Originally Posted by
savitar
BA is VERY expensive. We are talking £2,500+ for return economy. Sure for this we will get well over 10,000 qualifying miles (as they will be economy flexible fares for what is available) but we are hoping to get the flights for more like £1,000 - £1,500 return.
What are your dates? BA should be about half that price if you are somewhat flexible with dates.
Originally Posted by
savitar
I checked out Malaysia airlines but they only offer LHR return, not EDI. They are around £1,500 for the LHR / MEL return (with the SIN stop over) so would have to add another £150 ish for EDI -> LHR return.
I'm assuming this is with a KUL stopover rather than SIN. MH is non-earning for the AA challenge.
Originally Posted by
savitar
I also tried Qantas and can get return for around £1,500 but the majority of the flights are emirates metal so assume that these will not get qualifying miles.
QF flies LHR-DXB-SYD/MEL. So not really an option unless you get an QF codeshare on Emirates metal for part of the journey, which will be non-qualifying.
Originally Posted by
savitar
I tried the matrix and could find good fares ex IST for example but was hoping someone might have other ideas i have not thought about.....
So, I guess what I am trying to say is its not as simple as just booking OW due to the Qualifying miles concern and / or the cost....
You really need to decide on your requirements, as at the moment all of them are impossible.
Your current requirements are:
Code:
Ticket 1: EDI-SIN, stopover, SIN-MEL.
Ticket 2: EDI-SIN, stopover, SIN-MEL, stopover, MEL-EDI.
10,000 qualifying miles on AA challenge for EDI-SIN-MEL.
Economy ticket under £1500.
The only way to do this is with a 100% earning fare on BA which will be over £1500.
If you relax the qualifying miles part, I still think BA is going to be the cheapest option with some flexibility on dates.
If you relax the Singapore stopover option, this will open up some extra options but still unlikely to meet the qualifying miles requirement.