Best Value First Class journey ?
 

If time and start/end point are no object...
What’s the best value first class cash ticket on the network?

I’m planning a nice break and so far Colombo to Christchurch passing through Dubai looks like it gives the most time in the air, miles earned and value for money.

It’s also got a nice mix of 77 and a380 to experience all types of product. Plus with a few stops like Bangkok or Male you can really get a good few legs in.

Any other good ones like this?

HKG-BKK? the trans-tasman routes if any still exist. purely in terms of cost

You can pick up Cape Town or Johannesburg to either London or Hong Kong for R49000 (4000USD) return in F.

JNB-LAX/SFO was running R72000 ($5700 USD) roundtrip recently (may still be?).
That's 4 segments and 48 BIS hours on A380 first class.

CAI-MEL for about USD4,200. Shortest would be some 16 hours each way, but can route via SIN and/or BKK/SYD. Free one-week stopover in SIN (or BKK) in both directions.
CAI-SYD a bit more expensive. Didn't check other destinations down under.
Shuly

The only one left is CHC-SYD

I would have trouble classing it as a particularly good value though since it is triple the price that I just booked a r/t business class trip from CAI-MEL for on WY :) - but it is a decent 1st fare

Yes I don't see the value either, I once booked HYD-KUL return on Air Asia for $200, less than 5% of that price...

Really not sure what this comparison is supposed to mean - the comparison against business fares on CAI-MEL vs 1st on CAI-MEL seems a fair comparison and, imo, a fare that is triple that of a business fare on a high quality airline is not a good value fare - even if it is a cheap 1st class fare ; not sure how using that as some disparaging association of a LCC on a completely different route has any meaning

This thread asks what is the best value F fare on EK. For any ticket the 3 key variables are:

1. Dates
2. Class of Service
3. Airline

OP says 1. doesn't matter, you changed 2. and 3., then responded to someone else saying you disagreed with them, however not adding anything to the original topic other than seemingly informing everyone of the great deal you've secured. (And I think most here would agree that $4,200 for EK F CAI-MEL is far from the best deal one can get on EK F)

The thread asks about best value - although $4200 may indeed be a good price for a 1st class trip from Cairo, my point was that I wouldn't class it as good value given the price differential to what a business class ticket can be purchased

If blinkered only towards cost of EK fares, then indeed Cairo 1st class to Melbourne is a good price at a base fare of < $3100

No, it asks for the best value First Class Emirates flights - which you've ignored and for some reason compared it to a business class on another airline that you've booked.

Yes - but is it the best value if business class is available at 1/3 the price - hence the compariso - I wouldn't say so. To me good value would be where it is not much more expensive than business class as I have come across in the past - e.g. on trans tasman , when chauffeur was included,, the price of the business flight plus a taxi worked out at approx $50 less than the price of a 1st class ticket - that is an example, to me, of good value and was the best value ticket I used to buy .

If you just mean by best value , is it a cheap 1st class ticket based on distance travelled, then I agree it is - but as best value ticket - because of the price difference , I wouldn't class it as such

Value is a subjective term

The OP is not asking for 'good value' (which indeed is in the eye of the beholder), but for the best value of a First Class ticket on EK. Probably because he wants to experience EK F class.
Why you continue to try to convince us that the OP should look at J tickets on another airline baffles me TBH.

How about answers per routing stated in $/miles ?

I'm also looking at my first F experience with EK. One Of the cheapest, if not the cheapest, I can see from Europe is BRU-HKG for about 4k euro. Most other Europe flights are nearer 5k.
But i guess there might be sales I don't know. In any case I can't afford to buy it till August or September so I'm hoping it'll c still be there.

Edit : you get the new 77W Suites plus the option to mix it up to a 380 on the second leg.

I think $ per flying hour is a better way to measure it, as distance might not always correlate to length. Also important to factor in: amenity kit and pajama availability + aircraft type + F version.

So best value might be BRU-AKL on 77W new F + A380, if found for a good price. or something ridiculous like EZE-DXB-ICN

A potential fix for that was given to you in the newbie thread last week.

Not surprising considering the poster.

I have an outstanding ticket from canada-lax-dxb-mxp RT in F for $3700.
46hours in F or $80/hour in F.

How about DXB-CMB (and route through MLE there and back on EK652/653) - $2100 round trip, for around 13 hours in total in a First Suite.

Nice idea alright but i don't want to get into debt to the tune of 2F flights. I will just hope the pricing remains the same and book in September to maybe fly in November.
Can only get 0% cc here for 6 months plus it would involve going through an application process.

That's strange logic. I assume you are travelling anyway. So you would have to look at the additional time and expense of flying in a different cabin and along a different route. Plus you need to consider if you would actually work (at $ XXX per hour) during the additional travel time.

Having said that, $80 per flying hour is excellent value in my book. I spend a bit more than that for CPT / Europe in J! And CPT / Europe in F is in the order of $120 per hour (flying time).

The OP's reference a detour and the routing are the hint. Presumably they could fly Canada-MXP more direct than via DXB. Agreed that not all hours would be billable

I don't think it's that strange. You have to spend time and money for position flights. Outbound will cost you a day of work. Inbound, another day.
From West Coast to MXP is 16 hours on BA. Going this route, it takes like 30 hours, not counting position.
Coming back, same story.

I used to take the CMB fares whenever I go to asia, when EK suite was a novelty. Now, it's harder to justify flying 2 extra days for EK F.

qupasyd just posted a $3,695 ALG-DXB-GIG-EZE roundtrip fare in the Premium Fare Deals thread.
48+ hours of EK First for around $77 an hour. :cool: