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Flights in South East Asia

  • 23-07-2009 11:46am
    #1
    lospedos
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1 ✭


    Hello,

    I will be travelling in SE Asia for a month in October; I want to go to Cambodia and Vietnam but I am really stuck for time and I will have to fly. I have been looking up flights on the internet and they are cheap enough, but my question is - Is it better to wait to go to a travel agent there or buy before I go on the internet?

    Any information is much appreciated.

    Thanks.


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  • #2
    tywy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,240 ✭✭✭tywy


    We booked on airasia.com before we arrived last year... it was something like €60 for a flight from bangkok to saigon and then hanoi to bangkok. I dunno if you're gonna make much of a saving on that... if the price is right online, I'd say book it.


  • #3
    RATM
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,591 ✭✭✭RATM


    Agree with above post, Air Asia are like Ryanair- the longer you leave it the more you'll pay. And travel agents generally wont be able to beat their online prices. Book it asap.


  • #4
    darrenh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 685 ✭✭✭darrenh


    I got 6 flights for a total of €75 last week with air asia. They have offers every couple of weeks. The last offer was for flying sep-oct.


  • #5
    Gonzales
    Closed Accounts Posts: 314 ✭✭Gonzales


    lospedos wrote: »
    Hello,

    I will be travelling in SE Asia for a month in October; I want to go to Cambodia and Vietnam but I am really stuck for time and I will have to fly. I have been looking up flights on the internet and they are cheap enough, but my question is - Is it better to wait to go to a travel agent there or buy before I go on the internet?

    Any information is much appreciated.

    Thanks.

    check these sites every 3-4 days - they often do v good deals:

    Air asia
    Tiger air
    Jetstar
    Asian budgetairline guide

    good luck & book early for $$ savings but at the expense of flexibility when you're on the ground in Asia.


  • #6
    dory
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,575 Mod ✭✭✭✭dory


    Gonzales wrote: »
    Tiger air

    Just be warned, these guys weigh hand luggage and are very strict on it!
    That said, I got from Singapore to India for 75 euro and they allowed me to be overweight because I had a laptop in my bag. :)

    Airasia is also great, got from Oz to KL for 250 euro, except I found out later that Malaysian airlines would have been just under 300 and I would have had TV, food etc. It was like being on a Ryanair flight for 10 hours!


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  • #7
    radiodrive
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26 ✭radiodrive


    hi all sorry if im a little off topic but I just got flights with air asia, from London to kuala lumpur for E170.00. I cant argue with that price even if they are the asian ryanair!.


  • #8
    cocoloca
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18 ✭cocoloca


    We booked our flights in a travel agent over in Thailand to Laos and we only saved around €10 from the price that the travel agent charged and the price being offered on the airlines website.


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