There’s never been a better time for Aussies to book a trip to the UK, according to Flight Centre, as the strong Aussie dollar hit a 27 year-high against the British pound.

According to Flight Centre managing director Graham Turner, the strong Aussie dollar meant that fares and holidays to the UK were increasingly becoming more affordable from Australian travellers and remained relatively unchanged to airfare prices more than 30 years.

Although the average worker’s salary has more than quadrupling over the past 30 year, flights now represent one and a half week’s pay for the average fulltime worker compared to one and a half years when commercial flights first took off.

“Flights have effectively been immune to the impacts of inflation,” Mr Turner said.

“Airfares are now significantly more affordable for the average worker and the strong dollar is putting more pounds into Australian travellers’ pockets than it has since the early 80s.”

As well as cheaper flights, Aussies will also be able to spend more over the UK after last week’s exchange rate converted AU$5000 into GBP3350, a rise from five years ago when a traveller would receive GBP2000.

“The extra GBP1350 today’s traveller receives is effectively the cost of a return airfare,” he highlighted.

However, there is possible darkness at the end of the tunnel, as Mr Turner noted that cost of oil could impact fares.

“While we don’t see major changes in airfare prices on the horizon, oil is the obvious wildcard,” he said.