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Jan 3rd, 2008, 17:10
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| Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Scotland
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| Booking return flight in India? Hi Folks, Just wondering how feasible it is to book a flight online, whilst in India? I would quite like to just book my flight out, then assess my cash flow at certain points, and then book a flight home some 3 weeks in advance when it becomes necessary. Open ended returns mights be an option, but there is also a small chance my finances may allow me to go to Vietnam/Thailand afterwards. I'll probably be taking the rather exciting Edinburgh-London-Istanbul-UAE-Mumbai route, because it only works out at 180 quid, one way. And I'm that sad, I even get a little excited by new foreign airports. So open ended tickets are probably out, for cost reasons. But would I be able to book a similarly priced return leg of the flight online from India, maybe 2/3 weeks in advance? Cheers, |
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Jan 14th, 2008, 00:30
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| Member  Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: London, ON
Posts: 74
| I think it shouldn't be a problem. But I would also check with a travel agent to see if they can get you a better price. When I went to India last summer, I just bought a one-way from Toronto to Delhi because I wasn't sure of my exact itinerary. When I decided to come home, I checked the prices online and found what I thought was a good price, but then went to a travel agent and they were able to get me a better price, so I went with that. I only booked one day in advance.I didn't have that much flexibility as to return date as I needed to be back in Canada, but if I had more flexibility (able to return later) then I would have gotten an even better price. |
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Jan 14th, 2008, 00:56
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| senior member refused  Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: cornwall UK
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| A couple of years ago picked up an aeroflot flight Delhi/Heathrow for about £200 .I booked it through a travel agent just of Connaught Place . Hope this helps  |
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Jan 14th, 2008, 01:29
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| Maha Guru Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cymru
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 You can fly from Edinburgh to Mumbai for about £430 return with BA at the moment, and to Delhi for £403 with KLM. That "low-cost" UAE route does not warrant the excitement it generates. | |
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Jan 14th, 2008, 04:35
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| Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Scotland
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| Hi all, Thanks to you all for your replies. Mickey, cheers for the BA tip...I had never imagined they would be that cheap. Still gonna work out at a few more pennies than the 3 days no sleep route, but It could be worth the extra, eh?  And to the rest, thanks for confirming I can easily book a flight in India. Namaste, to you all. PS, Mickey, do you know how much it would cost to change the date of a BA flight, on the return leg? Thanks again. Cheers, Last edited by machadinha; Jan 14th, 2008 at 05:47.. Reason: merged posts |
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Jan 14th, 2008, 04:47
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Essex, Endland
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| Depends on the ticket, on some BA tickets you can't change them, but on others they normally charge £50 + the difference in fare. (On full price economy tickets they only charge the difference) (Check before you book ... It is clear when you are booking on their website what the ticket conditions are for the flights you are buying .. can be different on the outward and return flights as well)
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Mar 13th, 2010, 12:58
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| Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: USA
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| Hi guys. Last month i had a tour to europe and i got my checkin from online service provider for check in, There service is really good. Earlier i faced many problems like standing for long time in queues and not getting my preferred seat. airport check in online |
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Mar 13th, 2010, 14:30
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