Highland Capital Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 On 3/27/2018 at 16:27, Bishop Briggs said: You'll need to re-mortgage to afford the beer - around £12 to £15 for a pint. Just as well I'm teetotal! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 4 minutes ago, Highland Capital said: Just as well I'm teetotal! Tea's £20! Not really, pretty sure you can get a pint for £7-8 anyway. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Gandosaur Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 (edited) Emirates starting a daily direct Edinburgh to Dubai flight. Good news for me as it's easier than Glasgow. 8.15pm take off ideal too as means I can still catch my preferred connection to HK. Edited May 9, 2018 by Mr Gandosaur 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanny paddery Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 1 hour ago, Mr Gandosaur said: Emirates starting a daily direct Edinburgh to Dubai flight. Good news for me as it's easier than Glasgow. 8.15pm take off ideal too as means I can still catch my preferred connection to HK. Some of the early prices on this route look horrific though, only googled a couple of dates through to sydney but emirates were consistently about $500 more than qatar 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Gandosaur Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 2 hours ago, fanny paddery said: Some of the early prices on this route look horrific though, only googled a couple of dates through to sydney but emirates were consistently about $500 more than qatar It's roughly the the same as the Glasgow flights but they are pricey too. Emirates flights to Manchester/Birmingham tend to be cheaper but I can't be bothered with 2 changes. I've never flown Qatar as I have quite a lot of air miles with Emirates but have heard good things about them. Already booked up for July but might look at them for my Christmas flights. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 Good news on the direct to Dubai but ill probably still use the lunchtime service direct from Glasgow as timings suit.However etihad are cancelling there Abu Dhabi service from Edinburgh as i think the Qatari service being so much cheaper saw a big decline in there numbers 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Gandosaur Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 Yeah after looking at it more closely the take off from Edinburgh is actually 6.30. The late Glasgow flight still works out better for me. It's a 1 hr 45 min connection where as Edinburgh would leave me in Dubai for 4.5 hours both ways. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honest_Man#1 Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 On 09/05/2018 at 09:27, doulikefish said: Good news on the direct to Dubai but ill probably still use the lunchtime service direct from Glasgow as timings suit.However etihad are cancelling there Abu Dhabi service from Edinburgh as i think the Qatari service being so much cheaper saw a big decline in there numbers As you’re someone who I think travels a lot, would you know the cheapest route from Scotland to Asia? Which airport would you be best going into? Singapore? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 14 minutes ago, Honest_Man#1 said: As you’re someone who I think travels a lot, would you know the cheapest route from Scotland to Asia? Which airport would you be best going into? Singapore? I've family in New Zealand who regularly come over and Singapore Airlines has nearly always been the best option, balancing price and ease of connections. Some of the newish Chinese Airlines might beat them on price though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honest_Man#1 Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 57 minutes ago, welshbairn said: I've family in New Zealand who regularly come over and Singapore Airlines has nearly always been the best option, balancing price and ease of connections. Some of the newish Chinese Airlines might beat them on price though. Tried to research all the major Asian hubs going from the UK and Singapore from London one way was £200ish. Not sure I’ll beat that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tight minge Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 Tried to research all the major Asian hubs going from the UK and Singapore from London one way was £200ish. Not sure I’ll beat that. Asia is obviously huge, so a lot depends on where you actually plan to go. The cheapest price isnt always the best option either when your spending 11-15 hours on a plane.Singapore Airlines are good, but usually expensive. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honest_Man#1 Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 Just now, Tight John McVeigh is a tit said: Asia is obviously huge, so a lot depends on where you actually plan to go. The cheapest price isnt always the best option either when your spending 11-15 hours on a plane. Singapore Airlines are good, but usually expensive. Apologies, Southeast Asia more specifically. Not too fussed about where I go into first as the internal flights seem very cheap. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tight minge Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 KL would be a decent landing point as its home to Air Asia, but again it depends where you would like to go. Even SEA is bigger than Europe so could be beneficial going straight to the country your want to spend most time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honest_Man#1 Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 8 minutes ago, Tight John McVeigh is a tit said: KL would be a decent landing point as its home to Air Asia, but again it depends where you would like to go. Even SEA is bigger than Europe so could be beneficial going straight to the country your want to spend most time. Idea is to travel around Singapore, Vietnam, Cambodia and the Thai Islands. No specific order but just trying to find the cheapest route. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tight minge Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 If you get a good deal in and out of Singapore that would be fine or into Bangkok or HCMC. KL would be pointless with your itinerary. I'd spend a little more on a good flight over. As you know they are plenty of cheap airlines here. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 23 hours ago, Honest_Man#1 said: As you’re someone who I think travels a lot, would you know the cheapest route from Scotland to Asia? Which airport would you be best going into? Singapore? As has been said,get your dates nailed down and hit google as airlines go through stages of being a bit more or a bit less than others.The Qatari flight from Edinburgh via Dhoa seems to be the cheapest at the moment out to the far east 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highland Capital Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 Heard a rumour today that there are plans to start flights next year from Inverness to Iceland (I assume to Keflavik). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 20 minutes ago, Highland Capital said: Heard a rumour today that there are plans to start flights next year from Inverness to Iceland (I assume to Keflavik). Looks like just one weekend package to Akureyri, and it ain't cheap. https://www.superbreak.com/themeparks-attractions/incredible-iceland-from-inverness 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highland Capital Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 That'll probably be it then. Seemingly, in terms of the Inverness to Bergen flights, is that Loganair will run the route for a year and if it has been deemed a success, they'll add a new flight from Inverness to Oslo. Seemingly they're also on the brink of finalising a new route between Inverness and an unnamed destination in Spain. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 5 hours ago, Highland Capital said: That'll probably be it then. Seemingly, in terms of the Inverness to Bergen flights, is that Loganair will run the route for a year and if it has been deemed a success, they'll add a new flight from Inverness to Oslo. Seemingly they're also on the brink of finalising a new route between Inverness and an unnamed destination in Spain. Have you been to Bergen yet? Mulling over it myself. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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