Business Class Airfares to UK / Europe - approx $2700 - $2800 rtn!
Feb 12th 2013, 6:20 am
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Re: Business Class Airfares to UK / Europe - approx $2700 - $2800 rtn!
Nice itinerary. When are you travelling? I think in September the BKK-BRU flight changes to Thai's brand new 777 with the latest business class product. Before then it's still full flat beds in the current plane so either way you win!
Feb 12th 2013, 7:41 am
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Re: Business Class Airfares to UK / Europe - approx $2700 - $2800 rtn!
we are going in August but coming back in September so maybe we will get both.
Feb 14th 2013, 2:32 am
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21454925
Merger due to be announced early morning US time today.
Some good news is that Malaysian Airlines has just joined OneWorld and currently the availability they are showing is excellent...could be a bit of a honeymoon period but hopefully they might continue to provide lots of options on Aus-Europe routings.
Merger due to be announced early morning US time today.
Some good news is that Malaysian Airlines has just joined OneWorld and currently the availability they are showing is excellent...could be a bit of a honeymoon period but hopefully they might continue to provide lots of options on Aus-Europe routings.
Feb 14th 2013, 7:00 am
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Re: Business Class Airfares to UK / Europe - approx $2700 - $2800 rtn!
Now that the merger has gone through I expect we will all be waiting to see if any further bonus offers come through during the finalizing stage, which it appears could be several months.
It will also be interesting to see what the cut off date is for booking on Star Alliance flights.
I have enjoyed some great business class flights into places like Innsbruck & Newquay, thanks to bcworld, lets keep our fingers crossed.
It will also be interesting to see what the cut off date is for booking on Star Alliance flights.
I have enjoyed some great business class flights into places like Innsbruck & Newquay, thanks to bcworld, lets keep our fingers crossed.
Feb 14th 2013, 7:07 am
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Now that the merger has gone through I expect we will all be waiting to see if any further bonus offers come through during the finalizing stage, which it appears could be several months.
It will also be interesting to see what the cut off date is for booking on Star Alliance flights.
I have enjoyed some great business class flights into places like Innsbruck & Newquay, thanks to bcworld, lets keep our fingers crossed.
It will also be interesting to see what the cut off date is for booking on Star Alliance flights.
I have enjoyed some great business class flights into places like Innsbruck & Newquay, thanks to bcworld, lets keep our fingers crossed.
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Feb 14th 2013, 8:11 am
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Re: Business Class Airfares to UK / Europe - approx $2700 - $2800 rtn!
This may be the time to simplify my bookings. I have recently experienced both schedule changes and missed connections.
By choosing to end my trips at the more obscure destinations it would usually involve 3 or more flights, the return trip would be 7 flights.I can easily cut this down by 2 flights thereby reducing the risk of seat changes.
Or perhaps it's time to resort to 2 flights in each direction!
1 hour has also been proved insufficient at BKK as on the last 2 occasions despite heroic efforts by TG (car from plane steps from one aircraft to the next) but wave goodbye to luggage & the other occasion moved from 380 into FRA onto something old and nasty into LHR.
Back to Malaysian? it's how I arrived in economy, some 9 years ago, I'd have big concerns about going back behind the curtain now.
See what you've done to us all bcworld, thanks a lot, only joking!
By choosing to end my trips at the more obscure destinations it would usually involve 3 or more flights, the return trip would be 7 flights.I can easily cut this down by 2 flights thereby reducing the risk of seat changes.
Or perhaps it's time to resort to 2 flights in each direction!
1 hour has also been proved insufficient at BKK as on the last 2 occasions despite heroic efforts by TG (car from plane steps from one aircraft to the next) but wave goodbye to luggage & the other occasion moved from 380 into FRA onto something old and nasty into LHR.
Back to Malaysian? it's how I arrived in economy, some 9 years ago, I'd have big concerns about going back behind the curtain now.
See what you've done to us all bcworld, thanks a lot, only joking!
Feb 14th 2013, 9:35 am
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Re: Business Class Airfares to UK / Europe - approx $2700 - $2800 rtn!
This may be the time to simplify my bookings. I have recently experienced both schedule changes and missed connections.
By choosing to end my trips at the more obscure destinations it would usually involve 3 or more flights, the return trip would be 7 flights.I can easily cut this down by 2 flights thereby reducing the risk of seat changes.
Or perhaps it's time to resort to 2 flights in each direction!
By choosing to end my trips at the more obscure destinations it would usually involve 3 or more flights, the return trip would be 7 flights.I can easily cut this down by 2 flights thereby reducing the risk of seat changes.
Or perhaps it's time to resort to 2 flights in each direction!
Minor schedule changes are probably fine...but if they result in illegal connections or misconnections you have a problem. Some people did manage to have some luck dealing with airlines themselves to change bmi tickets but I wouldn't like to rely on that.
Feb 14th 2013, 9:59 am
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Re: Business Class Airfares to UK / Europe - approx $2700 - $2800 rtn!
does this mean it will affect existing bookings? and what affect will it have
Feb 14th 2013, 10:03 am
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I have bookings up to Sept and am totally unconcerned by all this.
Feb 14th 2013, 10:34 am
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Re: Business Class Airfares to UK / Europe - approx $2700 - $2800 rtn!
approved!
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-0...or-merger.html
interestingly, AA changed their logo recently
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-0...or-merger.html
interestingly, AA changed their logo recently
Feb 14th 2013, 10:51 am
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Re: Business Class Airfares to UK / Europe - approx $2700 - $2800 rtn!
http://www.usairways.com/en-US/about...tml?c=fb_21132
Frequent Flyer Benefits
Enjoy a more rewarding travel experience with US Airways Dividend Miles® and American Airlines AAdvantage®. Both programs are among the most popular loyalty programs in the world and will continue to offer best-in-class elite programs, unmatched redemption options and more ways to earn miles from an expanded global network of routes and partnerships.
Until the merger is complete, US Airways and American Airlines will remain separate companies and each company will maintain its current loyalty programs (US Airways – Dividend Miles and American Airlines – AAdvantage). Existing miles will be honored, and there will be no impact to your US Airways MasterCard® or US Airways Visa® card. You can continue to earn and redeem mileage for travel awards with us and our Star Alliance partners. You can also continue to book, track and manage flights on usairways.com.
Enjoy a more rewarding travel experience with US Airways Dividend Miles® and American Airlines AAdvantage®. Both programs are among the most popular loyalty programs in the world and will continue to offer best-in-class elite programs, unmatched redemption options and more ways to earn miles from an expanded global network of routes and partnerships.
Until the merger is complete, US Airways and American Airlines will remain separate companies and each company will maintain its current loyalty programs (US Airways – Dividend Miles and American Airlines – AAdvantage). Existing miles will be honored, and there will be no impact to your US Airways MasterCard® or US Airways Visa® card. You can continue to earn and redeem mileage for travel awards with us and our Star Alliance partners. You can also continue to book, track and manage flights on usairways.com.
Feb 15th 2013, 1:31 am
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Re: Business Class Airfares to UK / Europe - approx $2700 - $2800 rtn!
So they will leave star alliance and join one world. what will happen to the milles you have in your account? do you think we will get the same deals with oneworld?
Feb 15th 2013, 1:41 am
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The new airline may not run such generous promos - AA is running one at the moment which I intend to take advantage of - but they have a buy limit per year unlike US. If US runs more promos prior to disappearing I will probably buy into those too.
Feb 16th 2013, 4:47 pm
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https://www.aa.com/i18n/AAdvantage/p...false&from=Nav
AA are offering 50% free miles for the purchase of 60,000 miles. 90,000 in total for about $1800
Here's another blog discussing this and other deals;
http://boardingarea.com/blogs/onemil...ruary-28-2013/
I just signed the wife and I up for it. As we'd be x Darwin, (we live very remote) it's more than enough miles to fly business from Singapore-London and cattle from Darwin - Singapore.
I looked at Lifemiles as well, but the deals weren't that great.
Anyway, thanks for all the incredible information on here - I'd never have known.
AA are offering 50% free miles for the purchase of 60,000 miles. 90,000 in total for about $1800
Here's another blog discussing this and other deals;
http://boardingarea.com/blogs/onemil...ruary-28-2013/
I just signed the wife and I up for it. As we'd be x Darwin, (we live very remote) it's more than enough miles to fly business from Singapore-London and cattle from Darwin - Singapore.
I looked at Lifemiles as well, but the deals weren't that great.
Anyway, thanks for all the incredible information on here - I'd never have known.
Feb 16th 2013, 8:29 pm
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AA are offering 50% free miles for the purchase of 60,000 miles. 90,000 in total for about $1800
I just signed the wife and I up for it. As we'd be x Darwin, (we live very remote) it's more than enough miles to fly business from Singapore-London and cattle from Darwin - Singapore.
I like LifeMiles more and more! They currently have a share promo running, it's very flexible and effectively means that miles can be bought half price. The program has some interesting quirks - they seem to offer availability way in advance of some other programs - they've had seats on TG/SQ for next Xmas that just aren't showing up anywhere else. Also - they are currently offering seats on some Singapore Airlines premium aircraft that are generally blocked to Star Alliance redemption. I will definitely be keeping LM for Star Alliance!