Chances of an upgrade (SYD-SIN-LHR)
Apr 21, 2018, 4:57 pm
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Don't forget premium cabin fares ex-NZ can often be considerably cheaper than ex-Australia, if your schedule can accommodate the extra travel time going via AKL and risks of separate tickets.
Apr 27, 2018, 2:47 am
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So I've managed to find the following PE on Qantas (some long'ish lay overs but the price is a lot more palatable)
Sunday 15 July:
MEL-SIN-LHR (has a 6hr layover in SIN - any suggestions on what to do in SIN airport? any good oneworld lounges?)
Cost: $2266 AUD
Monday 6 August: (changed from the original date of 5 August):
LHR-SIN-MEL (has a 3hr layover in SIN)
Cost: $2638 AUD
Total cost: $4904 AUD (a lot better than $6k).
Thoughts? I'd still be trying my luck at upgrades and so far the seat map looks pretty empty in Business (obviously I don't know how many other platinums or P1's have put in for upgrades). What's SIN airport like? I've transited there before but it was a looonnnggg time ago.
Cheers
Sunday 15 July:
MEL-SIN-LHR (has a 6hr layover in SIN - any suggestions on what to do in SIN airport? any good oneworld lounges?)
Cost: $2266 AUD
Monday 6 August: (changed from the original date of 5 August):
LHR-SIN-MEL (has a 3hr layover in SIN)
Cost: $2638 AUD
Total cost: $4904 AUD (a lot better than $6k).
Thoughts? I'd still be trying my luck at upgrades and so far the seat map looks pretty empty in Business (obviously I don't know how many other platinums or P1's have put in for upgrades). What's SIN airport like? I've transited there before but it was a looonnnggg time ago.
Cheers
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Apr 27, 2018, 2:49 am
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I've been in J lots on Malaysia airlines. They were great.
Apr 27, 2018, 3:30 am
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I think MH is really great on its 330 with the single seat over on the K side
An example of a fare of $5290 business class return for those dates is with Oman Air. Uses MH from SYD-KUL and then connects onward on WY
WY's business class is really wonderful and such great value
Just $386 more than Qantas's premium economy product would make it a no brainer choice to me. I would take its business class over Qantas any day
An example of a fare of $5290 business class return for those dates is with Oman Air. Uses MH from SYD-KUL and then connects onward on WY
WY's business class is really wonderful and such great value
Just $386 more than Qantas's premium economy product would make it a no brainer choice to me. I would take its business class over Qantas any day
May 3, 2018, 3:23 am
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It's a slightly longer routing no doubt, but as long as the connection in TYO is reasonably short I would be biting JL's hand off at this price in J vs. PE for $1k less. Trust me, JL has the best J class flying to LHR (or most places). Also of note is they are T3 at LHR so you'll still get to try to the QF lounge at LHR (and CX's excellent F lounge as QF Plat).
May 3, 2018, 4:39 am
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It's a slightly longer routing no doubt, but as long as the connection in TYO is reasonably short I would be biting JL's hand off at this price in J vs. PE for $1k less. Trust me, JL has the best J class flying to LHR (or most places). Also of note is they are T3 at LHR so you'll still get to try to the QF lounge at LHR (and CX's excellent F lounge as QF Plat).
May 3, 2018, 5:15 am
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I’ve never actually flown WY so suppose I can’t really comment but they use the same seat as JL on a lot of routes so can’t be bad. Have flown almost all of the other J classes to LHR. AUD700 for the status credits and airmiles from JL sounds like a pretty good deal to me. One wrinkle is the SYD/MEL flights perhaps leave from NRT (I think?) whereas LHR is HND, which perhaps explains the crazy price for JL.
