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getting from Amsterdam to Langkawi

Replies: 14 - Last Post: Nov 26, 2012 12:44 PM Last Post By: Shoforo

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ajnhb720

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Nov 25, 2012 8:30 AM
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getting from Amsterdam to Langkawi

Hi All,
I'm planning on doing 3 months of volunteer work in Langkawi with animals at the Langkawi Animal Shelter and Sanctuary starting in January. Right now I'm living in Amsterdam, The Netherlands and I'm trying to figure out what the cheapest means of transportation to Malaysia would be. I looked into some websites about flying, and the cheapest flight I found to Malaysia from Amsterdam is around $550 USD. Are there thriftier ways of getting there that anyone knows of?
What do you all think?
Thanks
:-)

Klemencja

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Nov 25, 2012 8:38 AM
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The cheapest airlines are usually Etihad, Qatar Airways and Saudi Arabian Airlines / Saudia. Find the links here. Maybe you should check Turkish Airlines as well.

anillos_de_saturno

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Nov 25, 2012 8:51 AM
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Hi ajnhb720!

Welcome to TT!

Are you looking for a one-way ticket or a return ticket? Did you look at webs like Skyscanner, Kayak...? What airlines did you look so far (or what airlines appeared in the webs you looked)?

scottyheather

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Nov 25, 2012 3:34 PM
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Don't you have Air Asia? They are really cheap.

westwood

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Nov 25, 2012 6:44 PM
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How long since you had a look at where AA fly to? Was well documented they were pulling out of European destinations.

scottyheather

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Nov 25, 2012 7:57 PM
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Good to see that you are on the ball westwood and correcting my obvious mistake.

westwood

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Nov 25, 2012 9:46 PM
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I only know because they pulled out about the same time as they did from NZ.

scottyheather

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Nov 25, 2012 11:42 PM
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I knew they pulled out of Britain but I actually didn't realise that they had pulled out of Europe entirely. I haven't been looking to be honest - we only use them for short(ish) haul flights within Asia now.

pacman56

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Nov 26, 2012 12:20 AM
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AA use to fly to Abu Dhabi but pulled out of that route too. Anyone know what is behind this ?

scottyheather

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Nov 26, 2012 12:34 AM
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Apparently they weren't selling enough seats to make a profit. Well that was the reason they gave for pulling out of the NZ sector anyway. I didn't know they pulled out of Abu Dhabi too.

westwood

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Nov 26, 2012 12:44 AM
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No, it was the cost of aviation fuel on all flights over 11hrs.

scottyheather

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Nov 26, 2012 12:54 AM
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But that doesn't really account for them stopping flying between Chch and Oz though unless they thought it was too much hassle to keep only those flights operating out of NZ.

westwood

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Nov 26, 2012 1:03 AM
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Air Asia only ever flew between Christchurch and KL. Never to Australia.

scottyheather

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Nov 26, 2012 1:10 AM
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Well that's why then (lol).

Do me (and yourselves) a favour folks - ignore everything I've said on this thread ...... it seems I've lost the plot (ha ha).

Shoforo

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Nov 26, 2012 12:44 PM
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I've travelled from Amsterdam a few times, and I find that the cheapest airline was always KLM.
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