TheScotsman
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Hi All,
I want to fly PER to Scotland (any of EDI/GLA/ABZ/DND) 18/6/10 and return to MEL 12/7/10.
Emirates is the obvious choice PER-GLA-MEL but I've left it too late (work were unable to confirm my last day until now) and Emirates is full in Economy for Fri 18th June departure and the subsequent few days.
I could move the outbound flight a day earlier and lose a day's pay but the total (for me, wife and 12 month old baby) is still $6300 all in, which is more than i'd been hoping for.
This made me wonder, should we just get a RTW ticket for a few hundred dollars more and enjoy somewhere else on the way there/home (eg anywhere in the Americas)?
I've seen an option with Lufthansa from $2375 Round the World Flights, Airfares - Flight Centre which amazingly enough must either start in PER and end in MEL (or vice versa)!
The final complexity is that the return flight must be flexible because I will be unemployed on 18th June and need to be ready to fly back to MEL as soon as any new work/interviews come up.
Final note - I am a Gold QFF with 180,000 miles, and have various lapsed cards such as Silver emirates and also a BA executive blue with 100,000 miles.
Any tips/help much appreciated.
Cheers,
TheScotsman
I want to fly PER to Scotland (any of EDI/GLA/ABZ/DND) 18/6/10 and return to MEL 12/7/10.
Emirates is the obvious choice PER-GLA-MEL but I've left it too late (work were unable to confirm my last day until now) and Emirates is full in Economy for Fri 18th June departure and the subsequent few days.
I could move the outbound flight a day earlier and lose a day's pay but the total (for me, wife and 12 month old baby) is still $6300 all in, which is more than i'd been hoping for.
This made me wonder, should we just get a RTW ticket for a few hundred dollars more and enjoy somewhere else on the way there/home (eg anywhere in the Americas)?
I've seen an option with Lufthansa from $2375 Round the World Flights, Airfares - Flight Centre which amazingly enough must either start in PER and end in MEL (or vice versa)!
The final complexity is that the return flight must be flexible because I will be unemployed on 18th June and need to be ready to fly back to MEL as soon as any new work/interviews come up.
Final note - I am a Gold QFF with 180,000 miles, and have various lapsed cards such as Silver emirates and also a BA executive blue with 100,000 miles.
Any tips/help much appreciated.
Cheers,
TheScotsman