gerardcarey
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Hard to think you will find cheaper flights out of OZ..... They do fly out of Auckland also
http://www.travel.com.au/flights-on-sale/early-bird-flights-to-europe?carrier=CZ
I went with them 2012. Found them quite satisfactory altho my expectations are not high. Just big buses aren't they?
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Gerard
What happens sometimes is that if the airlines have bad loadings at a particular time, they will sell a block of seats cheaply to travel agent/s who specialise in that route. These seats are then only available from those agents. You won't find them on the airlines websites. I've never heard of "Travel.com.au". I got notification from the australian site 'OZbargain' where members of the public post bargains they come across, http://www.ozbargain.com.au/deals and other members comment on the offer.How do they do that? I just went on to the China Southern Air site and plugged in my travel dates for next year and the fare came up at 13,604CNY, which is NZ$2,700 (A$2,300). That was to Madrid, so obviously going to Paris is much cheaper.
Thanks for that visa info. I'll check that out. That 7hr layover in Guangzhou, if coming from Brisbane, would be purgatory. That terminal is grottsville. It would be great to get out of there for a while. Fortunately last time the Brissy flight was delayed by 5hrs so only got to spend 2hrs there.I know the chinese government has recently granted a 72-hour free visa to certain countries for passengers who are in transit to enable them to go out of the airport maybe to visit the surrounding area. I know this applies to shanghai and beijing, but i don't know whether this applies to guangzhou. I took advantage of the free visa to visit the forbidden city.
I'd looked at them a while back but I had heard some bad reviews. Nice to hear some positive ones, too. I've booked tickets this time but maybe I'll look at them next time I go as I already had one bad experience with the airline I'm flying with and we're still months from take off!
How do they do that? I just went on to the China Southern Air site and plugged in my travel dates for next year and the fare came up at 13,604CNY, which is NZ$2,700 (A$2,300). That was to Madrid, so obviously going to Paris is much cheaper.
Hola - I had a look at China Southern, as a planning exercise. Syd/Mad/Syd and whilst it was cheaper than Emirates the total time from Sydney to Madrid was well over 30 hours. There was a 5-6 hour stopover in Guangzhou and then another 2+ hours in Paris. The return trip had something like a 9 hours wait in Guangzhou. Now I have not had the fun of visiting Guangzhou but those sort of waits are not for me. They may have improved this situation in the past 9-12 months, but I have not looked recently.Thanks for that visa info. I'll check that out. That 7hr layover in Guangzhou, if coming from Brisbane, would be purgatory. That terminal is grottsville. It would be great to get out of there for a while. Fortunately last time the Brissy flight was delayed by 5hrs so only got to spend 2hrs there.
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Gerard
Hola - I had a look at China Southern, as a planning exercise. Syd/Mad/Syd and whilst it was cheaper than Emirates the total time from Sydney to Madrid was well over 30 hours. There was a 5-6 hour stopover in Guangzhou and then another 2+ hours in Paris. The return trip had something like a 9 hours wait in Guangzhou. Now I have not had the fun of visiting Guangzhou but those sort of waits are not for me. They may have improved this situation in the past 9-12 months, but I have not looked recently.
With Emirates its a one stop (Dubai) and a little over 2 hours stopover, total time from Sydney was a bit over 24-25 hours. Having flown with EK for the last 8 years I now have access to the business lounges, so maybe I am a little biased!!
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