17/09/2008

Flights

1. book them asap, Linda mentioned at one of our meetings that alot of people book them before they even know their place has been confirmed, but most of the time that only depends on their exam results. Especially for Australia, I paid £1200 roughly with Emirates, which had I not looked around on the web a week earlier would have been £950.
2. Look for places that will change the flight date for free. You will find if you are going and staying for the whole year without returning home that you will only be able to bok mabye March at the lastest. Airlines like Emirates will change your flight forward for free which means more money in your pocket – always a bonus.#
3. Arrrrrgh so baggage nowadays is generally really low, but I only got 20kgs for a 23 hour flight, and 7kgs in my hand baggage. You will find (unless you travel super light) that books and shoes :S will not all fit into that weight limit. I had to get my stuff shipped over and went with Intercargo which I would not do again! I will speak more about that later in my blog.
4. Make sure you know what is happeneing at the airports and how long you have to sit around. Emirates got a room for me in a hotel because I was there for 8 hours, which is one of their policies but I think they are changing it really soon. You can request a room with some airlines and they will give you it free of charge, I have heard it is quite common. This experience (and I have only been here 2 months) has given me heaps of independence so IF YOU DON’T ASK YOU DON’T GET!