[alan999]

Has anybody ever been able to buy tickets in the UK for a return flight with Air NZ (I need the 46kg baggage) from Auckland to Manchester (and back again). Looks like I'm back again at Easter (seventh crossing in just over a year) and I don't know if anyone else has noticed but man>auck>man is about $1000 less than auck>man>auck. The UK site won't allow me to book t'other way round. I could buy auck>man from down here and man>auck from the UK site but they weight the prices so it isn't worth it.

Compounding this is I have to use my UK visa card which is lousy at exchange, my ASB Mastercard has a low limit and I don't have funds down here to clear it anyway due to the exchange rate.

Anyone cracked the problem? For two of us it means about $2300 up the shute.

[gpbenton]

Have you tried going through a travel site like expedia?

http://www.expedia.co.uk/default.aspx

[alan999]

Have you tried going through a travel site like expedia?

http://www.expedia.co.uk/default.aspx

Thanks, just done it. M>A>M= £838, A>M>A= £1182.

Must be a way, Alan

[Red Devil]

... are you tied with Air NZ because of air miles?

We've just booked with Singapore Air leaving end of March for 3 weeks... outbound Manchester to Auckland, inbound Christchurch to Manchester, 2 adults & 1 child total price £2,590 (£863 each)... no messing with transfers at London Heathrow either :)

Cheers
Simon

[alan999]

... are you tied with Air NZ because of air miles?

We've just booked with Singapore Air leaving end of March for 3 weeks... outbound Manchester to Auckland, inbound Christchurch to Manchester, 2 adults & 1 child total price £2,590 (£863 each)... no messing with transfers at London Heathrow either :)

Cheers
Simon

Not air miles but the 46kg luggage allowance. Going the way you are isn't a problem, I think it's a little less than you paid. It's booking auckland>man>auck that's expensive.
Thanks, Alan.

[marshanite]

If you have a skype phone or cheap calls to UK. I once booked from Italy to UK with a UK travel agent.

Best wishes, mrs Marshanite (must stop squatting hubby's username & set up my own!)