The flights are booked. We’re off on the 23rd June 09 and Arrive 2 days later on the 25th! You have to love the 12 hour time difference and 32 hour flight!
We’re going via Dubai, somewhere I have never been before so it should be interesting. The best part is we don’t have to go via London which is a nightmare with security these days.
It took a while to find the best flight. Previously we flew via Los Angeles but with the American security tax it is becoming less and less cost effective to fly through there.
The other options are Hong Kong and Dubai.
Originally we were going via Hong Kong but the prices changed radically over a week period (an increase by 200 GBP per person) so Air New Zealand was out of the picture.
After some searching on sites like www.lastminute.com and www.expedia.com I found decent priced flights via Emirates something I hadn’t considered. They fly all the way to New Zealand then we just catch a Domestic flight from Auckland to Napier.
More posts will be coming in over the next week since the travel time is getting closer.
