UK/EU to Sydney
Apr 28, 2017, 2:41 am
#1
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UK/EU to Sydney
Hi again all,
I'm trying to find well priced tickets from London (or EU) to Sydney.
Don't mind connections but do want to travel in business or premium on the overnight legs.
I've tried using ITA but I can't seem to find a way to get only certain legs in Premium/Business.
ie: DOH- SYD since I can travel LON - DOH during the day (or KUL)
It seems to constantly put the whole ticket in Business.
I need to leave 30/31 May or 1 June, and need to be back in UK by 6pm 27 July.
Happy to do ex-EU
I've got about 225k BA miles too.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I'm trying to find well priced tickets from London (or EU) to Sydney.
Don't mind connections but do want to travel in business or premium on the overnight legs.
I've tried using ITA but I can't seem to find a way to get only certain legs in Premium/Business.
ie: DOH- SYD since I can travel LON - DOH during the day (or KUL)
It seems to constantly put the whole ticket in Business.
I need to leave 30/31 May or 1 June, and need to be back in UK by 6pm 27 July.
Happy to do ex-EU
I've got about 225k BA miles too.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Apr 28, 2017, 3:21 am
#3
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I suspect that you will find that the price of an economy r/t to DOH plus a business return trip to Sydney may be more expensive than just a business class r/t to Sydney
You may find that a r/t to Cairo in economy plus then purchasing a business r/t to Sydney may be cheaper option
You may find that a r/t to Cairo in economy plus then purchasing a business r/t to Sydney may be cheaper option
Apr 28, 2017, 4:53 am
#4
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Try ex-Italy or Spain for premium economy and ex-Norway or Sweden for business class. If you wanted to split classes your best bet would be to be OK with economy and bid to upgrade. No guarantees of savings that way or even that you will travel,in the class you want.
Apr 28, 2017, 6:04 am
#5
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If price is the key then why not do daytime economy flights all the way with a day or two in KUL both ways. I know the outbound arrives at 0645 but leaving London at 1025 you're pretty much going to be awake all the way. KL can be a fairly cheap place for a couple of days.
https://www.google.co.uk/flights/#search;iti=LHR,LGW,STN,LTN,LCY,SEN,QQS_KUL_2017-05-31*KUL_SYD_2017-06-02*SYD_KUL_2017-07-23*KUL_LHR,LGW,STN,LTN,LCY,SEN,QQS_2017-07-25;tt=m;sel=LHRKUL0MH3,KULSYD0MH141,SYDKUL0MH122,K ULLHR0MH4
Spike
https://www.google.co.uk/flights/#search;iti=LHR,LGW,STN,LTN,LCY,SEN,QQS_KUL_2017-05-31*KUL_SYD_2017-06-02*SYD_KUL_2017-07-23*KUL_LHR,LGW,STN,LTN,LCY,SEN,QQS_2017-07-25;tt=m;sel=LHRKUL0MH3,KULSYD0MH141,SYDKUL0MH122,K ULLHR0MH4
Spike
Last edited by Funky Spike; Apr 28, 2017 at 6:07 am Reason: Fat fingers
May 2, 2017, 10:41 am
#6
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Thanks all.
Checked all the above and the Premium Fare thread and having no luck really. I've tried every creative route I could and ex-EU didn't help either
I've asked a travel agent to try and find some IT fares.
Checked all the above and the Premium Fare thread and having no luck really. I've tried every creative route I could and ex-EU didn't help either
I've asked a travel agent to try and find some IT fares.
May 2, 2017, 11:02 am
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[pedant hat off]
May 2, 2017, 2:28 pm
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Ideally I need about 200 tier points to retain Silver. This will help me when I move permanently to Oz until I get Qantas status.
As for budget, my other half wouldn't be happy if I spent more than Ł1500, hence why I was hoping to do some sectors in economy but not sure its going to be possible...
As for budget, my other half wouldn't be happy if I spent more than Ł1500, hence why I was hoping to do some sectors in economy but not sure its going to be possible...
May 2, 2017, 2:49 pm
#12
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But I think Calum may have been referring to this: https://www.thestar.com/amp/news/gta...ng-sydney.html
Sydney, Nova Scotia vs Sydney, Australia.
Sydney, Nova Scotia vs Sydney, Australia.
May 2, 2017, 3:16 pm
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But I think Calum may have been referring to this: https://www.thestar.com/amp/news/gta...ng-sydney.html
Sydney, Nova Scotia vs Sydney, Australia.
Sydney, Nova Scotia vs Sydney, Australia.
May 2, 2017, 3:54 pm
#15
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Indeed...it's quite funny how people respond. Most seem to take it in good spirits, despite being surrounded by snow when they were expecting to be sitting on Bondi beach!