Malaysia Airlines' cheap rates for 2011

Friday, 3 September 2010 10:58 AM

The most expensive part of a gap year is often the long-haul flight, so it’s important to shop around and get a decent price before jetting off. For the best rates, it’s often necessary to plan a long way in advance, as is the case with Malaysia Airlines’ best rates for 2011.

You may be keen to jet off early in the New Year, but if you wait until April 1 you can save as much as £100 on the lowest fares to Malaysia and South-East Asia, and as much as £110 to Australia and New Zealand.

Malaysia Airlines’ are offering flights to Kuala Lumpur, Phuket and seven over South-East Asian destinations for a very reasonable £599 from 10 January to 31 March 2011, but this comes down to £499 during April and May.

For those wishing to go further abroad, flights to Perth, Sydney and Auckland can be as cheap as £799 in January, February and March, but drop to £689 from April 1 to June 20.

To find out how much you could save, visit www.malaysiaairlines.com
 

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