Manchester - Melbourne in J
Jun 1, 2015 | 3:45 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 123
Manchester - Melbourne in J
Hi Folks
I need to fly from MAN to MEL in November in Business. I want to use OW. Options seem to be:
1) Qatar
Pros: very good schedule and price. Cons: MAN-DOH not guaranteed flat bed
2) Cathay
Pros: good seats all the way, schedule OK. More expensive than Qatar
3) Quantas
Pros: good seats and schedule, but some legs operated by Emirates, so no TP or Avios
Have I got the basic elements of the choice right?
Cheers
Jono
I need to fly from MAN to MEL in November in Business. I want to use OW. Options seem to be:
1) Qatar
Pros: very good schedule and price. Cons: MAN-DOH not guaranteed flat bed
2) Cathay
Pros: good seats all the way, schedule OK. More expensive than Qatar
3) Quantas
Pros: good seats and schedule, but some legs operated by Emirates, so no TP or Avios
Have I got the basic elements of the choice right?
Cheers
Jono
Jun 1, 2015 | 4:12 pm
#3
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Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: MEL CHC
Posts: 22,917
More options if you leave from LHR
BA LHR-SIN-SYD then QF SYD-MEL
You can fly Qantas QF aircraft LHR-DXB-MEL
My understanding is that QF flights on EK metal get avios but not TP's (but may be incorrect)
BA LHR-SIN-SYD then QF SYD-MEL
You can fly Qantas QF aircraft LHR-DXB-MEL
My understanding is that QF flights on EK metal get avios but not TP's (but may be incorrect)
Jun 7, 2015 | 2:58 pm
#5
Original Poster
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 123
Thanks all. Flying out of LHR adds an unnecessary connection. You are right Mwenenzi and GK, I checked and it seems that Avios are credited on EK codeshares with QF, but I also need the status points. It looks like it's going to be Cathay. I wonder when BA are going to notice that they are losing quite a lot of regional traffic to big competitors like Cathay and Qatar.