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xingyiman
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 Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 11:03 pm Post subject: Overpriced flights |
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I am in Bangkok waiting to come to Korea to teach. The only problem is that the school says it's going to reimburse me for my flight when I get there. No problem right? Well that is until I found out that to get an Asiana flight from Bangkok its gonna cost about $800.00 US.
Last year I booked a round trip to Bangkok rom Korea and it was only 550,000 won. The ceapest flight I can find is on China Air for about $375.00 but it is almost booked. I may not be coming. |
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lowpo
Joined: 01 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 11:13 pm Post subject: Re: Overpriced flights |
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| xingyiman wrote: |
I am in Bangkok waiting to come to Korea to teach. The only problem is that the school says it's going to reimburse me for my flight when I get there. No problem right? Well that is until I found out that to get an Asiana flight from Bangkok its gonna cost about $800.00 US.
Last year I booked a round trip to Bangkok rom Korea and it was only 550,000 won. The ceapest flight I can find is on China Air for about $375.00 but it is almost booked. I may not be coming. |
Why not just book your flight with China Air for $375.00 dollars. |
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xingyiman
Joined: 12 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 11:15 pm Post subject: Re: Overpriced flights |
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| lowpo wrote: |
| xingyiman wrote: |
I am in Bangkok waiting to come to Korea to teach. The only problem is that the school says it's going to reimburse me for my flight when I get there. No problem right? Well that is until I found out that to get an Asiana flight from Bangkok its gonna cost about $800.00 US.
Last year I booked a round trip to Bangkok rom Korea and it was only 550,000 won. The ceapest flight I can find is on China Air for about $375.00 but it is almost booked. I may not be coming. |
Why not just book your flight with China Air for $375.00 dollars. |
Partly because I will not have the money budgeted for another 2 weeks. |
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Saxiif
Joined: 15 May 2003
Location: Seongnam
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| Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 11:16 pm Post subject: Re: Overpriced flights |
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| xingyiman wrote: |
| lowpo wrote: |
| xingyiman wrote: |
I am in Bangkok waiting to come to Korea to teach. The only problem is that the school says it's going to reimburse me for my flight when I get there. No problem right? Well that is until I found out that to get an Asiana flight from Bangkok its gonna cost about $800.00 US.
Last year I booked a round trip to Bangkok rom Korea and it was only 550,000 won. The ceapest flight I can find is on China Air for about $375.00 but it is almost booked. I may not be coming. |
Why not just book your flight with China Air for $375.00 dollars. |
Partly because I will not have the money budgeted for another 2 weeks. |
You're not going to find shit that's cheaper than $375 at the last minute. |
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xingyiman
Joined: 12 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 11:17 pm Post subject: Re: Overpriced flights |
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| Saxiif wrote: |
| xingyiman wrote: |
| lowpo wrote: |
| xingyiman wrote: |
I am in Bangkok waiting to come to Korea to teach. The only problem is that the school says it's going to reimburse me for my flight when I get there. No problem right? Well that is until I found out that to get an Asiana flight from Bangkok its gonna cost about $800.00 US.
Last year I booked a round trip to Bangkok rom Korea and it was only 550,000 won. The ceapest flight I can find is on China Air for about $375.00 but it is almost booked. I may not be coming. |
Why not just book your flight with China Air for $375.00 dollars. |
Partly because I will not have the money budgeted for another 2 weeks. |
You're not going to find *beep* that's cheaper than $375 at the last minute. |
Yeah you're right. Now all I need is the money which I wont have for another 2 weeks. It'll be booked by then. |
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mrsquirrel
Joined: 13 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 11:21 pm Post subject: |
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| China Eastern None stop from BKK to Seoule 13k |
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xingyiman
Joined: 12 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 11:22 pm Post subject: |
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| mrsquirrel wrote: |
| China Eastern None stop from BKK to Seoule 13k |
In one week they'll be booked up. I'm screwed. I may have to head to Vietnam and teach for a while. |
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mrsquirrel
Joined: 13 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 11:25 pm Post subject: |
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Don't believe it.
If you send me a PM to remind me I will ask the missus what travel agent she uses in BKK. She pulled a china Eastern out of the air two days before she flew out here on the 2nd January. |
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spliff
Joined: 19 Jan 2004
Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand
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| Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 11:26 pm Post subject: |
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Contact your school and tell them that you need them to pay for the flight or you're not able to come. Might work...  |
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xingyiman
Joined: 12 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 11:32 pm Post subject: |
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| Contact your school and tell them that you need them to pay for the flight or you're not able to come. Might work... |
Yeah I have already emailed them with my troubles. The problem is not just me it's that my wife is coming with me. I could swing a ticket on China air no problem or even a more expensive one but I can't drop 1600.00 on both of us and 750 would put us in the red. And even if I could then what would I do for food in Korea for a month? I'll wait for the director to get back in touch with me before I do anything. Still in any case I won't have the money for a couple weeks anyway. |
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Saxiif
Joined: 15 May 2003
Location: Seongnam
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| Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 11:57 pm Post subject: |
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| Yes, showing up in Korea with no money would be a bad idea. You need a bit for food and in case something fucked up happens. |
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dethe
Joined: 01 May 2005
Location: Anyang
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| Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 12:00 am Post subject: |
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| It is for things like this that God gave us credit cards. |
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nicholas_chiasson
Joined: 14 Jun 2007
Location: Samcheok
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| Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 12:02 am Post subject: |
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| Your God may give you a credit card but Kookmin won't! Kookmin Bank pwns God. |
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victorology
Joined: 10 Sep 2007
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| Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 3:11 am Post subject: |
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| nicholas_chiasson wrote: |
| Your God may give you a credit card but Kookmin won't! Kookmin Bank pwns God. |
I got a credit card from KB and I'm a foreigner. I opened an MMF with them and after 3 months, I qualified. |
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itpaul
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| whats an MMF? |
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