Cheap cheap LHR via Vietnam

[Quickstatus]

Popped up on my feed today:

 

[trippin_the_rift]

It was under $4000 a few months back

 

[Bundy Bear]

Seems a bit expensive, good but not great and 2 days, might be ok if retired.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

i don’t remember seeing this under $4k?

Bamboo or VN?

 

[Quickstatus]

Bamboo

QH to LGW

J luggage = 65kg

 

[MELso]

More direct link (from MEL): Business Class from Melbourne | Return Flights to London with Five-Star Stopover in Vietnam

(It's not a bad deal really, given that VN's prices to LHR have ramped up, and this flies into LGW. Although having to get a visa sorted will be a hassle and there's a $550 single supplement for the accommodation, and MH is not all that much more, albeit without the stopover)

 

[MEL_Traveller]

More direct link (from MEL): Business Class from Melbourne | Return Flights to London with Five-Star Stopover in Vietnam

(It's not a bad deal really, given that VN's prices to LHR have ramped up, and this flies into LGW. Although having to get a visa sorted will be a hassle and there's a $550 single supplement for the accommodation, and MH is not all that much more, albeit without the stopover)

ok for UK passport holders, no visa needed

 

[Quickstatus]

The luggage allowance is generous at the non FF standard

You also get a more generous greeting from the crew. Something like "welcome aboard Bamboo Airways, more than just a flight".
The "more than just a flight" is a common motif during crew interactions. What it actually means I have no idea

 

[kelvedon]

The luggage allowance is generous at the non FF standard

You also get a more generous greeting from the crew. Something like "welcome aboard Bamboo Airways, more than just a flight".
The "more than just a flight" is a common motif during crew interactions. What it actually means I have no idea

Maybe In Vietnamese the R is pronounced as an L ?

 

[AIRwin]

Popped up on my feed today:

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The same OTA has collapsed:

Travel company collapses leaving holiday-makers out of pocket

Holiday-makers have been left thousands of dollars out of pocket — and others stranded overseas — following the collapse of an Australian travel company.

amp.abc.net.au

 

[Brissy1]

The same OTA has collapsed:

Travel company collapses leaving holiday-makers out of pocket

Holiday-makers have been left thousands of dollars out of pocket — and others stranded overseas — following the collapse of an Australian travel company.

amp.abc.net.au

"Despite having travel insurance with Allianz, the couple has learned it doesn't cover losses related to agency insolvency."
Seems to be a common exclusion now.

 

[MELso]

The same OTA has collapsed:

Travel company collapses leaving holiday-makers out of pocket

Holiday-makers have been left thousands of dollars out of pocket — and others stranded overseas — following the collapse of an Australian travel company.

amp.abc.net.au

Following on from Bamboo's widebody ambitions really...

But yes, it's a helpful reminder to *always* pay travel agents using a credit card if possible as travel insurance usually doesn't cover insolvency of travel agents.

 

[AIRwin]

The same OTA has collapsed:

Travel company collapses leaving holiday-makers out of pocket

Holiday-makers have been left thousands of dollars out of pocket — and others stranded overseas — following the collapse of an Australian travel company.

amp.abc.net.au

Travellers face heavy losses after agency and supplier go under

A new administrator's report has revealed Traveldream paid another company to secure flights, accommodation and tours for customers, which has now gone into administration itself.

www.abc.net.au