Last Minute Flight Needed to London from Sydney

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  Wampus on 23/09/2017 - 08:45

  +1

  On Google Flights I can see a flight Mon for $942, Tues for $722 (both on Philippines), and tomorrow for $1212 on Qatar

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  Wampus on 23/09/2017 - 08:50

  +2

  And even better on IWTF: http://iwantthatflight.com.au/flight.ashx?&oc=SYD&dc=LON&dd=…

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    kiriakoz on 23/09/2017 - 08:55

    Thanks

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  [Deactivated] on 23/09/2017 - 09:11

  $1191 Qatar Airways

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  holdenmg on 23/09/2017 - 09:31

  Hi,
  One way SYD-LAX-LON is AUD$761.74 (Cashback via Cashrewards.com.au)

  https://www.flightnetwork.com/flights/showflight?cid=30&qid=…

  Sydney Kingsford Smith - Los Angeles Los Angeles Intl
  09:30 Sunday 06:05 Sunday
  Virgin Australia
  VA1 Virgin Australia

  Los Angeles Los Angeles Intl - London Heathrow
  18:30 Sunday 12:55 Monday
  VS142 Virgin Atlantic Airways

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    [Deactivated] on 23/09/2017 - 09:52

    Wow what a long flight

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      holdenmg on 23/09/2017 - 09:58

      It is cheap, short flights at short notice cost.

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    kiriakoz on 23/09/2017 - 09:59

    I appreciate the effort, but my mum will be going with me and I reckon she's too old to handle that kind of flight. Thanks for the effort though, a very good price.

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      holdenmg on 23/09/2017 - 10:19

      +2

      Hi,

      There are two good options that are less cheap but offer shorter overall flight durations.

      Look at:
      SYD-DOH-LHR on Qatar

      or

      SYD-SIN-LHR on British

      Hope this is of assistance.

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        kiriakoz on 23/09/2017 - 11:30

        +1

        Thanks. It is.

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  peterpeterpumpkin on 23/09/2017 - 10:38

  Do you have a UK passport? And when did you plan to return?

  Since it's normally less than twice the price of a one-way ticket for a return ticket it's often considered suspicious at UK Border Control. "How did you plan to make money for your return ticket?". Sometimes they even ask for a return ticket to Australia (and not just an exit ticket) since for only a few euros you can fly out of the country. I don't know how tough the airline check-ins themselves would be (I went on a working holiday visa so it's expected).

  Of course if you were there until March you might find cheaper return tickets.

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    o53djz7qTPY4der on 23/09/2017 - 11:03

    I have had this problem. I am British, wife is Australian… No return flight was problematic at immigration… I had to prove I had enough money to buy another ticket and she had to demonstrate she had a job to go back to in Aus.. I was very annoying after a 24 hours flight.

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    kiriakoz on 23/09/2017 - 11:29

    I do have dual passports. My mum, who needs to go too could probably stay until March (and might want to).

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      peterpeterpumpkin on 23/09/2017 - 12:24

      To be honest, leaving tomorrow for a return flight the savings won't be impressive whatever you do. A few hundred at most. The fact you need shorter overall flights for your mother makes it even harder (and you probably want to travel together).

      If you were leaving in a few weeks you'd have tonnes more options, but this is obviously not the aim. As someone else pointed out, there are cheap, short-stopover options on Tuesday, but it isn't exactly last minute. With Philippine Airlines you'd arrive at around 8:35 pm in London on Tuesday. But returning on say 24 November 2017 would only cost $1306 return with Aunt Betty (you can just search with Skyscanner).

      One way booked with BYOJet (searched via Momondo) with Philippine Air is only $650 one way on Tuesday, which is cheap for any time. Coming back one way you can do the Norwegian Air/Scoot combo hack (Momondo shows it automatically) but it may be too risky to not sleep in Singapore overnight and that may be a hassle (and extra cost) for your mother.
      .

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        kiriakoz on 23/09/2017 - 14:22

        +1

        Thanks. I’ve since booked a flight. It wasn’t so cheap, but really appreciate everyone’s opinion.

        I did post in case there was an option that I hadn’t considered.

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  Big Dog on 24/09/2017 - 09:26

  +3

  No flight advice from me, but I hope your grandmother is doing well OP. Best wishes for your mother too. Being a long distance away during troubling times is extra difficult.