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Bit of urgent help required

A friend staying with me has to rapidly return to Chisinau in Moldova due to a family bereavement.

Trying to get the cheapest possible flight combo from Glasgow (or Glasgow Prestwick or Edinburgh) to Chisinau ( KIV is the airport code, I think) for tomorrow (16th) or Wednesday (17th) at the latest.

This really is quite urgent and I'm hopeless at last minute type flight bookings so all help is appreciated.

Comments

  • The flights I have seen from any scotish airport for the next day or so are £2000+

    Have you tried ringing the Embassy to get assistance?
    I have a cunning plan!
    Proud to be dealing with my debts.

  • billlew
    billlew Posts: 70 Forumite
    using expedia
    £560.60


    09:05 Depart Glasgow (GLA)
    Arrive Chisinau (KIV) 23:10 Tue 16-Jan
    Duration: 12hr 5min bmi 3
    Lufthansa 6721
    Air Moldova 884
    Connect in London (LHR), Paris (CDG)



    Choose this flight
    £471.60


    10:50 Depart Edinburgh (EDI)
    Arrive Chisinau (KIV) 23:10 Tue 16-Jan
    Duration: 10hr 20min bmi 55
    Lufthansa 6721
    Air Moldova 884
    Connect in London (LHR), Paris (CDG)



    Choose this flight
    £471.60


    10:50 Depart Edinburgh (EDI)
    Arrive Chisinau (KIV) 23:10 Tue 16-Jan
    Duration: 10hr 20min bmi 55
    Lufthansa 6721
    Air Moldova 884
    Connect in London (LHR), Paris (CDG)



    Choose this flight
    £227.40
    - Expedia Special Fare

    09:30 Depart London (LGW)
    Arrive Chisinau (KIV) 23:00 Tue 16-Jan
    Duration: 11hr 30min Malev Hungarian Airlines 613 / 6134
    Connect in Budapest (BUD)


    £346.80


    07:55 Depart London (LHR)
    Arrive Chisinau (KIV) 18:05 Wed 17-Jan
    Duration: 8hr 10min Turkish Airlines 1982 / 1471
    Connect in Istanbul (Ataturk)



    Choose this flight


    £413.10


    09:25 Depart London (LHR)
    Arrive Chisinau (KIV) 16:30 Wed 17-Jan
    Duration: 5hr 5min Austrian Airlines 452 / 655
    Connect in Vienna (VIE)



    Choose this flight


    £413.10


    06:15 Depart London (LHR)
    Arrive Chisinau (KIV) 16:30 Wed 17-Jan
    Duration: 8hr 15min Austrian Airlines 458 / 655
    Connect in Vienna (VIE)



    Choose this flight


    £509.70


    09:50 Depart London (LHR)
    Arrive Chisinau (KIV) 18:20 Wed 17-Jan
    Duration: 6hr 30min Lufthansa 4725
    Air Moldova 864
    Connect in Frankfurt (Frankfurt Intl.)



    Choose this flight
    £390.20


    21:25 Depart Glasgow (GLA)
    Arrive Chisinau (KIV) 16:20 +1 day Wed 17-Jan
    Duration: 16hr 55min bmi 15
    Czech Airlines 653
    Air Moldova 778
    Connect in London (LHR), Prague (PRG)



    Choose this flight


    £513.30


    09:05 Depart Glasgow (GLA)
    Arrive Chisinau (KIV) 18:20 Wed 17-Jan
    Duration: 7hr 15min British Airways 1477 / 906
    Cirrus Airlines 1151
    Connect in London (LHR), Frankfurt (Frankfurt Intl.)



    Choose this flight


    £513.30


    07:35 Depart Glasgow (GLA)
    Arrive Chisinau (KIV) 18:20 Wed 17-Jan
    Duration: 8hr 45min British Airways 1475 / 904
    Cirrus Airlines 1151
    Connect in London (LHR), Frankfurt (Frankfurt Intl.)



    Choose this flight
  • reduceditem
    reduceditem Posts: 3,057 Forumite
    Thanks....we discovered that by 'easyjetting' Glasgow-London Gatwick-Budapest and then seperately booking the Budapest-Chisinau flight via Malev's Hungarian 'hotline' (only cost me 1p a minute to call it thanks to this site) the whole journey can be done tomorrow (Tuesday) for £257 which on the face of it is remarkably cheap. I'd like to mention how polite and extremely helpful the advisor from Malev was. He spent a full 15 mins juggling things to bring the price right down then spent another 15 mins giving useful advice about things like the best place to change money near the airport and how to get the bus between terminals etc...5 stars.
  • Glad you managed to get flights for your friend at this sad time for him.
    I have a cunning plan!
    Proud to be dealing with my debts.

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