Extremely Cheap Etihad Business Class MNL-Italy-SE Asia

[Flashback]

Argh I left it too long ... now gone

On the dates I was looking at for my folks, I'm only seeing +$500 per pax, so still not too bad.

 

[Melburnian1]

It looks to me that these may be coming back late September 2026. I know that it is at the far end of the booking cycle but this would nest in nicely with some plans that I already have.

Do any of the fare rules suggest that this might be available in 12 months?

EY is typically one of the cheapest J carriers on UK and Europe-bound routes ex MNL, so the fares should be decent at that time.

Whether at the same level as the above highlights is the $64 million question.

 

[Haplo]

there are very little demand for flights out of MNL and CGK in business class to Europe, normally you can just book one month ahead, as at least that was my experience

 

[Ansett Nostalgic]

there are very little demand for flights out of MNL and CGK in business class to Europe, normally you can just book one month ahead, as at least that was my experience

On EY or other carriers in particular?

 

[jase05]

On EY or other carriers in particular?

QR is often in the low $3k region to parts of Europe even in peak periods

 

[CaptJCool]

QR is often in the low $3k region to parts of Europe even in peak periods

When the local minimuM wage is 30 cents a. Hour while ours is $26 plus 25% casual loading = $32-33 per hour

 

[Flyfrequently]

QR is often in the low $3k region to parts of Europe even in peak periods

Have been looking at Google flights from CGK appreciate your expertise @jase05 , when looking for Q suites is it, A350, 787, 777 ?

 

[jase05]

Have been looking at Google flights from CGK appreciate your expertise @jase05 , when looking for Q suites is it, A350, 787, 777 ?

CGK has 3x daily on the A350 but I don’t think they have any QSuites or if they do it’s maybe on just the one flight each day.
If it’s QSuites on Google flights when you click on the flight it will say “Individual suites”. If not it will say “lie flat seat”

 

[clifford]

there are very little demand for flights out of MNL and CGK in business class to Europe, normally you can just book one month ahead, as at least that was my experience

Well that may (or not) be correct, but on my flight MNL-AUH in March, most seats in business class are already taken. I think there is a lot of demand for cheap quality bus class setas out of MNL. I've never been on an EY flight out of MNL that hasn't been full in J. But YMMV.