I flew with Emirates and got a return flight from Glasgow-Dubai-Brisbane for under £700. I wanted to avoid heathrow at all cost!! They have sales quite a lot so if you keep an eye on their website they may have another coming up soon or even sign up on their site for a newsletter and they will email you when the next sale comes around. If you check on http://www.travelsupermarket.com they will compare prices from different airlines for you. That will save you looking on lots of individual flight sites.

I would think that Manchester would be your best bet if you want to avoid Heathrow. Emirates Singapore Airlines fly out of there. Malaysian Airlines have fares for £499 Heathrow and £509 Manchester.
This if for travel until the end of June and there is availability at present but the offer could end soon. There are always promotions from Qantas and all the Airlines in general but £499 is extremely cheap.

Sue

thankyou very much he has found a good deal with emirates from birmingham i think he paid 490.00 thanks all