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Ako Si Jamie
15th September 2013, 13:47
Just been speaking to an Aussie.

He goes to the Phils regularly and pays the equivalent of 34,000 PHP in AUS dollars for a return journey which is well over £500 if I'm not mistaken. This kind of price is from both Sydney & Melbourne with the cheapest airline.

Distances

London to Manila approx 6600 miles
Sydney to Manila approx 3800 miles

After doing the maths I'm baffled. :Erm:

raynaputi
15th September 2013, 14:16
When my grandad died last month, my aunt and uncle who live and work in Kuwait paid for the cheapest ticket they can get, which is Emirates at £500+ for each! Same price coming from the UK! :yikes:

melovesengland
15th September 2013, 17:28
They dont look very cheap at all now, I dont know if cheap airfares do still exists!! I am planning for bring my sister and my daughter next year to the UK for a visit and i dread to think of the costs of their fares! Ridiculous amount of money. :cwm25::cwm25:

Dedworth
15th September 2013, 17:30
The cost of living is very high nowadays in Oz

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/cost-of-living-in-australia-is-among-the-highest-in-the-world/story-fni0cx12-1226677641006

joebloggs
15th September 2013, 17:32
i don't know if the cost the airline gets has increased over the years (cheapest i can remember getting was about £380 return using KLM or Airfrance 8-10yrs ago) , much of the cost now is taxes, surcharges and extra fees :cwm23:

grahamw48
15th September 2013, 18:41
Quite right....greedy Treasury penalising us travellers to make up the shortfall from the tax-dodging corporates and the rich . :mad:

Michael Parnham
16th September 2013, 18:56
i don't know if the cost the airline gets has increased over the years (cheapest i can remember getting was about £380 return using KLM or Airfrance 8-10yrs ago) , much of the cost now is taxes, surcharges and extra fees :cwm23:

KLM price that I paid in 2010 was slightly less than £380 and that was the cheapest I ever had since 1989!:smile: