FLY TO OZ AS FARES GO DOWN..UNDER.LONG-HAUL air fares to Australia, New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. and the South Pacific have been slashed. You can pick up flights for as little as pounds 500 as the world's airlines try to make up for losses of pounds 3.7billion in the first six months of 2009. Ian Swain, a director at STA Travel STA Travel is the world's largest travel organization for students and young people. Founded in 1979 by acquiring assets from the bankruptcy of AUS Student Travel in Australia including their successful UK company (trading since 1976). , said: "Airlines are still managing to fly fairly full on long-haul by selling last-minute seats at low prices. "The fare element of long-haul prices now, as opposed to the tax and fuel surcharges, has gone as low as it can go. This is a great time to travel. "Airlines haven't got the bookings they expected for the first half of 2010. "So they are getting money now by clearing the decks with special offers. "New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of has been down to pounds 216 return, including fuel and taxes." Fares to Australia and New Zealand have been pushed down, says Swain, by the introduction of giant Boeing A380s as there is more capacity to fill - even before Middle Eastern carriers, including Qatar, widen the choice further. Qatar begin flights to Australia on December 6, via Doha, to Melbourne and Sydney. A flight to Melbourne with Qatar, which will run a daily service to the city from New Year, will cost pounds 535. Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific Airways Limited (HKSE: 0293 ) is an airline based in Hong Kong, operating scheduled passenger and cargo services to over 104 destinations worldwide. It is the flag carrier of Hong Kong with its main base at the Hong Kong International Airport. [1]. have fares to Perth for pounds 595 and to Sydney for pounds 599. Qantas returns to Sydney, to travel until December 7, cost pounds 599. BA promised four weeks of bargains starting on August 27 for more than 80 destinations. They include New York from pounds 399, Barbados/Antigua (pounds 499) Mauritius (pounds 999), LA (pounds 369) and Bermuda (pounds 449). |
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