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Sydney – Los Angeles Airfare Deals

Wednesday, January 7th, 2009

There are some good trans-Pacific sale fares available for Aussie travellers at the moment. This is due to the arrival of V Australia which is set to start flying to the US from the end of February – pending regulatory approval.

Prices for a Sydney – Los Angeles return are AUD 1,159 all in; Melbourne – Los Angeles is cheaper at AUD 1,119 via a Virgin Blue domestic service to Sydney. Travel is for 1 Mar 09 to 31 may 09, book by 12 Jan 09.

Note V Australia did have to postpone its launch from last year after a strike at Boeing – hopefully the service will get up and running bringing some much needed competition to the route.

The other major carriers are almost matching V Australia’s fares.

Star Alliance’s Air New Zealand are offering SYD to LAX via Auckland from AUD 1,147 – and with decent 34″ seat pitch in economy this also looks a good deal. Fellow Star carrier United has flights from Melbourne and Sydney to Los Angeles for just over AUD 1,200 – but the lowest fares seem to connect through San Francisco.

Qantas currently has Sydney – Los Angeles available for AUD 1,211, with Melbourne – LAX for AUS 1,145. Travel 01 Mar 09 to 31 May 09. This could be of use to Qantas Frequent Flyers who need a Status Credit run. And you can choose to fly on the Airbus A380.

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London to Australia Flights Special Offer Deals

Tuesday, January 6th, 2009

Today we look at London to Australia flights after checking out deals to Hong Kong. Prices to Sydney can be found for around or just under £700 for flights the late spring / early summer period.

British Airways is offering a return to Sydney for £699 (16 Apr 09 to 15 Jun 09, book by 27 Jan 09) as part of its worldwide fare sale. Upgrades to WT+ available for £319 one-way.

Qantas is offering flights to Perth for £638, Melbourne (£690), Adelaide (£698), Darwin (£698), Sydney (£699) and Cairns (£700). (Travel 16 Apr 09 to 15 Jun 09, book by 27 Jan 09).

Emirates is pretty much matching those fares with Sydney (£696), Melbourne (£691), Brisbane (£700) and Perth (£638) available (10 Apr 09 to 10 Jul 09, book by 05 Feb 09). We also found some EK fares to Sydney on agent sites Travelocity and Opodo for £687.

Etihad has a London – Melbourne fare currently bookable for £705 and ex-Manchester for £711. Travel dates 28 Mar 09 – 02 Apr 09 and 20 Apr 09 – 15 Jun 09.

Singapore Airlines is offering fares to Sydney for £693 return via Singapore – and you can fly on the Airbus A380 all the way if you choose.

Cathay Pacific has some limited fares to Sydney in April available for £697, Virgin Atlantic also has fares under £700.

Alternatively you could also check out Air Asia X’s promo fares. London Stansted to Kuala Lumpur is available from £249 one way and onward (separate) bookings from KUL to Australia are priced as follows: Perth (from £73), Gold Coast (from £121) and Melbourne (from £125), prices all one way. Book by 18 Jan 09, travel from 11 Mar 09 – 30 Jun 09. Check our article for more info: Air Asia X

Australia is a brilliant destination for travellers and now is a great time to grab a deal.

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Tags: airbus a380, london, qantas, sydney
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London to Hong Kong Special Spring Airfare Deals

Monday, January 5th, 2009

Now is an excellent time to book a trip to Hong Kong from London – with oil prices having dropped fares on the route are now lower (sub-£400) than for some time – at least since Oasis Airlines was flying.

Qantas Airlines is aggressively pushing their Hong Kong hub on the long hop to Australia. A special offer LHR-HKG fare of £378 return is available for travel dates 11 Apr 09 to 21 Jun 09 and bookable by 27 Jan 09. Travel between 06 Jan 09 to 02 Apr 09 is priced at £408.

Fellow Oneworlder British Airways is currently holding their worldwide winter sale until 27 Jan 09. Return fares to Hong Kong are set at £429 return, although we found lower BA fares (£406) on some of the major online agents. Don’t forget though – you only earn 25% miles for discounted economy tickets with BA.

Air New Zealand have a similar fare offer to Qantas with LHR-HKG available for just £376 return for travel 11 Apr 09 to 21 Jun 09. Book by 28 Jan 09. They also offer a business class return for £1,698 to November 09 but you must book by 07 Jan 09.

Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific have a fare of £379 for travel 13 Apr 09 to 11 Jun 09, bookable until 28 Feb 09.

There are some Virgin Atlantic fares in March and April around this level – the lowest we found was £386.

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If you live in the UK regions then you could consider flying with KLM via Amsterdam. Flights from Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Newcastle are all offered at just under £400. Depart between 5 Jan 09 and 15 Jun 09, return by 15 Jul 09. Emirates also offer departures from the regions via Dubai, but prices are a little higher at the £420 – £475 level.

The lowest price to Hong Kong is £359 with Qatar Airways, book by 31 Jan 09 for travel up to the end of June.

On the downside for UK travellers is that the Hong Kong dollar is pegged with the US dollar so due to sterling weakness, your expenses in Hong Kong will be higher than 12 months ago.

Tags: air new zealand, british airways, cathay pacific, hong kong, qantas
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Viva Macau Sale fares from Sydney, Australia

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

Low cost airline Viva Macau has a 5 day sale ending 2nd November. Flights from Sydney to Macau are available from AU$ 249 each way all-in. Travel is between 1st March and 30th September 2009. Viva Macau uses a Boeing 767 on the route. Food and drinks on board must be purchased. This is a decent fare – especially if you are not Australian, as the Aussie dollar has taken a beating in the last few weeks.

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