Flights from Australia

[broodymrs]

Can anyone recommend a good website to find flights from Australia on?

I'm trying to find a flight between now and the 12th of Aug from either Sydney or Melbourne to the UK (preferably Manchester but can be any other airport in England really). Trying to find a direct flight and just can't seem to find any, even to Heathrow which seems weird.

Would appreciate any tips, particularly if there's any Aussie's on who know good websites, thanks.

 

[ellismum]

Flight centre are good.

 

[Princess Lou]

Every time I have flown to Australia (or my family has - family/friends live there still), it has always involved a stop at either Singapore, Abu Dhabi or Dubai.

I don't think the aircraft can hold the amount of fuel required to do it in one go, but don't quote me on that.

Also, if you want a one way ticket from Australia, you will get better information from Australian websites.

 

[broodymrs]

Yes I am finding there doesn't seem to be a non stop flight. Thanks for your replies.

 

[mrs_park]

Yep you'll have to stop over in Singapore, Hong Kong, Dubai depending on who you travel with. When I flew to Europe in 2006, we stopped in Singapore and chose a flight that basically stopped, refueled and reboarded. I think we were at Singapore airport for an hour or two max. If I ever flew again with kids, I'd have a night or two stop over just to give them a little break. It's a long flight otherwise.

Flight centre is a good travel agent to start with.

Woo hoo so excited for you, I'm biased but Australia is awesome

 

[Berri]

I think most stopovers are now Dubai. To go against the grain, I have had awful experiences with Flight Centre... You could look at webjet.com.au to give you an idea of airlines/prices and go from there.

 

[smokey]

They used ti do direct flights but it worked out to be a loss because the type of aircraft that was needed to hild the fuel was too costly so i think direct flights where stoped about 4/5 years ago.
I did the other month find a direct flight from phillapenes when trying to find what flight my cousin was coming back on but apparently its a rare thing.
So now whenever my friend flighs back from australia (she actually lives in New Zealand but normaly has a short holiday in Australia before coming back) she has always had to stop in hong kong or dubia.

 

[mrs_park]

I think most stopovers are now Dubai. To go against the grain, I have had awful experiences with Flight Centre... You could look at webjet.com.au to give you an idea of airlines/prices and go from there.

It depends on the airline as to where you stop over.

Sorry you had a bad experience with flight centre. My SIL works for them so I'm probably biased. I've never used web jet but heard good things.

 

[suzib76]

Can you not go direct to the airline to book flights? That's what I would do if I was booking a flight in the uk

 

[broodymrs]

Thanks for all your replies. Sadly flight isn't for me, it's for my little bro. Flight centre have found a good quote. I'll check out the other suggestions too, thanks