AMS-SYD in J on AY/BA/QF: 640TPs for £1464!!

[saintby]

I have just booked AMS-HEL-SIN-SYD in I class for Feb 2013 on Finnair (plus BA or QF codeshare but sadly no A380 I could find) for £1444 (plus £20 Amex fee) at lastminute.com so thats 640TPs 25364 miles in one go.

Tag on a cheapy in ET to AMS and SYD for under £1600. It in I class and says refundable for 25% fee. Its also on finnair.com and you can get it for £1429 if youre prepared to spend the day in BKK on the way.

Airline: FINNAIR (AY)
Operating Airline: FINNAIR (AY)
Flight Number: AY 846
Departure Terminal: no departure terminal info available
Class: Business
Departing: 19:05 XXXX Feb 2013
Arriving: 22:30 XXXX Feb 2013
Arrival Terminal: 2
Duration:
Aircraft type: Airbus A320-100/200

Helsinki (HEL) To Singapore Changi Apt (SIN)
Airline: FINNAIR (AY)
Operating Airline: FINNAIR (AY)
Flight Number: AY 81
Departure Terminal: 2
Class: Business
Departing: 23:50 XXXX Feb 2013
Arriving: 17:25 XXXX Feb 2013 Next day arrival
Arrival Terminal: 1
Duration:
Aircraft type: Airbus A340 all models

Singapore Changi Apt (SIN) To Sydney Kingsford Smith Apt (SYD)
Airline: FINNAIR (AY)
Operating Airline: BRITISH AIRWAYS (BA)
Flight Number: AY 5915
Departure Terminal: 1
Class: Business
Departing: 20:15 XXXX 2013
Arriving: 07:00 XXXX Feb 2013 Next day arrival
Arrival Terminal: 1IN
Duration:
Aircraft type: Boeing 747-400 pax

Sydney Kingsford Smith Apt (SYD) To Singapore Changi Apt (SIN)
Airline: FINNAIR (AY)
Operating Airline: BRITISH AIRWAYS (BA)
Flight Number: AY 5916
Departure Terminal: 1IN
Class: Business
Departing: 16:25 XXXX Feb 2013
Arriving: 21:35 XXXX Feb 2013
Arrival Terminal: 1
Duration:
Aircraft type: Boeing 747-400 pax

Singapore Changi Apt (SIN) To Helsinki (HEL)
Airline: FINNAIR (AY)
Operating Airline: FINNAIR (AY)
Flight Number: AY 82
Departure Terminal: 1
Class: Business
Departing: 23:50 XXXX Feb 2013
Arriving: 06:20 XXXX Feb 2013 Next day arrival
Arrival Terminal: 2
Duration:
Aircraft type: Airbus A340 all models

Helsinki (HEL) To Amsterdam (AMS)
Airline: FINNAIR (AY)
Operating Airline: FINNAIR (AY)
Flight Number: AY 841
Departure Terminal: 2
Class: Business
Departing: 08:15 XXXX Feb 2013
Arriving: 09:50 XXXX Feb 2013
Arrival Terminal: no arrival terminal info available
Duration:
Aircraft type: Airbus A320-100/200

This flight is booked as an ETicket

Amsterdam [AMS] → Sydney Kingsford Smith Apt [SYD]
Sydney Kingsford Smith Apt [SYD] → Amsterdam [AMS] (Adult)

1 x Adult £1,444.50
1 x Credit Card Charge £20.00
Total price £1,464.50

[cornishsimon]

good price that !


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[Stez]

Very good price indeed, it's less than my Y ticket exSYD on QF via SIN next week.

[shorttd]

That's a great spot thanks. Booked AMS-SYD 30 Mar and SYD-AMS 17 Aug for the same price and managed to get the new A330 layout!

Shame about the 12 hours in BKK each way, but I'm sure the savings will compensate.

I'm even inclined to book more flights for later in the year!

[Homer15]

Originally Posted by Stez

Very good price indeed, it's less than my Y ticket exSYD on QF via SIN next week.

It's not much more than my YQ on a CW redemption.

[LTN Phobia]

Don't Finnair J have sloping beds?

[lcyguy]

The A330 has flat beds. The A340 has sloping beds. Usually one of the two daily BKK flights is an A330 . This can be confirmed on finnair.com before booking.

[cazoz]

That is a fantastic deal. Instant silver too, and not crazily circuitous at all, with the long stretches where it matters for sleep.

[Swanhunter]

Wow, that is a good spot indeed.

[globalste]

Originally Posted by Stez

Very good price indeed, it's less than my Y ticket exSYD on QF via SIN next week.

What a kick in the nuts

[corporate-wage-slave]

My two comments on this, not that it detracts from the bargain pricing (especially the Bangkok variant) are:

1) Finnair do swap around equipment a lot, in my experience, so I would not take the flat bed seat for granted (and indeed you may end up with it when you expect the slope). So don't wear chinos or shortened trousers.

2) The connections at SIN in both directions are reasonable but on the tight side of reasonableness. This would cause me no huge concern, other than that AY manage to be worse than BA at handling irrops. This seems particularly so at HKG, but they have tried to fob me off at SIN with ludicrous rerouting options involving 4 sectors to SYD, one of which downgraded to Y, and 3 airlines.

[philco]

Did you get an idea what the date range was at those great prices?

[angatol]

You can route via SIN, BKK or HKG on this fare and have free stopovers.

[Hoch]

Cracking deal! Whatever product Finnair must surely be okay in light of the price, TPs etc.

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[BlackBerryAddict]

Originally Posted by angatol

You can route via SIN, BKK or HKG on this fare and have free stopovers.

Yes, I noticed that too. And availability seems pretty good - even in the summer hols.

I've never really wanted to go to Oz, but this may make me change my mind.