I know it is early..lol..way early, but wondering how the loads are into and out of these airports during July? I can not imagine anyone wanting to go to Manila during that summer heat. Son is getting married..got to go.
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I know it is early..lol..way early, but wondering how the loads are into and out of these airports during July? I can not imagine anyone wanting to go to Manila during that summer heat. Son is getting married..got to go.
Hard to predict on a day to day but many Asian college students take advantage of summer break to visit family back home. That and with kids off from school means generally flights will be full in the summer with families traveling. If it's for a wedding, I would look into buying a cheap ticket or giving yourself at least a week if not more in advance to get there if you go standby.
Thanks, Luckily I can take my good ole time since I will be stayinf in Atlanta 10 min from the airport for the summer. Usually the flight for mnl is fine, it is NRT that I really worry about.
Think outside the box !
Why NRT unless you absolutely positively have to go thru that city ?
Think about going from MNL to SYD and then DL non-stop to LAX and
then any number of combinations to home (ATL).
Buy a cheap ticket SYD MNL SYD or check out possibility of a ZED fare.
Bypass any difficult travel points by going around them.
rma
Not so easy for me. I am a lowely Buddy pass rider. I think the best I can do is have him book me with a couple connections, and than change my first try to ATL-NRT...but because I would have already over paid for the connections I can change it. Last year was better when there was the set charge and not by each connection.
I agree. A lot of Pinoy from LAX,SJC,SFO,LGB and LAS go home in the summer. Look at Cebu to buy a ticket on 1 leg(BKK) and nonrev the rest..Quote:
Originally Posted by isppilot
the scubabrideofchucky is back!! (hi again) another sequal~~
I'm sitting in NRT wondering which flight I might get on w/out using S2. Numbers looked really good last night. Plenty of PSUP crews and staff.
I'd listen to voices of reason and book LCC and don't attempt NRT. The lists this week or so have been HUGE. Can't imagine July. Buy a ticket. It's your baby boy! Now you'll have BrideofSeedofScubaBride!! Mommy must be there on time...
MRS..hope u make it home soon. Damn the ticket for July economy is like $2000. I figure I will start trying to get out a week or so before he even leaves Dubai. I know there are cheap flights from both Hong Kong and BNK, which would be the better to sit out a couple of days if I get there early..or buy ticket when I get there? And what route do I have my buddy list..obviousley not ATL NRT LOL
OK help me here..lol...Can't do Bankock cause I would have to go thru NRT...or is it easier to get a seat that way? Same for Hong kong.
It is nice to have loyality to Delta but any chance your considering taking another air line perhaps with a cheaper fare.
Something to bear in mind the Passport and VISA requirements of any country you are transient thru getting A to B.
If you have bought the tickets already - perhaps a change of routing/plan (cost $100 ?) to something more realistic.
When I mentioned earlier "Think outside the box" here is a strange idea for you - - -
The world is round da- no thinking here - But from ATL fly East perhaps on DL or KLM as far as you can go and then
pickup Quantas for the last leg into MNL. Sure it maybe longer but time does not appear to be of essence here - just
getting there for the event.
It is a shame that the service of Pan-Am is gone (round the world flights).
This internet thing keep your fingers on the keyboard google; yahoo; or whatever and use it to find the cheapest way
to get to MNL. I am sure you can get to London or Amsterdam easily or Paris for the initial leg. Buy your ticket from
one of those points to the next connection point be it in India or the Indo-China penisula.
Should get you and others thinking about travel around troublesome places.
rma
Continuing to think outside of the box...
I haven't priced tickets to Asia in years. Used to help family get to and from. $2000 is steep but in the past, Asiana, maybe Korean, China Airlines & Eva Air used to be a few hundred $$ cheaper than the Cathay and Singapore Airlines of the world. Obviously, you may consider Philippine Airlines. Occasionally even the expensive names like Cathay will have a fare sale. The mainland China airlines might be cheap but not sure if you'll run into visa issues as a transit passenger. Also, routing thru the middle east like on Kuwait Airways, Qatar or Emirates. Another alternative is Hawaiian Airlines from HNL. You might save a few bucks if you can nonrev to HNL but in the summer, those flights are full as well.
If you go the SYD route, you could purchase a cheap ticket on Jetstar from SYD. Back to DL, you may want to look into pricing tickets to NRT from cities where there is more competition like JFK, LAX or SFO instead of from ATL. Or from ATL, see what ATL-DFW-NRT costs you on AA or ATL-IAH-NRT on UA. As rma suggested, sometimes fares on the majors from European cities might be cheaper.
She's a buddy pass rider, folks. I don't think she has the option to fly other carriers.
:(
Well in that case maybe she should be contacting Phineas Fogg and a Hot Air Balloon - "Around the World in 80 Days" ! LOL
There is just so much you can do and expect to do with a 'Buddy Pass'.
But seriously she can use the 'Buddy Pass' to travel as far as possible and then like any other non-rev at the end of his rope - Buy a Ticket !
Avoid the troublesome bottlenecks and remember to have all the Passport and VISA requirements satisfied.
It is hard to compensate for non-refundable tickets and purchase requirements of buying online but that is the way it is in todays market.
Just have to figure out the best way to put it all together for minimal cost.
Use the internet to its full extent - use Priceline; Kayak; Hotwire and the websites of the various air carriers that get you from here to there.
This does not cost anything other than the electricity to run the computer/laptop and perhaps the internet subscriber fees.
The more lead time you have to plan the better to find a routing that works. Give thought to a back up plan or two.
Buddy Passes are not the best way to travel but they do work for the most part.
One final note becareful crossing the date line - you might find yourself home before you start and not have to worry about time travel ! LOL
rma
Scubabride--don't forget:
Matrix - ITA Software
for revenue tickets. LCC's you'll prob have to find on your own. Jetstar, Tiger, all sorts of those in Asia--watch those extra fees and regs for carry-on sizes.
I almost always see better numbers JFK/NRT (and sometimes DTW). ATL is the worst. MSP is very popular lately. LAX is good/bad any given day. SFO is also fickle. SEA is pretty reliable for coach (UGH) I've seen seats sell out in a day. No shows are rare in BE.
Don't forget Haneda and transfer to NRT as last resort. Then you can freak out getting to MNL. (PS--I got my vanilla beans in Bali--70 long ones for $15!!)