Trevor Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 Flight prices are pretty horrific in the height of the summer season. Best non-stop : £643 on EVA. Best stopping : Royal Jordanian £407, for a 2-month trip -- and I believe that one requires an overnighter in Amman. Our European friends get better deals out of hubs like Amsterdam and Frankfurt. I was considering hopping over on a budget airline like Ryanair or Easyjet to connect from my local airport at Stansted. But things are not that simple. Budget airlines go to Frankfurt Hahn which is far from Frankfurt Main. And connecting times are difficult. Has anyone here tried this route? Did it work, or was the hassle not worth the monetary saving? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roamer Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 I wouldn't want to be the one flying on a budget airline with all the possible delays involved to make the connection. These are two separate tickets, not like connections on same ticket where your covered if you miss your connection. And its not as though the savings are gigantic are they, as it happens Eva air at that price is not bad if your dates are peak. Its the old story of the early bird catching the worm, same flight would have been available for £400 or so if your able to book ahead the 8 or 9 months ahead when the schedules come out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goshawk Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 £407 is pretty good.. i've flown Royal Jordanian before from Heathrow & they aint a bad outfit at all... u have to overnight in Amman ? so what ! if you're coming for a month or two, one night is hardly gonna dent any plans is it ? i'd snap that one up now (before it quickly vanishes) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austriandutch Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 £407 is pretty good.. i've flown Royal Jordanian before from Heathrow & they aint a bad outfit at all...u have to overnight in Amman ? so what ! if you're coming for a month or two, one night is hardly gonna dent any plans is it ? i'd snap that one up now (before it quickly vanishes) If you want to go really cheap try LTU , www.ltu.de , They have tickets for as low as 439 euro ( 300 pounds ?) round trip now in June...flying from amongst others Dusseldorf , direct flight. I normally use EVA or China Airlines but LTU is on that level.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goshawk Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 If you want to go really cheap try LTU , www.ltu.de , They have tickets for as low as 439 euro ( 300 pounds ?) round trip now in June...flying from amongst others Dusseldorf , direct flight. I normally use EVA or China Airlines but LTU is on that level.... that link redirects to airberlin ?? from the search i've just done on that site for various dates throughout the year, the "300 pounds" you quote as round trip, is a one way fare only or perhaps it is 300, then hiked up thru taxes to nearer 400 ? what dates did u use for that quote? and from what airport? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austriandutch Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 If you want to go really cheap try LTU , www.ltu.de , They have tickets for as low as 439 euro ( 300 pounds ?) round trip now in June...flying from amongst others Dusseldorf , direct flight. I normally use EVA or China Airlines but LTU is on that level.... that link redirects to airberlin ?? from the search i've just done on that site for various dates throughout the year, the "300 pounds" you quote as round trip, is a one way fare only or perhaps it is 300, then hiked up thru taxes to nearer 400 ? what dates did u use for that quote? and from what airport? Hi there , yes is correct , LTU is the owner of Air Berlin.... I fly out to BKK next wednesday with LTU ( one way for 3 ) and paid 600 euro / 400 pounds.. Have a look for the 435 euro deal here : http://www.bmair.nl/Vliegtickets/Azie/Vlie...and-Bangkok.htm It is a Dutch ( I am Dutch) site but it has the LTU action ( scroll down on the page ) it is 435 euro including all taxes , direct from Dusseldorfto BKK which is a great deal for the quality you get.. At least it is a 1000% better then Biman Air hahahhaha, once and never again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophon Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 yes is correct , LTU is the owner of Air Berlin.... I believe it's the other way around. Air Berlin took over LTU about six months ago. Sophon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austriandutch Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 yes is correct , LTU is the owner of Air Berlin.... I believe it's the other way around. Air Berlin took over LTU about six months ago. Sophon yep , your right .....I got it the wrong way around... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Posted June 5, 2008 Author Share Posted June 5, 2008 £407 is pretty good.. i've flown Royal Jordanian before from Heathrow & they aint a bad outfit at all...u have to overnight in Amman ? so what ! if you're coming for a month or two, one night is hardly gonna dent any plans is it ? i'd snap that one up now (before it quickly vanishes) If you want to go really cheap try LTU , www.ltu.de , They have tickets for as low as 439 euro ( 300 pounds ?) round trip now in June...flying from amongst others Dusseldorf , direct flight. I normally use EVA or China Airlines but LTU is on that level.... I think LTU/Air Berlin offers cheaper prices to continental Europeans than Brits, plus the journey is shorter. I found convenient flights on Air Berlin from Stansted to Bangkok (saves me getting to Heathrow from Cambridge) but the prices were £719 - £1083 for a 2-month ticket July-September. Way too expensive. I guess they just like fleecing the Brits the same way as our own people do. EVA £642 non-stop return is still the best deal (discounting Jordanian), but still expensive by continental European or Thai standards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raro Posted June 8, 2008 Share Posted June 8, 2008 LTUis a recommendation! I always fly with them and no complaints. Since they are taken over by Air Berlin, it is safe to assume that they have good connection flights across Europe that are interlinked with the long-haul flights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Posted June 9, 2008 Author Share Posted June 9, 2008 LTUis a recommendation! I always fly with them and no complaints.Since they are taken over by Air Berlin, it is safe to assume that they have good connection flights across Europe that are interlinked with the long-haul flights. LTU / Air Berlin is fine for continental Europeans long-haul to Asia -- but too expensive from the U.K., unfortunately. And, as someone else said, the budget carriers are not relaiable enough to connect with long-hauls eastbound out of continental Europe. Looks like I'm stuck with the usual suspects: EVA, Thai, or transitting in the Mid-East with Gulf, Etihad or Emirates. Anyone tried Jet Air, the new Indian carrier from London to Bangkok via Bombay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midas Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 LTUis a recommendation! I always fly with them and no complaints.Since they are taken over by Air Berlin, it is safe to assume that they have good connection flights across Europe that are interlinked with the long-haul flights. LTU / Air Berlin is fine for continental Europeans long-haul to Asia -- but too expensive from the U.K., unfortunately. And, as someone else said, the budget carriers are not relaiable enough to connect with long-hauls eastbound out of continental Europe. Looks like I'm stuck with the usual suspects: EVA, Thai, or transitting in the Mid-East with Gulf, Etihad or Emirates. Anyone tried Jet Air, the new Indian carrier from London to Bangkok via Bombay? I have flown on Jet Airways many times inside India and knowing the high standards they have tried to attain since they were first established I would be surprised if they weren't trying to ofer a good service internationally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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