tojo3005 Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 Hi all Hope u all had a great Xmas I know I did. When you booked your flights was it a case of the more months notice the cheaper they are or did it not make much difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutnudger Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 Booking earlier is normally cheaper as there's more availability, I believe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjwest Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 Hi all Hope u all had a great Xmas I know I did. When you booked your flights was it a case of the more months notice the cheaper they are or did it not make much difference. it made a difference when we were looking, 2 months ago, I could get the flights for £4200.00 approx ( there are seven of us) but we had to wait for completion of our house before we could book, we booked last Tuesday to fly on New Year's Eve which was one of the cheaper days to go and it had gone up to £5400.00!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zebradeb Posted December 27, 2013 Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 Flights will go up the closer you get. So the earlier you book the better. Also remember that if you are buying returns, you must return within a year of the outgoing trip.... otherwise its pointless so buy a one way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verystormy Posted December 27, 2013 Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 Yep. I do the equivalent of Perth to London every month. The later you leave it, the more expensive it will get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou8670 Posted December 27, 2013 Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 it made a difference when we were looking, 2 months ago, I could get the flights for £4200.00 approx ( there are seven of us) but we had to wait for completion of our house before we could book, we booked last Tuesday to fly on New Year's Eve which was one of the cheaper days to go and it had gone up to £5400.00!!! Sometimes the airlines especially Emirates will have a sale which is a good opportunity to get cheaper flights. We're the same as you...checking out flights but can't book anything until we've had an offer and completed on our house sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StraighttothePoint Posted December 27, 2013 Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 If cost is the most important thing to you then booking earlier may make it cheaper however consider when booking because cheap can sometimes mean slightly naff flight times, including departure and arrivals, and long stops overs in boring airports with little to do. If you can get good times for a few quid more then consider that side of things as well would be my advice. No point of getting it cheap and then having to have 10 hours in a stop over, end up shelling out as much on stuff there and then it all ends up the same in overall expenditure. For example I always leave Perth at 10.30pm, have two hours roughly in Dubai and get picked up in Glasgow at noon. On the return I leave at 2.30pm, again with two hours in Dubai and arrive at 5.30pm Perth time. It means it is easier for check in times in terms of getting to the airports on both legs, no boredom or a lot of unwanted or unexpected expenditure in Dubai and a suitable time for either getting picked up or travelling home on arrival on both legs. Worth considering all your options when doing a long haul flight as you may be depending on others and also overall costs could be hidden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verystormy Posted December 27, 2013 Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 Sometimes the airlines especially Emirates will have a sale which is a good opportunity to get cheaper flights. We're the same as you...checking out flights but can't book anything until we've had an offer and completed on our house sale. Hi Lou. It is emirates I fly with constantly. I am a platinum member which means I am guaranteed the cheapest flight and a seat even if it is a full flight - they will bump someone for me. It is rare that is worth waiting. On every flight there are a range of codes allocated to different price brackets. They are not moveable. Of course the cheaper ones get booked first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tojo3005 Posted December 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 kool thanks guys i take it emirates are the best from glasgow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cki2011 Posted December 27, 2013 Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 Booking earlier is normally cheaper as there's more availability, I believe It is cheaper to fly in feb and oct to Perth.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tojo3005 Posted December 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2013 Yea that's prob best stp especially with two kids does anyone know if emirates have any sales Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmrysLisa Posted December 30, 2013 Report Share Posted December 30, 2013 Just been researching flights & have found the cheapest are: http://www.asda-travel.co.uk & the Flight Centre. They search for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatpack Posted December 30, 2013 Report Share Posted December 30, 2013 We booked our flights for August about 3 weeks ago with Singapore Airlines, when we went to choose our seats the plane from Singapore to Perth was already nearly full! If the planes nearly full then the prices will surely only go one way from there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy little Vegemite Posted December 30, 2013 Report Share Posted December 30, 2013 Wish we were as organised flatpack, haven't booked ours yet for end of March, eeek! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatpack Posted December 30, 2013 Report Share Posted December 30, 2013 We could booked ours as we have a small window in which to go! Our daughter is 2 at the end of July so we'd like her Grandparents to see it and we have to enter Oz by the 22nd August or lose our visas, the only other thing to consider was cost so we booked early. It also gives us another definite, plans can be made as plans and not, well if this happens we'll do this or that! I don't actually think there's that much to organise, a container for all our stuff, a holiday let for when we land (I have 2 sister's in Perth so they will sort that (hopefully)) and flights there. The big one for us is selling property, the in-laws are buying ours but we have 3 rental properties to sell. If we don't sell them we will be very short of cash so this Thursday they go on the market! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verystormy Posted December 30, 2013 Report Share Posted December 30, 2013 One big thing to do is look at each day of the week. There can be big differences across the week as some days will be a lot busier with business travelers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy little Vegemite Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 We could booked ours as we have a small window in which to go! Our daughter is 2 at the end of July so we'd like her Grandparents to see it and we have to enter Oz by the 22nd August or lose our visas, the only other thing to consider was cost so we booked early. It also gives us another definite, plans can be made as plans and not, well if this happens we'll do this or that! I don't actually think there's that much to organise, a container for all our stuff, a holiday let for when we land (I have 2 sister's in Perth so they will sort that (hopefully)) and flights there. The big one for us is selling property, the in-laws are buying ours but we have 3 rental properties to sell. If we don't sell them we will be very short of cash so this Thursday they go on the market! That is a small window, at least it gave you a focus which must've made making decisions easier. We had the same idea, stay here for the kids birthdays (February and March) then leave after that. I love your attitude towards organising the move, when you say it quickly there's not too much to worry about Good luck with the house sales! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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