It’s time to take another look at business class airfare sales from the United Kingdom on a few carriers. With the current tough economic conditions there are plenty of deals to be had. Let’s start with British Airways which is currently holding a business class sale for ex-UK flights. Book by March 24th 2009. Prices for selected routes:
New York £1,099
Boston £1,199
Orlando £1,299
Toronto £1,499
San Francisco £1,699
Los Angeles £1,699
Cairo £899
Tel Aviv £799
Dubai £1,359
Barbados £1,319
Mumbai £1,359
Club Europe stand-out fares from Gatwick LGW are:
Turin £159
Amsterdam £169
The Turin fare looks like a great Tier Point (or QF Status Credit) run.
Virgin Atlantic is matching many of the BA offers, again bookable by March 24th.
KLM also have some business class offers from various airports ex-UK. For example, from Manchester:
Tel Aviv £798
Cairo £908
Dubai £1,058
Mumbai £1,186
Sao Paolo £1,489
Jo’burg £1,558
Middle East Airlines
Emirates has a companion fare business class offer bookable to 16th March 2009. Fares to Asia and Africa look competitive (per person for 2 people travelling from London):
Cape Town £1,402
Hong Kong £1,493
Singapore £1,495
Bangkok £1,496
Rival Etihad also has the following biz class fares out of London Heathrow:
Mumbai £1,192
Johannesburg £1,404
Bangkok £1,584
Qatar Airways offers from London:
Mumbai £1,035
Dubai £1,151
Bangkok £1,577
Something to consider if travelling to India via airlines from the Middle East. It has been reported that service levels on the Middle East – India segments can be patchy as these flights tend to be full with migrant workers.
Obviously one has to account for regional services being often inferior than long-haul services – this is applicable worldwide.
