS.

Anybody know which airports in Germany have most flights? Dusseldorf, Mannheim, Berlin?

Coolhand · #15 26-09-2005, 00:28

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Originally Posted by gez

I was in Cuba last year and got talking to a German guy who told me that flight prices in Germany had fallen due to the state of the economy there.

I've got my New Year flight booked, but maybe in the future I might try and get a low cost carrier from UK to Germany and then the long haul from Germany to LOS.

Anybody know which airports in Germany have most flights? Dusseldorf, Mannheim, Berlin?

I think Frankfurt is their main airport, it certainly used to be Lufthansa's.

mars · #16 26-09-2005, 00:29

Frankfurt or Munich for Lufhansa to Bkk Gez

Talbotman · #17 30-09-2005, 22:34

Ryanair fly to Frankfurt Hahn airport which is in kaiserslautern 30 mins for frankfurt airport return fair £45

dogfaceboy · #18 30-09-2005, 23:35

Hello all, first post....i'm doing it the opposite way this xmas, buggering off back to Manchester on the 23rd Dec for 2 weeks accompanied by the old trout and a couple of rug rats. 1600 quid on Emirates, couldn't believe it when i saw the price a couple of weeks ago, booked it straight away....only problem is its heading to Manchester

(the joys of spendin' xmas with the family)

slowboy · #19 01-10-2005, 00:00

I've been using China Airlines for the last 6 months or so. My routing is always BKK - AMS return 29,000 baht

butterflyblonde · #20 01-10-2005, 00:40

To any UK boardies struggling to get a decent price.

I highly recommend west east travel, I have just paid £450 + £95 tax for HTW/BKK return on Thai air for the 10/11/05 - 26/11/05.

I booked this yesterday and called back today with my payment details, Airline network are quoting £612 of todays date and Ebookers are quoting £629 of todays date. So my total after tax of £545 looks a better deal.

They also allow you to book without a deposit and I was told that I have up to 1 week to pay. I was also advised that I can reserve my seats now and the guy who was very helpful helped me pick some decent aisle seats at the front of the plane.
Airline network never informed me I could do this in the times I have booked with them, so I'm happy this other company have given a better service.

Take a look at the site, the deal I have booked on Thai air does state that this deal is valid for travel between 01 Sep - 09 Dec, however I got the impression that they do this price pretty much all year round from the guy I spoke to, at the very least I think they may offer you a better deal on the various airline than the other online companies.

Good luck

http://www.westeasttravel.com/user/