'Cheap' NZ flights?

rabjoshu

Dunno if you found somethin yet.
Malaysia Airlines are offering Dublin-Auckland for €775/£640 in March/April/May & Sept/Oct.

rev_henry

rabjoshu wrote: »

Dunno if you found somethin yet.
Malaysia Airlines are offering Dublin-Auckland for €775/£640 in March/April/May & Sept/Oct.

OOH I shall look at that, thank you! I'd kinda put this on the backburner but at that price...

rev_henry

Ok although its posted on holidaypirates it doesn't actually exist.

rabjoshu

rev_henry wrote: »

Ok although its posted on holidaypirates it doesn't actually exist.

Oh?
Try https://www.lastminute.fr Dub-Akl €769 08/04-23/04 or https://www.e-travel.ie Dub-Akl €785 25/03-09/04
I'm sure there are plenty of other sites out there

Doshwaster

rabjoshu wrote: »

Dunno if you found somethin yet.
Malaysia Airlines are offering Dublin-Auckland for €775/£640 in March/April/May & Sept/Oct.

That looks like a fantastic price - although presumably the DUB leg is a codeshare with BA as Malaysian don't fly to Dublin.

rev_henry

rabjoshu wrote: »

Oh?
Try https://www.lastminute.fr Dub-Akl €769 08/04-23/04 or https://www.e-travel.ie Dub-Akl €785 25/03-09/04
I'm sure there are plenty of other sites out there

Thanks so much! How are you finding these dates btw, just trial and error?

Its weird because its Aer Lingus to Frankfurt, yet its more expensive to go direct from Frankfurt...

rabjoshu

I use matrix.itasoftware.com which gives you a rough guide. Select nearby airports and calendar of lowest fares..
Then it's a question of finding a travel website that allows you to buy the ticket.

Doshwaster

rev_henry wrote: »

Its weird because its Aer Lingus to Frankfurt, yet its more expensive to go direct from Frankfurt...

That's the weird world of airline pricing for you. Often it is cheaper to have a connecting flight into a hub than fly directly from there.

rev_henry

Ok thanks guys! I would be getting separate connecting flights from MAN - DUB then AKL - CHC. Is it possible to not use the connecting flight and buy another from MAN - Frankfurt for example?

Doshwaster

rev_henry wrote: »

Ok thanks guys! I would be getting separate connecting flights from MAN - DUB then AKL - CHC. Is it possible to not use the connecting flight and buy another from MAN - Frankfurt for example?

No. If you don't turn up for the first leg (DUB-FRA) then they would count you as a no-show and cancel the whole ticket.

The question is whether the going via DUB is worth it when you add in the extra cost, time and inconvenience compared to flying a route such as MAN-DXB-AXL.