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Summer Business Class Offers from London, UK

Thursday, June 10th, 2010

2010 has not been a good year thus far for airfare sales.  The sector, especially in Europe, has been hit from a number of angles -  the continuing economic and sovereign debt crisis, the Icelandic volcano which caused travel chaos in April and frequent strike action.

Trade body IATA recently remarked that Euro airlines would lose a combined $2.8 bn this year making them the world’s worst performers in the airline market.

Today British Airways has announced a premium class sale for flights ex-UK, their first big offer in a few months. Prices are generally higher than previous years – but here are the highlight offers (return prices all-in):

Club Europe (fly Jun 10 – Dec 31)
Bordeaux £209
Rome (Fiumicino) £249

Middle East (fly Jul 8 – Oct 31)
Tel Aviv £879
Cairo £899
Doha £1,199
Muscat £1,199
Abu Dhabi £1,409

India (fly Jul 8 – Oct 31)
Bangalore £1,299
Delhi £1,299
Mumbai £1,399

USA (fly Jul 8 – Aug 31)
New York (Newark) £1,499 (£2497 First)
Orlando £1,599
Los Angeles £1,999

Asia/Australia (fly Jul 8 – Aug 31)
Bangkok £1,999
Singapore £1,999
Sydney £2,799

The ex-UK BA sale runs until July 6th.

BA ex-Europe offers

If you are based in Europe BA is still running its generous offer – book 1 Club World return or 4 Club Europe returns and get instant Silver status. On top of that they are also giving away bonus miles: 5-10k  per Club Europe return and 25-35k for a Club World return, depending on which country you live in. This offer expires Jun 30 – you need to register.

Belgium residents: book a Club World return with BA, get a free upgrade to First on one leg. Book by Jun 30, travel by Sep 5. This cannot be booked online – only via agents or phoning +32(0)2 717 3217.

Other UK Business Class Offers

As an alternative to BA you can always get a quote on Virgin Atlantic – who are already matching BA’s sale fares where their network overlaps.

Emirates has been running biz class companion fare deals (ends today Jun 10) with various far east Asian destinations (including Japan, China, Singapore) at under £2,100.

Air New Zealand has a business fare to Hong Kong for £2,099 – travel between Jul 1 and Sep 3, book by Jun 15.

Qantas has also started a business sale (matching BA) – with Bangkok and Singapore at £1,999 and Sydney at £2,799. Travel between Jul 15 and Aug 31, book by Jul 6.

Net Flights have the following business class offers from London (for June travel):

New York £1,431 with Swiss via Geneva
Bangkok £1,260 – BA to Amsterdam, China Airlines AMS to BKK
Bangkok £1,554 with Thai
Sydney £1,969 with China Airlines via Taipei

Air France will be operating its Airbus A380 between Paris CDG and London Heathrow this summer. You can try out business class on the big bird from £280 return (economy from £80 return). Flights run between Jun 12 and Aug 30 as follows:

Paris to London: AF1980 (departs 10:05)
London to Paris: AF1981 (departs 12:50)

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Business Class Airfare Offers from London

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

British Airways have today started their ex-UK Club and First Class sale for destinations worldwide along with their extended economy sale which has been running for some time. Bookings must be made by Feb 9th 2010.

Fare levels are not as low as some previous sale offers, but here’s a look at some standout fares. You might also check with Virgin Atlantic who normally match BA sale fares on overlapping routes.

BA Club World Offers – note, various travel dates apply.

Montego Bay £1,099
Doha £1,199
Muscat £1,199
Male £1,299
Bangalore £1,299
Delhi £1,299
Mumbai £1,399
Tampa £1,349
Orlando £1,349
Antigua £1,399
Barbados £1,399
Tobago £1,399
St Lucia £1,399
Montreal £1,549
Sydney £2,799

For completeness let’s take a quick look at current business class offers from various airlines for ex-London long-haul flights.

Lufthansa offers a business class trip deal to Johannesburg (via Frankfurt) for £1,419 for early April. If you are up for a trip to Cairo then fellow Star Alliance member EgyptAir will get you to Jo’burg for £1,215 in business  – fare bookable on Netflights.

Oneworld’s Finnair can get you to Beijing and Shanghai in business class from London via Helsinki for £1,685. Hong Kong is also available, at £1,689.

Etihad has a few decent Pearl Business Class offers from London Heathrow via Abu Dhabi – bookable by Feb 1st:

Delhi £1,199
Bangkok £1,329 (£1,281 on Netflights)
Jakarta £1,679
Sydney £2,899

Emirates has the following companion fare business class deals available (2 people must book together) via Dubai – available until Feb 1st:

Johannesburg  £1,648
Mauritius £1,649
Seychelles £1,653
Christchurch £2,739

You can fly with China Airlines business class via Taipei to Sydney from London from £1,713 via Netflights. China Airlines use Airbus A340 and A330s for this route.

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Business Class Deals to Australia / New Zealand under £2,000

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009

Following on from our previous article on business class offers from UK let’s now have a look what’s on offer to Australia and New Zealand. You will see there is currently a very good choice of premium carriers to fly Down Under in business for less than £2,000.

Australian carrier Qantas has special offer business class deals to various Aussie / Kiwi cities from London. Travel is up to 13th December, book by 30th June.

Prices are:

Perth £1,990
Melbourne £1,991
Adelaide £1,998
Sydney £1,999
Brisbane £2,001
Christchurch £2,089
Wellington £2,089
Auckland £2,099

It is possible to fly on the QF A380 via Singapore. Some flights are code-shares operated by partner British Airways. The flight is bookable at the Qantas website but we found cheaper fares on Netflights (£1,938 to SYD, £2,041 to AKL). Note, (1) these are non-changeable / non-refundable fares and (2) these don’t seem to be available on ba.com.

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Emirates has an exceptional 2-for-1 business class offer from the UK to Australia / NZ (and other worldwide destinations). Note – you have to fly from Birmingham BHX with a companion. Prices are:

Perth £1,565
Melbourne £1,566
Sydney £1,574
Brisbane £1,575
Christchurch £1,587
Auckland £1,597 (£1,549 on Netflights)

These are excellent prices, some of the lowest business fares Down Under for a while. You must book by 10th June using promo code UKBHX21, outbound travel by 30th November.

This companion offer also has fares to Asia and South Africa at around the £900 mark.

You get a complimentary chauffeur as long as both passengers are collected from the same address. Changes are permitted (for a charge) as is a free stopover in Dubai.

You could fly on the EK A380 on some sectors – currently utilised on daily flights Dubai to Sydney/Auckland (EK 412/413). Also EK 372/373 Dubai – Bangkok if you’re heading to BKK.

Cathay Pacific are selling business class flights to both Australia and New Zealand for sub £2k. This seems to be a reaction to the Qantas sale. Prices:

Sydney £1,980
Melbourne £1,972
Adelaide £1,978
Perth £1,970
Brisbane £1,981
Auckland £1,990

Book by June 30th, some changes are allowed for a fee.

If you are considering Qantas or Cathay and are not 100% sure of your travel plans then it would probably make sense to go with the slightly more flexible Cathay fares.

We found lower fares on some agents, for example Netflights / Travelocity had Cathay flights to Sydney for £1,870 – however no changes or refunds are allowed!

Tip: Always understand the terms / conditions of your ticket before booking with an airline and especially an agent.

Finally, Travelocity is selling Singapore Airlines business fares to Sydney in July for as low as £1,926 (Perth £1,947). Travelocity also has Etihad flights to Sydney for £1,938 (via Abu Dhabi).

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Suberb Summer Business Class Offers from London and UK

Friday, May 29th, 2009

There are some tremendous business class deals to be had from the UK this summer. With the airline industry having a tough time there are great offers on the market to entice flyers back to the premium cabins. Let’s take a look..

United Airlines is running a half-price business class sale ex-UK, bookable by 2nd June. Travel is between 11th July to 31st August – peak season when trans-Atlantic flights are normally at a premium.

Lowest prices from London are:

New York £795
Boston £845
Washington DC £845
Philadelphia £845
Atlanta £905
Miami £939
Las Vegas £1,109
Los Angeles £1,109
San Francisco £1,109
Seattle £1,165
Honolulu £1,309

British Airways is running another business class sale at the moment, running up to June 30th.

Club World offers (return) to North America from London:

New York £1,099
Boston £1,199
Miami £1,399
Toronto £1,499
Los Angeles £1,699

Travel 1st July all the way to 13th Dec.

Other offers worldwide available include Caribbean destinations for £1,319 return.

Note, BA are also targetting some members of their Executive Club with £200 off Club World bookings with promo code BAUK-VALUED which means flights to New York can be had for £899.

As usual Virgin Atlantic are matching or slightly undercutting many of BA’s Club fares. Upper Class flights to New York JFK are priced from £1,096.

American Airlines has the following business class offers from London:

New York £1,098
Boston £1,198
Orlando £1,311
Miami £1,398
Los Angeles £1,658

Book by 30th June, travel to 13th December.

Air Canada is also matching the BA/AA sale with the same booking and travel dates. Return prices from London to the US (via Canada) are:

New York £1,047
Boston £1,157
Orlando £1,293
Miami £1,383
San Francisco £1,633

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Air France has business class fares from London, Manchester or Edinburgh to New York from £1,051. The flights are operated by partner Delta Airlines.

Swiss has some good business class offers worldwide from Birmingham, Manchester and London. Prices from Birmingham:

New York £1,054
Boston £1,204
Johannesburg £1,289
Sao Paolo £1,601

They also have intra-Europe business class deals, the best of which is London-Barcelona at £215.

Air New Zealand has business class flights to Los Angeles from £1,628 – travel to 13th Dec, book by end of June.

Emirates have some value business class fares out of Birmingham:

Cape Town £1,387
Hong Kong £1,376
Singapore £1,378
Christchurch £2,222
Sydney £2,261

Travel up to 9th December. Prices from London are £200-£500 higher.

Perhaps the best deal of the lot – you can currently fly from London to Melbourne or Sydney on Singapore Airlines in business class for under £2,000. This can include some legs outbound on the A380 – we found prices of £1,977 to MEL and £1,986 to SYD.

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Great Business Class Fare to Australia – BA / Qantas

Monday, March 23rd, 2009

British Airways and Qantas have excellent deals to various cities in Australia. You can fly business class to Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane or Perth for just £1,999. This is actually a very good airfare as the usual sale price comes in at around £2,700. You can also fly to New Zealand (Auckland, Christchurch or Wellington) for £2,199 whilst Singapore / Bangkok are priced at £1,599.

Fares are ex- London Heathrow, for travel April 4th to August 31st (book at least 14 days in advance with QF, 28 days on BA). Sale ends March 25th.

Qantas is allowing a stopover in Asia (Bangkok, Singapore or Hong Kong) each way. You can also find some flights on the Airbus A380 which flies out of London 3 days a week currently.

The business fare to Sydney via Asia both ways should earn 560 QFF Status Credits or 480 BA Tier Points. (A straight LON-SYD ticket would earn less – 480 SCs or 440 TPs).

Qantas also has First Class fares at £2,999 return (this would earn 840 SCs via Asia, enough for QFF Gold status; or 720 BA TPs, almost enough for BA Gold for Euro based flyers).

Unfortunately for Australians coming the other way there are no similar priced discount offers.

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