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The Boxing Day Test



Thursday, December 20, 2007
 

Fly from London to Australia with Low Cost Airlines


The New Kangaroo Route - London to Sydney with Low Cost Airlines

Low cost airlines have now covered just about every short haul route possible and are now looking at inter-continental long haul flights. It will soon be possible to fly from the UK to Australia one stop, just like the traditional scheduled airlines.

Of course you don't have to fly to Australia in one stop. There are so many low cost carriers along the way that it is possible to break to trip up into multi stops like you would on a round the world ticket.

Flying like this though won't necessarily mean that your flight will be cheaper. And because most low cost airlines aren't in the booking systems of travel agents or online booking engines you have to do all the flight segment research yourself. For someone like me though that is half the fun.

If you are trying to fly straight through it's advisable to leave enough time between connecting flights. If one flight is late and you miss the next you will not just be able to get on the next flight like on a scheduled service. If you are trying to go straight through then one or two stops would be the most managable. Anything over that and you are better off enjoying the city you have flown to.

Here is a list of some route options to fly from London to Australia I have put together using only low cost airlines. Some stop over cities arrive in one city and depart from another city close by (eg Sharjah - Dubai and Hong Kong - Macau). Overland options (eg fly into Mumbai, out of Chennai) aren't included as there are so many possibilities.

One Stop

London (LGW)
(Ferry to Macau)
Macau (MFM)

to

to

Hong Kong (HKG)

Sydney (SYD)

Oasis Hong Kong (no longer operatiing)

Viva Macau


These options for Macau are planned for 2008:

Macau (MFM)

to

Melbourne (AVV)

Viva Macau


These options for Kuala Lumpur are planned for 2008:

London (STN)
Kuala Lumpur (KUL)

to
to

Kuala Lumpur (KUL)
Melbourne (AVV)

AirAsia
AirAsia


Two Stops

London (STN)
Dusseldorf (DUS)
Bangkok (BKK)

to
to
to

Dusseldorf Weeze (NRN)
Bangkok (BKK)
Melbourne (MEL)

Ryanair
Air Berlin
Jetstar

London (STN)
Dusseldorf (DUS)
Phuket (HKT)

to
to
to

Dusseldorf (DUS)
Phuket (HKT)
Sydney (SYD)

Air Berlin
Air Berlin
Jetstar

London (STN)
Munich (MUC)
Bangkok (BKK)

to
to
to

Munich (MUC)
Bangkok (BKK)
Melbourne (MEL)

Air Berlin
Air Berlin
Jetstar


Three Stops

London Luton (LTN)
Larnaca (LCA)
Dubai (DXB)
Kuala Lumpur (KUL)

to
to
to
to

Larnaca (LCA)
Dubai (DXB)
Kuala Lumpur (KUL)
Sydney (SYD)

Thomsonfly
Jazeera Airways
Air-India Express
Jetstar


Four Stops

London (LTN)
Istanbul (SAW)
Dubai (DXB)
Kochi (COK)
Singapore (SIN)

to
to
to
to
to

Istanbul (SAW)
Sharjah (SAH)
Kochi (COK)
Singapore (SIN)
Perth (PER)

easyJet
Air Arabia
Jazeera Airways
Tiger Airways
Tiger Airways

London Stansted (STN)
Larnaca (LCA)
Kuwait (KWI)
Mumbai (BOM)
Kuala Lumpur (KUL)

to
to
to
to
to

Larnaca (LCA)
Kuwait (KWI)
Mumbai (BOM)
Kuala Lumpur (KUL)
Gold Coast (OOL)

Thomsonfly
Jazeera Airways
Jazeera Airways
Air India Express
AirAsia

London (LGW)
Prague (PRG)
Dubai (DXB)
Mumbai (BOM)
Bangkok (BKK)

to
to
to
to
to

Prague (PRG)
Dubai (DXB)
Mumbai (BOM)
Bangkok (BKK)
Melbourne (MEL)

easyJet
Smartwings
Jazeera Airways
Air India Express
Jetstar


I have only covered the kangaroo Route for the list, but it is possible to fly around the world using low cost airlines. If you have you flown from the UK to Australia or around the world on low cost airlines, or have made up some other possible itineraries, leave a comment.

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Tuesday, December 11, 2007
 

Air Spray on flights to Australia



Monday, December 10, 2007
 

Viva Macau Flight Review - Macau to Sydney



Saturday, December 08, 2007
 

Casinos of Macau


This post has moved to Casinos of Macau.

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Breakfast in Macau


This post has moved to Breakfast in Macau.

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Friday, December 07, 2007
 

The Chicken and the Chef


RDS Fried Chicken Chef and Chicken
Chicken and Chef - Macau

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One Sim, Two Numbers for One Country, Two Systems



 

Hong Kong to Macau



Thursday, December 06, 2007
 

Avenue of Stars



 

The Digitally Enhanced Skyline of Hong Kong



 

The Peak Tram - Hong Kong



Wednesday, December 05, 2007
 

Budget Accommodation in Hong Kong



 

Hong Kong Trams



 

Street Eating in Hong Kong



Tuesday, December 04, 2007
 

Oasis Hong Kong Flight Review - London to Hong Kong



 

Last Second Books at Gatwick



Monday, December 03, 2007
 

Giant Spider at Tate Modern - London



 

Breakfast 3 times a day



Sunday, December 02, 2007
 

London Toilet Finder


Westminster City Council, (which covers London's Oxford Street, the West End, and the Houses of Parliament), has created a toilet-finding service for mobile phone users.

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Virgin America Safety Video


Here is a refreshingly different take on the usually dry airline safety video from Virgin America.



Virgin America Safety Video

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