Flight centre vs Skyscanner online.

[barbra]

Thanks Mattg. First of all you ain't wrong.. Indeed flight centre seems to be ripping costumers off or its just me. But even saying that they end up saying (well it is a high season after all)
Like i said i wont go over 8.000 dollars for 2 tickets for 2 countries im going. If thats the fact im going to have to work out online myself more then likely (separated tickets) i don't fully understand how the separated tickets works because doing this i must understand what time im getting one place to a different separate ticket else where. Because this sort of things are no money back if i made a mistake.

But thank you. I do like to avoid flight centre but its only just that im trying to avoid the separared tickets. As i can't seem to do how i am suppose to want it to look like how i did my preview times i travel. it only shows me high price online. Also trying to figuire out how to not go via cairns stop over rather then go directly to singapore is my preference. Or at least hongkong. So its more of work for me if i do this online. ive never in my life done separated tickets. It sounds only just alittle complicated and if i made a mistake i have ruine the trip. So i have to be very careful with that when booking separated tickets. I would not no where the separated tickets should start from. Is that from berlin to helsinki ? and another ticket to helsinki to rovaniemi. What aboutt he come back to brisbane ?

First of all i am not booking anything. I am just going to wait. Like you people say dont trust the flight centre. Which i agree totally. But i will go there only to see what they going to quote me. I will resume at that next week on the forum. And if the price is too high it is totally not worth it. I will walk away but im sure they going to say leave your number so we can get in touch if we find it cheaper. I personally don't wish to wait. Because december is a very busy time of the year. So im wanting to get it orgenise as soon as posible without any hold ups. Considering the hotel im looking at has 3 rooms available. So i still have time to book hotel on my own that is but its a limited of time only. There for once i get tickets sorted out its quickly with the hotel payments as well. So i dont miss out rooms. And so i dont think i would want to give my contact to them just because they say we will contact you quickly if we find a cheaper price any time. i personally just walk out and not wait around for just that because i do know nothing is going to change anyways.

 

[Duffa]

OK Cruiser, get out of that Barbra suit and give us some closure.

 

[travelislife]

I'll bite. (I'd like to think it's not a troll!).

Step 1:
Go to Finnairs website: Flight bookings | select country and language | Finnair

Step 2:
Click on 'Book'. Click in the 'From' box. Before doing anything more select 'multiple destination'.

Step 3:
Type in your origin and destination
1st flight: Brisbane to Berlin
2nd flight: Rovaneimi to Brisbane

Step 4:
Click search. See what price options you get.

If you give exact dates people will be more than happy to step you through the process or provide other options that might suit.

 

[barbra]

Thank you for that travel.

May i ask is this by doing separated tickets ? Just did it and shows me around that 5.000 dollars for 2 adults. But if it is separated tickets how does one actually knows or tell me online. Just had a go with that.
Meanwhile im only looking and learning how it works. Im sure i can do better then flight centre. But remember. Its only showing me a price. There could be not satisfaction on the actual times. I may wish to go to singapore direct and not via hk and the time diferents. Rovaniemi no later then 6pm and i wouldnt like the idea of getting to a country to a hotel that may be close at 3am. So things like that i must look out. Meanwhile just having a futher look into that how you have told me travel.

Next week its when i wish to do some real booking. With all your help and the team in the forum i would preciate that. By the way i enjoy this forum theres always something good to read when it comes to airlines and traveling goes.

P.S As you tell me how it works. On the small fine print indicated thats for 1 adult including everything and tax, but on the actual prices indicates 2 adults. Is the fineprint just an indication only? in those small words showing below beside the price.

 

[barbra]

Looks good prices there how you just told me how to. But making sure if this is separated tickets or direct flights. Also making sure the do i have time to one place to another when re-check in and or change gates. Many airports are pretty much packed of people every-days sometimes you end up stuck between the line.

Just had a go total cost subtotal 7025.32 AUD


all return. Sounds too easy i believe. But one hickup. Is this sepearate tickets ? and from which part destination is the separated tickets. If its not separate tickets that is even better for me. I just can't imagine been at a airpot 1hour and 10minutes because the plane may land 15minutes late and by the time i go thru security and then get the passport stamp. I have to go do it all over again and then wait for luggage then check in and go back to security check and so on. I dont think 1 hour and 10minutes its an ideal Only because sometiems airlines don't always end up on time to and from destinations theres always a few minutes delay. And that is a worried sometimes on how one should travel. it sounds like the times showing me is how i did it last time which i like. But if this is a separate ticket.. I have to know what part because the actual time would have to change. 1hour and 10min for me it wont be posible also knowing it takes long time to get off the plane at the same time.

 

[Mattg]

Would you perhaps like to post a screenshot of what you found?

 

[barbra]

Just how travel told me how to. But by choosing the (pro) just to get that little bit extra with the cancelation and extra bag along the way for each person. But doesn't say if this is a separate ticket. And also do not no why it says i might end up in a different airport with a ! next to it.

The price or less im happy with so far. And providing ive just done it myself online without the help from flight centre in which i don't fully trust them.

But im just having a look playing around see what it shows and so on. It says: Please note that your return flight will depart from a different airport than the one you are flying to. But doesnt say where exactly this is one of the things i must know otherwise theres a big mess with collecting bags to and from destinations.

Only just right now realise there is no incldue flight berlin to rovaniemi as in berlin to helsinki and into rovaniemi. I need a flight for that. Take note depending the times and so on. Pretty confusing stuff if i didnt new this i wouldnt had a flight to egt to rovaniemi in the first place.

 

[mannej]

Re: Flight centre vs online FINNAIR booking

I think you will find that as you are using the AY website, it will be sold as one ticket and not separate.

 

[Steady]

Re: Flight centre vs online FINNAIR booking

Barbra, I notice you have mentioned you don't want separate tickets 15 times in your last 4 post :shock: (not to mention the dozens of times before that) are you concerned about separate tickets

 

[barbra]

Re: Flight centre vs online FINNAIR booking

Barbra, I notice you have mentioned you don't want separate tickets 15 times in your last 4 post :shock: (not to mention the dozens of times before that) are you concerned about separate tickets

Look at the picture ive taken. I did what travel told me to. Looked quite easy but look carefully at the picture. There is no flight from berlin to finland. All it has is get to berlin and the other is from rovaniemi to brisbane. But how am i suppose to get to finland after my 10 days in berlin! That's what im trying to say. It sounds like a separate tickets. Which means i have to go back to finnair website to do another airfare from berlin to rovaniemi As in berlin - helsinki and to Rovaniemi.

The way i did it as you can see on the picture theres something missing. How do i get to rovaniemi theres no information and price included in that screen shot i just took last night.


The only reason why i dont like separate tickets its the worry about between times from one place to another. How long would it take to get off the plane. go thru security. get the passport stamp. Then wait for the luggage to arrive then go back to the check in and thru security and back up again so it is rather hective in a way sort of to speak. But anyways Travel told me how to do it which i preciate him. But theres something missing. You can clearly see it on the screen shot i did. There is no informacion that indicates berlin to rovaniemi as in get to finland from berlin.

 

[barbra]

Re: Flight centre vs online FINNAIR booking

I think you will find that as you are using the AY website, it will be sold as one ticket and not separate.

Sure. But you can see on the screen shot theres something missing. As you may be aware im going to 2 countries.
Berlin for 10 days and rovaniemi for 6 days.

It has everything i want in thats screen shot been provided and the times i like it pretty much but theres something missing. There is no tickets to get to from berlin to finland as in Berlin to rovaniemi (Berlin - helsinki and into rovaniemi) This is why paying something that much amount i must know exactly what im doing. Everything looks good so far but no info indicaitng berlin to rovaniemi. It is a separate ticket from what im looking at if not mistaken.

It just sees a ticket to get me to berlin. And then another ticket from rovaniemi to brisbane. But no indication from berlin to get me to finland so that looks empty.

 

[Mattg]

View attachment 66037 Just how travel told me how to. But by choosing the (pro) just to get that little bit extra with the cancelation and extra bag along the way for each person. But doesn't say if this is a separate ticket. And also do not no why it says i might end up in a different airport with a ! next to it.

The price or less im happy with so far. And providing ive just done it myself online without the help from flight centre in which i don't fully trust them.

But im just having a look playing around see what it shows and so on. It says: Please note that your return flight will depart from a different airport than the one you are flying to. But doesnt say where exactly this is one of the things i must know otherwise theres a big mess with collecting bags to and from destinations.

Only just right now realise there is no incldue flight berlin to rovaniemi as in berlin to helsinki and into rovaniemi. I need a flight for that. Take note depending the times and so on. Pretty confusing stuff if i didnt new this i wouldnt had a flight to egt to rovaniemi in the first place.

You're on the right track, but I still don't understand how this came to more than $7,000. Are you trying to travel the week before Christmas or something? I was able to find the same itinerary for two people for $3795.32.



Yes, you will have to buy a "separate ticket" between Berlin and Rovaniemi but that really isn't anything to worry about. Germany and Finnland are both in the Schengen zone, which means you won't have to go through passport control. As there are no direct flights you will have to go via Helsinki. You could book a through ticket on Finnair but as I already explained it will be very expensive. The other option is to buy "separate tickets" - Berlin to Helsinki on Air Berlin or Finnair and Helsinki to Rovaniemi on Norwegian Air Shuttle. As I explained, the difference in price is more than $1,000 each so worth doing the latter option, even if you have to pick up your bags and re-check them in Helsinki. Note that I'm only talking about the Berlin to Rovaniemi leg in the middle - the legs from Australia to Europe and back will have seamless connections.

 

[barbra]

Hi matt thanks for that. Yes after christmas. Do the a few days after christmas. Its when we begin to travel so in december.

 

[barbra]

Thanks for understanding mattg

So im on the right track so far but then i have to go back to do another one way ticket. As in berlin to rovaniemi. And yes of course it will land in helsinki first. So in another words this one way ticket for 2 people do it from Air berlin rathe rather then Finnair website correct ?

So do all those things via finnair. But ONLY the one way ticket from berlin to rovaniemi to do that one via Air berlin website. I hope i got that just about... right. Please correct me if mistaken.

But notice that the one way ticket via finnair from berlin to rovaniemi is showing me something well over 1.000 australian dollars.... quite expensive and yeah.. Unusuall. I wonder how much it will be like with Air berlin. I hope they good airline to get me one place to another.

Yes i am just little concern you see with separate tickets... Just never done this before and i dont want to make it complicated or having the staff at the airport wondering where you just came from as they see a one way ticket. They might think i live in finland with the australian passport on me. And then i worry about is there actual time in between for collecting the luggage and then back to check in and this and that so it is a headache. Yet cheaper i suppose but have to see if there are enough hours in between that in helsinki.

So anyhow this separate ticket is only just one or a few multiple times for this travel ?

 

[travelislife]

Sure. But you can see on the screen shot theres something missing. As you may be aware im going to 2 countries.
Berlin for 10 days and rovaniemi for 6 days.

It has everything i want in thats screen shot been provided and the times i like it pretty much but theres something missing. There is no tickets to get to from berlin to finland as in Berlin to rovaniemi (Berlin - helsinki and into rovaniemi) This is why paying something that much amount i must know exactly what im doing. Everything looks good so far but no info indicaitng berlin to rovaniemi. It is a separate ticket from what im looking at if not mistaken.

It just sees a ticket to get me to berlin. And then another ticket from rovaniemi to brisbane. But no indication from berlin to get me to finland so that looks empty.

At this stage you are correct. There is no flight from Berlin to Rovaniemi. This would be booked separately. There is no issue with this being a separate ticket which is where your concern is. You are already in Berlin, you already have to check in at the airport.

Hi matt thanks for that. Yes after christmas. Do the a few days after christmas. Its when we begin to travel so in december.

What are the exact dates you want to travel?

Depart Brisbane: ??
Depart Berlin: ??
Depart Rovaniemi: ??

We can then check the exact flights and also provide options for the flight from Berlin to Rovaniemi.

 

[Steady]

Re: Flight centre vs online FINNAIR booking

The only reason why i dont like separate tickets its the worry about between times from one place to another.

You have mentioned why you don't like separate tickets so many times but I still don't understand the relevance to the good advice offered. The advice is not suggesting separate tickets between BNE and Berlin or Finland back to BNE so you will not have to;

get off the plane. go thru security. get the passport stamp. Then wait for the luggage to arrive then go back to the check in and thru security and back up again.

You are stopping in Berlin for 10 days - transit times are not relevant. The advice everyone is giving you is to purchase a separate one way ticket from Berlin to Finland - it makes no difference if it is a separate ticket - you will be leaving the airport and collecting bags then re-checking in regardless of weather it is a separate ticket or on the same PNR.

But theres something missing.

:shock: I agree

 

[barbra]

I had a play with Air berlin website. I put in From: berlin and to: rovaniemi the moment i typed rovaniemi it wont find the actual name listed. So it doesnt find it. Does this mean i have to now to 2 multiple separate tickets as in berlin to helsinki another separate ticket helsinki to rovaniemi ? Bit confusing sorry. But i thought one way ticket is enough berlin to rovaniemi rather then doing multiple times. Its what air berlin is showing wont find rovaniemi. I understand it will be a finnair from helsinki to rovaniemi. Now that i realise it.

I wouldnt no how much all this is going to really cost for 2 people. Enough been said it always cost more then a few thousands to get to europe and back.

If posible it would be good to get a few screen shots only so i can see what it looks like how its done. Already have TRAVEL toled me how it works with finnair which looked easy. But now the separate tickets how its done correctly.

 

[Mattg]

I had a play with Air berlin website. I put in From: berlin and to: rovaniemi the moment i typed rovaniemi it wont find the actual name listed. So it doesnt find it. Does this mean i have to now to 2 multiple separate tickets as in berlin to helsinki another separate ticket helsinki to rovaniemi ? Bit confusing sorry. But i thought one way ticket is enough berlin to rovaniemi rather then doing multiple times. Its what air berlin is showing wont find rovaniemi. I understand it will be a finnair from helsinki to rovaniemi. Now that i realise it.

I wouldnt no how much all this is going to really cost for 2 people. Enough been said it always cost more then a few thousands to get to europe and back.

If posible it would be good to get a few screen shots only so i can see what it looks like how its done. Already have TRAVEL toled me how it works with finnair which looked easy. But now the separate tickets how its done correctly.

Try doing the same search on the Finnair website.

 

[barbra]

Hi travel thank you for your help so far.

Add in 27th or 28th of december at the starting point of travel.. Add in that 10 days in berlin and 6 days in rovaniemi and back to brisbane.

I was or close one step closer to go to flight centre to do this. But then again i don't like the attitude at flight centre which ever one i visit. They all seem alittle tricky or that they want to control everything. It is i my booking the one who should control it the way i want it to be and the times. Not them choosing me what they want. And anyways travel agencys will force you to pay some what 40.00 dollars per ticket to let them do the job for you. Which is a rip off again. But what can you do much about it. It seems good enough to take full control the way you see it online choose basic or pro.. Thats the fun part of doing it online. Because travel agency will choose anything they want without telling you if this booking is a pro or basic or something they won't tell me those little things. That's why they always keep a few things quiet. Which i dont preciate by a travel agency.

And seen that separate ticket is sounds ok. I am more convince and more trust on what you people are telling me. Which is good and i preciate that because no one should be paying a high price what so ever. So for the mean time one on the right track but now i must understand the actual separate ticket how it works. Like what travel indicated or a few screen shots will help a lot as well.

thanks again
Barbra

 

[Mattg]

Even if you go a few days after Christmas, it should still cost less than $5000 for 2 people!