Cheap Flights to Oz with Emirates

dubrov

Looks like Emirates airlines are opening up a new route to Dubai from Dublin.

http://fly.emirates.com/IBE/SearchAvailability.aspx

It seems to be the cheapest and most convenient way (1 stop only) to get to Oz


I just tried flying into Melbournse and out of Brisbane 09/01/2012 to 09/02/2012 and the total came in at €883.84 which I think is very cheap



Flights

DEPARTING Dublin, Ireland to Melbourne, Australia
Flight Depart / Arrive Time Airport Duration / Stops Class / Aircraft
EK162 Mon09 Jan 12 12:55 Dublin Airport (DUB) 7hr 30min
0 Stops Economy
Airbus
Industrie
A330-200
Tue10 Jan 12 00:25 Dubai International Airport (DXB)
Connection
EK408 Tue10 Jan 12 03:00 Dubai International Airport (DXB) 16hr 5min
1 Stops Economy
Boeing 777-300ER
Wed11 Jan 12 02:05 Tullamarine International Airport (MEL)


RETURNING Brisbane, Australia to Dublin, Ireland
Flight Depart / Arrive Time Airport Duration / Stops Class / Aircraft
EK435 Thu09 Feb 12 20:45 Brisbane International Airport (BNE) 14hr 40min
0 Stops Economy
Boeing 777-300ER
Fri10 Feb 12 05:25 Dubai International Airport (DXB)
Connection
EK161 Fri10 Feb 12 07:00 Dubai International Airport (DXB) 8hr 30min
0 Stops Economy
Airbus
Industrie
A330-200
Fri10 Feb 12 11:30 Dublin Airport (DUB)

MILES
12000 Skywards Miles + any applicable tier bonuses | 9000 Tier Miles
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FARE EUR 800.00 + Taxes EUR 83.84
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Fare Details Adults Children Infants
Airfare EUR 800.00
Taxes and fees EUR 83.84
Total per passenger EUR 883.84
Number of passengers 1
Total EUR 883.84

Grand totalEUR 883.84

kelle

If you're bringing children, the fare is the same whereas Etihad Airways give a reduced fare.

kollegeknight

I Used these flights last summer. Great value (paid 1500ish for two adults), the food was good and nice quick flight. (We had one hour stop over in dubai.)

I would really recommend them.

kn

€883 is cheap for Oz by today's standards. BA/Virgin or any of the others via Heathrow will would be well north of a grand.

Mushy

kn wrote: »

€883 is cheap for Oz by today's standards. BA/Virgin or any of the others via Heathrow will would be well north of a grand.

Odd cos I got BA return flights for €800 in 09.

Zonda999

Mushy wrote: »

Odd cos I got BA return flights for €800 in 09.

In fairness, some long haul flights like that were much cheaper in 2009, world recession etc... The sister got return from shannon to boston return for 350€ or something, again you wouldnt get that now.. Remember, oil prices were much less then too..

galait

Too right , 2 yrs ago I paid 1050 euro for 3 adults 1 child & 1 infant dublin to Philadelphia return with usair , also paid 595 sterling London Sydney return with emirates in June 2009 , those prices are simply not available now and the current fare with emirates is excellent

kn

Mushy wrote: »

Odd cos I got BA return flights for €800 in 09.

They are over a grand now with fuel surcharges and the like.

PS I entered the same dates as the OP for Dublin/Melbourne return Jan 9th-Feb 9th 2012 with BA and it comes to €1782.23!! Almost double Emirates.

Chris P. Bacon

kollegeknight wrote: »

I Used these flights last summer.

From where?,Emirates are only starting to fly from Dublin in January 2012.

cherryghost

Mate went to Oz for about 700 euro this year. A lot cheaper if you actually search for indirect routes and you're confident you can make the connections on time.

paddydriver

Would want to be flying on an A380 somewhere along the way if I was going that side of the world.. just me;)

Won't be doing it for long long time - not until kids are paying for the tickets; so likely will be going via space at that stage.

dermiestv

With the day that is in it, this will be a good option for going to New Zealand.

Only one stop between Dublin and Auckland. Connection time outbound isn't great though.

horse7

flew with emirates before to oz from the ukand while there service from manchester to dubai was fine,we were stranded in dubai for 9 hours without information or assistance,and finally they put on a banger of an aircraft to complete the journey to oz. so next time we flew eithead,no probs.

Zonda999

paddydriver wrote: »

Would want to be flying on an A380 somewhere along the way if I was going that side of the world.. just me;)

Won't be doing it for long long time - not until kids are paying for the tickets; so likely will be going via space at that stage.

It'd probably be an A380 if you were connecting to Sydney from Dubai, i wouldn't expect an A380 from Dubai to Melbourne. A 777-300ER is still a very nice aircraft though!

Badgermonkey

In Sep/Oct 2009 I used some airmiles to get me a one-way to Kuala Lumpur.

I then travelled AirAsia return KL-Coolangatta (Brisbane) for £109.00 incl. tax and got the KL - Stansted one way for £70.00 incl. tax.

Was concerned about flying long-haul but was very pleasantly surprised. Though it adopts a budget model for add ons such as inflight meal, entertainment and luggage, the flying experience is far beyond the level of service offered by low-cost carriers as we know them, the fleet is better, staff are great and planes are clean. The experience tops much of what is on offer from f/s carriers such as Delta, Air France or Continental.

If looking to travel in Autumn 2012, start checking fares at www.airasia.com in early May and be ready to pounce when seat sales begin.

paddydriver

Zonda999 wrote: »

It'd probably be an A380 if you were connecting to Sydney from Dubai, i wouldn't expect an A380 from Dubai to Melbourne. A 777-300ER is still a very nice aircraft though!

Funny you say that as the 777 is the nicest plane I ever flew on - Heathrow to Tel Aviv some years back. Lots of room and the BA service was great! Recent years its been the A330's between Ireland and US.

JohnK

Was this a time limited deal? I've tried a few dates there and its coming in between €1500 to €2000

Africa

Dont think so, all 878 going from Dublin to Melbourne so far as I can see.

JohnK

Weird, I'm only getting a cheap price if I fly out on Jan 10th, every other date I can see is over €1400

cutefainne

Hello,

Anyone know when there are cheap flights to Melbourne. I can't find any of the 800 euro flights. I tried several dates and can only get about 1200 at best with ethiad. It pretty time consuming checking each airline any suggestions

cutefainne

sorry forgot to mention - look at going from mid to late jan for a month.

martin.mullooly

cutefainne wrote: »

Hello,

Anyone know when there are cheap flights to Melbourne. I can't find any of the 800 euro flights. I tried several dates and can only get about 1200 at best with ethiad. It pretty time consuming checking each airline any suggestions

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