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May 30, 2022, 1:23 am
#331
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: UK
Programs: BA Gold / Hilton Diamond / IHG Diamond Ambassador / Marriot Bonvoy Gold
Posts: 2,527
not sure QR will. Looking at a flights I am booked on July /August, the seat map shows J cabin almost full. Very surprised by this but pent up demand across Europe seems to filling long haul out of DOH. I’d imagine things will settle down later in year and post WC.
May 30, 2022, 2:36 am
#332
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: BHD
Programs: BA Executive Club Silver
Posts: 575
Seems virtually impossible...fares are just going one way. I scored a QR lite fare out of DUB in February for travel in September. €3,800 which in retrospect, seems like a fantastic deal. Part of me wanted to wait, but I am glad I didn't. A mate is trying to get flights from Madrid and some of the prices are eye watering
May 30, 2022, 3:05 am
#333
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 211
I've recently booked BUD-....-HNL and then an avios redemption for HNL-SYD. Including positioning flights and layover hotels it worked out about £2k plus all the avios I'll earn, and I'm doing HNL-SYD down the back! Despite a long time playing with options in the ITA matrix I couldn't find any cash deals better than £2.9k 
May 30, 2022, 3:09 am
#334
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: RTW
Posts: 676
If you can get GBP3k for a Business class round trip UK or EU/Oz I'd suggest you're doing well and should take it.
The eye-watering pricing mentioned above leads to desperate measures. As reward fares haven't yet gone up, my next trips up and down are using sale purchased AA Miles on BA via SIN, on QR via DOH, on FJ/BA via SFO and at Christmas a good cash price on MK from PER via MRU. Others down here have used Scoot SYD/SIN or Jetstar MEL/BKK to connect with a better variety of cheap flights from those points to Europe on Finnair etc. One other thought is that if Japan really opens up (the recent de-restriction is only for tour groups) we may see extra capacity being offered via TYO on ANA or JAL, but it's unlikely to beat your target price, particularly with the increased non-Russia flying time.
The eye-watering pricing mentioned above leads to desperate measures. As reward fares haven't yet gone up, my next trips up and down are using sale purchased AA Miles on BA via SIN, on QR via DOH, on FJ/BA via SFO and at Christmas a good cash price on MK from PER via MRU. Others down here have used Scoot SYD/SIN or Jetstar MEL/BKK to connect with a better variety of cheap flights from those points to Europe on Finnair etc. One other thought is that if Japan really opens up (the recent de-restriction is only for tour groups) we may see extra capacity being offered via TYO on ANA or JAL, but it's unlikely to beat your target price, particularly with the increased non-Russia flying time.
Last edited by Bullswood; May 30, 2022 at 3:18 am
May 30, 2022, 3:17 am
#335
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 211
If you can get GBP3k for a Business class round trip UK or EU/Oz I'd suggest you're doing well and should take it.
The eye-watering fares mentioned above lead to desperate measures. As reward fares haven't yet gone up, my next trips up and down are mostly using sale purchased AA Miles on BA via SIN, on QR via DOH, on FJ/BA via SFO and at Christmas a good cash price on MK from PER via MRU. Others down here have used Scoot SYD/SIN or Jetstar MEL/BKK to connect with a better variety of cheap flights from those points to Europe on Finnair etc. One other thought is that if Japan really opens up (the recent de-restriction is only for tour groups) we may see extra capacity being offered via TYO on ANA or JAL, but it's unlikely to beat your target price, particularly with the increased non-Russia flying time.
The eye-watering fares mentioned above lead to desperate measures. As reward fares haven't yet gone up, my next trips up and down are mostly using sale purchased AA Miles on BA via SIN, on QR via DOH, on FJ/BA via SFO and at Christmas a good cash price on MK from PER via MRU. Others down here have used Scoot SYD/SIN or Jetstar MEL/BKK to connect with a better variety of cheap flights from those points to Europe on Finnair etc. One other thought is that if Japan really opens up (the recent de-restriction is only for tour groups) we may see extra capacity being offered via TYO on ANA or JAL, but it's unlikely to beat your target price, particularly with the increased non-Russia flying time.
May 30, 2022, 3:29 am
#337
Join Date: Jan 2015
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 1,625
Was looking at flights to AUS for the cricket world cup in October. Best J fares I found were MXP-MCT-KUL-MEL (with WY) for £2400, and LHR-MEL via HAN/SGN with VN for £2700.
Jun 18, 2022, 5:18 am
#338
Join Date: May 2006
Location: UK London / Salisbury
Programs: BA GGL, CCR, LTG
Posts: 542
Was looking at Ex EU fares to the US a month back and was seeing some in the £1,500 range. Now everything seems to have doubled. Need to spend a few days on the east coast in mid September. Prom into NYC maybe one or two internal legs and out from ATL, BNA, CLT or similar. Anyone have any tips?
Jun 18, 2022, 5:24 am
#339
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: living near Malaga
Programs: BA Gold , Mucci recipient. Coffee Drinker, Blue Sky Thinker
Posts: 2,108
Was looking at Ex EU fares to the US a month back and was seeing some in the £1,500 range. Now everything seems to have doubled. Need to spend a few days on the east coast in mid September. Prom into NYC maybe one or two internal legs and out from ATL, BNA, CLT or similar. Anyone have any tips?
Jun 18, 2022, 5:29 am
#340
Join Date: May 2006
Location: UK London / Salisbury
Programs: BA GGL, CCR, LTG
Posts: 542
Jun 18, 2022, 6:35 am
#341
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: London
Programs: BAEC Gold, HHonors Diamond, Marriott Gold
Posts: 1,545
Was looking at Ex EU fares to the US a month back and was seeing some in the £1,500 range. Now everything seems to have doubled. Need to spend a few days on the east coast in mid September. Prom into NYC maybe one or two internal legs and out from ATL, BNA, CLT or similar. Anyone have any tips?
Jun 18, 2022, 7:43 am
#343
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: BHD
Programs: BA Executive Club Silver
Posts: 575
Jun 18, 2022, 9:01 am
#344
Join Date: Mar 2009
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 113
Jun 18, 2022, 9:32 am
#345
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: UK
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 2,422
Was looking at Ex EU fares to the US a month back and was seeing some in the £1,500 range. Now everything seems to have doubled. Need to spend a few days on the east coast in mid September. Prom into NYC maybe one or two internal legs and out from ATL, BNA, CLT or similar. Anyone have any tips?
LAX is an almost free add-on with ARN-[LHR/HEL]-JFK-LAX also around £1500.
Last edited by Steve_ZA; Jun 18, 2022 at 3:30 pm
