Cheeky transfer

Dandelion57

Hi there
Apologies if this is a regular question that is asked over and over.

I need to purchase flights to Australia for November while the price is down. If I put the flights on my existing credit card which already has a £1000 balance with a £6000 limit, can I then open a new card and transfer the existing balance plus flight costs to take advantage of the the zero interest for 30 months?

Thanks anyone whose in the know :T

Dandelion x

Nasqueron

Yes you can do assuming you can get a BT card - though with the fee involved, it may be worth a look at 0% purchase cards.

Banks will look at your salary, current debts and available credit to decide what limit to give you, if they would give you a card at all so to whether you are going to get a BT card with sufficient credit to cover the flights we couldn't guess

grumbler

Dandelion57 wrote: »

.... If I put the flights on my existing credit card which already has a £1000 balance with a £6000 limit, can I then open a new card and transfer the existing balance plus flight costs to take advantage of the the zero interest for 30 months?
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For the flight it might make more sense to get a CC with 0% on purchases and pay by it. Why pay the BT fee?

However, whatever credit card you use you are likely to get charged extra for paying by a CC.

Fruit_and_Nut_Case

grumbler wrote: »

However, whatever credit card you use you are likely to get charged extra for paying by a CC.

TIP: Emirates don't apply a surcharge and have some good flight options to Australia.

grumbler

My wife often finds Qantas to be the cheapest when booking well in advance.

CKhalvashi

grumbler wrote: »

My wife often finds Qantas to be the cheapest when booking well in advance.

Malaysia Airlines I've found to be very cheap, although never flown with them so no idea on quality. Until last year they had an unblemished safety record, but it's up to you to take into consideration recent events.

It's also worth remembering that you can mix/match Quantas and Emirates to see what's cheaper. Qantas isn't necessarily cheapest from LHR to DXB, but may be from DXB to SYD.

Similarly, a mix of BA and Singapore Airlines may be cheaper than just BA, via a diferent transit point obviously.