It seems that it is F-Class that has seen a lot of movement. According to my mate, J has been relatively stable in comparison.

Had two emails this morning with offers for MAN-SYD £250 return business class and MAN-MRU £1477 business return departing 20th June returning 27th June.
When I clicked get this fare it said it was redirecting me to the UK site and the fare MAN-MRU was £2708 which is more in line with what I usually pay on this route in J.

Are these offers aimed at the US market?

:eek:

This is the notice I get:

>> You are being directed to the United Kingdom (UK) website to finalize this booking because your point of departure is outside the USA. Your booking will be subject to the terms and conditions of the United Kingdom (UK) website, which may differ from those of our US website. We recommend you read our United Kingdom (UK) terms and conditions carefully before finalizing your booking. Please note that your booking will be charged in British Pounds (GBP). <<

And then the correct fare is shown.
This is the first time emails from EK have said this.

I got London or Edinburgh to Bangkok for between £1,200 and £1,300, and Glasgow to Bangkok for £5. All Business Class fares and the same message.

Payed more for Maldives this year !

With the demise of the AUD, F prices to Africa have gone from 12K AUD a year ago to almost 15K AUD now. It's mostly about exchange rates, but what goes up never comes down when exchange rates improve! The ratchet effect.

NYC to DXB R/T
 

I'm planning on taking a round trip flight (economy) from New York City to Dubai. I noticed the prices are running about $1050-1091 total (leaving Nov 20 and returning Jan 17). Is this the normal fare? If so, I guess I'll wait and book later. If not, I probably need to book now before the price increases. Anybody have any idea if this a normal rate? Thanks!

Not sure, but that's about what I paid about 10 years ago for the same route. So, pretty good fare IMO.

I usually book flights out of LAX, but a round trip from LAX to DXB is $1800 for the same dates. Back in 2017 I took a Emirates R/T from LAX to DXB for $990.00 total. I plan to get a Delta roundtrip basic economy seat from LAX to NYC for $300 and fly from NYC to DXB on Emirates and back. It will save me $400 and I can take the $400 and visit New York City for a few days before I head to dxb. Have two trips for the price of one.

Thanks for your input. I'm still debating if I should buy it right now or wait. Decisions:(

If it's flex then saver could open up. Or even lower flex buckets. Worth checking on expertflyer what the current lowest available fare bucket is.

It's "saver". I don't have a premium subscription with expertflyer so no way to check current fares.

Edit: I just subscribed for one month. Looks like lots of fare buckets even $500 lower than mine in the "saver" category. I'm going back to Emirates site and check out other options maybe codeshare flights too.