Is > 15k the new normal business to London?
Mar 16, 2023, 1:18 am
#32
Join Date: May 2009
Location: New Zealand
Programs: QF Plat (OWE)/NZ Gold (*G)
Posts: 166
I think it’s really just air NZ
I just searched for some dates in December (e.g. 8/12 depart 1/1 return) on CX and found some availability in P and I class and was $10.5k NZD return for direct
Also 9/12 departure and 30/12 return
NZ/LH. NZ to ICN then LH to FRA/LHR for $8.8k
why anyone pays NZ’s crazy rates is beyond me. Especially since they can’t even justify that they fly all the way to LHR these days. It’s cheaper to fly NZ when ticketed by another carrier (AY/LH/LX etc) than it is to fly NZ + LH/AY/NZ on NZ stock. The only advantage to NZ stock would be on premium economy and you wanted to use APD upgrade/RU. But when buying business…makes no sense
I just searched for some dates in December (e.g. 8/12 depart 1/1 return) on CX and found some availability in P and I class and was $10.5k NZD return for direct
Also 9/12 departure and 30/12 return
NZ/LH. NZ to ICN then LH to FRA/LHR for $8.8k
why anyone pays NZ’s crazy rates is beyond me. Especially since they can’t even justify that they fly all the way to LHR these days. It’s cheaper to fly NZ when ticketed by another carrier (AY/LH/LX etc) than it is to fly NZ + LH/AY/NZ on NZ stock. The only advantage to NZ stock would be on premium economy and you wanted to use APD upgrade/RU. But when buying business…makes no sense
Mar 18, 2023, 6:04 pm
#33
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: New Zealand
Programs: *A NZ Gold Elite for over 20 years previously SQ PPS and UA 1K
Posts: 282
Good prices in Business class to Europe
I find plenty of business class fights still widely available at good prices using ITA:
Its owned by Google you cant book on it, it just gives the fare construction to give to your agent.
https://matrix.itasoftware.com/search
Starts at $8k and runs upto $15k, dates are random ones
Europe Business class airfares from NZ in business class
Its owned by Google you cant book on it, it just gives the fare construction to give to your agent.
https://matrix.itasoftware.com/search
Starts at $8k and runs upto $15k, dates are random ones
Europe Business class airfares from NZ in business class
Mar 18, 2023, 7:56 pm
#34
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Auckland
Programs: NZ Elite, IHG Diamond Ambassador
Posts: 908
I find plenty of business class fights still widely available at good prices using ITA:
Its owned by Google you cant book on it, it just gives the fare construction to give to your agent.
https://matrix.itasoftware.com/search
Starts at $8k and runs upto $15k, dates are random ones
Europe Business class airfares from NZ in business class
Its owned by Google you cant book on it, it just gives the fare construction to give to your agent.
https://matrix.itasoftware.com/search
Starts at $8k and runs upto $15k, dates are random ones
Europe Business class airfares from NZ in business class
For example using the above dates:
- QR
- ITA - $8,869
- GDS - $9,880.59
- MU
- ITA - $8,951
- GDS - sold out
- KE
- ITA - $9,816
- GDS - $10,008.59
- SQ
- ITA - $11,849
- GDS - $15,803.89
Mar 20, 2023, 5:33 am
#35
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: here and there
Programs: some
Posts: 3,381
I haven't *technically* flown ex-New Zealand for 15 years. All my tickets (at least pre-covid and soon again) are from cheaper locations (used to be CAI, then IST for a while) with a long 'stop-over' in New Zealand. I usually have 2 or 3 of these going at any one time.
Last edited by Fliar; Mar 20, 2023 at 5:34 am Reason: added the word 'technically'
Mar 21, 2023, 10:50 am
#36
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Sun Peaks, Taupo.
Programs: NZ Elite, AC SE100K, Westjet Teal, Marriott Bonvoy Gold Elite, Nexus, Global Entry
Posts: 6,135
Are your tickets booked on 086 stock?