Saudia business: FCO-CGK under 500 Euros one way
Jun 15, 2018, 2:54 am
#1
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Join Date: Nov 2008
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Saudia business: MXP/FCO-CGK under 1000 Euros R/T
Is this a mistake fare or will Saudia honor it?
One way: Rome to Jakarta is showing as under 500 Euros one way almost EVERY day of the year.
Roundtrip is showing under 1000 Euros.
One way: Rome to Jakarta is showing as under 500 Euros one way almost EVERY day of the year.
Roundtrip is showing under 1000 Euros.
Last edited by gottaluvNW; Jun 15, 2018 at 3:59 am Reason: Corrected title...
Jun 15, 2018, 3:06 am
#4
Join Date: Sep 2015
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I have not read any reports of cancellations so your good to go ^
SV: FCO/MXP-CGK/MNL $1150 rt / $520 ow USD in Business
SV FCO-CGK ow over xmas $550
SV MXP-CGK ow start from 477€ in J
Jun 15, 2018, 3:23 am
#5
Join Date: Feb 2014
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Booked one of these 1-2 months ago - great deal for a very decent product. Already worth it for me just for the miles and the XP to put me over the top to platinum with FB.
It's indeed an offer that comes and goes. You will also find often availability from MXP (with some interesting routings through MED instead of RUH or JED which is more customary). Just not sure how great that would be in the middle of Hajj season to the end of August...
And for the users which are surely to follow with posts complaining it's a dry airline: just booze up on Prosecco in the Alitalia lounge and sleep the rest of the way!
It's indeed an offer that comes and goes. You will also find often availability from MXP (with some interesting routings through MED instead of RUH or JED which is more customary). Just not sure how great that would be in the middle of Hajj season to the end of August...
And for the users which are surely to follow with posts complaining it's a dry airline: just booze up on Prosecco in the Alitalia lounge and sleep the rest of the way!
Jun 15, 2018, 4:12 am
#7
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: OTP
Programs: AF/KL platinum, Turkish gold, QR gold
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I have yet to fly it in a month from now. Unfortunately no mileage calculator for FB anymore on the website so I only know the XP it will earn (54 one way trip; FCO/MXP-Saudi Arabia = long 1 category so 24 XP, Saudi Arabia-CGK = long 2 so 30 XP). Would be curious for the miles as well!
If someone has experience transiting through all 3 Saudi airports (JED, RUH, and especially the under-reported MED) I'm curious to hear as well about it. What I gathered so far from trip reports and reviews is that RUH is more pleasant as far as Saudi airports (+ lounge) go, but that catering from JED on the other hand has a slight edge.
If someone has experience transiting through all 3 Saudi airports (JED, RUH, and especially the under-reported MED) I'm curious to hear as well about it. What I gathered so far from trip reports and reviews is that RUH is more pleasant as far as Saudi airports (+ lounge) go, but that catering from JED on the other hand has a slight edge.
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Jun 15, 2018, 5:36 am
#12
Join Date: Feb 2015
Posts: 699
I flew Saudia last year when they had a deal IST-KUL-IST via JED for around £650 round trip.
Providing you can go without booze for a day I would highly recommend flying them. I definitely would again.
Modern fleet of aircraft with great Business Class seats (both the 787 and 330 I flew had the same seat types as the corresponding QR a/c), free wifi, generally nice crew.
The weak link in the product is JED airport........awful. Absolutely awful. However I believe they are moving to a new terminal there soon.
Providing you can go without booze for a day I would highly recommend flying them. I definitely would again.
Modern fleet of aircraft with great Business Class seats (both the 787 and 330 I flew had the same seat types as the corresponding QR a/c), free wifi, generally nice crew.
The weak link in the product is JED airport........awful. Absolutely awful. However I believe they are moving to a new terminal there soon.
Jun 15, 2018, 5:39 am
#13
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 786
Here is a good thread with some recent reports of flying this deal for those interested.
Saudia is a hidden gem!
Unfortunately new terminal in JED is not expected to officially open until 1st January 2019 however "Experimental operation of the airport will start from May 1" Which means: "eight Saudi Arabian Airlines flights daily"
http://saudigazette.com.sa/article/5...Jeddah-airport
Saudia is a hidden gem!
Unfortunately new terminal in JED is not expected to officially open until 1st January 2019 however "Experimental operation of the airport will start from May 1" Which means: "eight Saudi Arabian Airlines flights daily"
http://saudigazette.com.sa/article/5...Jeddah-airport
Last edited by Croupier; Jun 15, 2018 at 5:55 am