HELP ME GO HOME!!!

[linzbinz]

Ok dudes, I need your help. I need to get from any airport in England to Seattle, on a non-stop flight. The cheapest I've found so far for me and the Megs (on my lap) is $2015.34 including all taxes and such. I want to leave in mid-July and come back in mid-August. If you can find a dramatically cheaper flight (like, $100 or more) cheaper

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[crayolaab]

What airport do you prefer to fly out of? Any preferred airlines? Thanks!

[crayolaab]

Can you book on a UK site/pay in pounds?

Outbound - Tuesday 10 Jul, 2007
15:05
10 Jul 16:35
10 Jul Heathrow (London) Seattle BA0049
British Airways Economy (Traveller)
£ 976.30

Inbound - Thursday 16 Aug, 2007
18:40
16 Aug 11:45
17 Aug Seattle Heathrow (London) BA0048
British Airways Economy (Traveller)

Price breakdown
Passenger Price Taxes, fees, charges and surcharges* per person Inclusive total
1 Adult £ 655.00 £ 156.40 £ 811.40
1 Infant £ 65.00 £ 99.90 £ 164.90

I *THINK* the current exchange rate (the one you get with a credit card is about 1.97, so gbp976.30 = $1923.31

BA say it is 976.30 GBP = 1953.38 USD approximately.approximately.
1 GBP = 2.000800 USD based on today's exchange rate - but I don't think you can get that rate on a credit card.

[crayolaab]

wait, ignore my calculation - I have no idea what you would get on a credit card going dollars to pounds, that's what you'd get going pounds to dollars. It's got to be MORE going dollars to pounds...

[linzbinz]

Pounds are stupid.

[bola_de_fuego]

Dude. I just found like 10 different flights through orbitz.com that are WAY cheaper than that. Like, $300+ cheaper. (I searched LHR to SEA, 7/13 and 8/15... though I couldn't figure out how to add the "kid in lap" option, so the pricing may be off.)

[crayolaab]

$300-ish is about the cost of a kid in lap (usually 20% of adult fare plus all taxes). :(

[bola_de_fuego]

Lame!
Ah well. I tried?

[crayolaab]

Yeah, it really is :(

[magdalene156]

http://travel.travelocity.com/flights/AirSearch.do?SEQ=11775241482063252007

$893 this is just one of the searches I did. Also it's cheaper to flyout on thurdays and in on tuesdays for some odd reason!

[crayolaab]

Is that nonstop? Dude, that's cheap!!

I found on BA it is cheaper to fly on Tuesdays.. odd.

[magdalene156]

I just went back in to see if it was round trip and it's f'en GONE! now the cheapest there is $1205 !!
It said for the $893 price that it had already been processed...

[linzbinz]

Yeah, but that was probably in POUNDS not DOLLARS. :( They tend to show all their prices in pounds no matter where you're located...

[magdalene156]

also, check out cheaptickets.com

price with meggers on your lap is: $1306.00

I don;t know of the above comment would include meggers on your lap I didn't have the option to enter that info on traveocity.com

Good luck!
I know what it's liek to be homesick :o)

[_brandnewdays]

Did you say goodies? Try using Orbitz - I say London, UK to Seattle,WA for June 20th till July 25th with 1 adult and 1 infant in lap. I checked the box prefer nonstop. The price I got quoted with taxes is $1,614.53 USD cha - ching.

[linzbinz]

Ahhh yes, but you did JUNE to July, not July to AUGUST. When you put in my months, it's still expensive. :(

[_brandnewdays]

I thought I had seen before those dates were the ones you wanted to fly. I neglected to read this post in full...my bad. Is there a reason you could not go earlier?

[linzbinz]

We go to our cabin the last week of July and first week of August. The lake is still pretty cold at the begining of July.