OK, bit the bullet and booked PVG-HEL-LHR, on the evening of 5 June 2026, for 90k Qantas points and what turned out to be a measly $40 in taxes.
Plan is as follows:
- I will not be having any checked baggage.
- The HEL-LHR section I was lucky enough to get a AirLounge Seat, which I gather is...