Getting a better price on EK in J.

[sinophile888]

I am unable to fly at night, so to get from Perth to Europe has a few challenges. Last time I went QF from Perth to Singapore and return and then EK from Singapore to Dubai and Rome and home from Heathrow, Dubai and Singapore. We stopped overnight for at least one night in each place and it went very well. The costs in 2010 were A$1200 for the PER - SIN -> PER on QF and A$1200 from SIN -> Europe -> SIN on EK.

This time, I decided to fly in J, daughter in Y and to take a similar route.

It all had to change as SIN -> DXB -> LON and FRA -> DXB -> SIN on EK in J was A$6800 and in Y was A$1700. So we investigated other alternatives and decided to fly from PER -> KUL -> PER on a combination of QF, MH and D7. From there, KUL -> DXB -> LHR and return FRA -> DXB -> KUL on EK. The equivalent prices on EK were A$5065 in J AND A$1208 in Y. My daughter is paying A$320 for her two D7 flights. A considerable saving for both of us; me a poor retired person and my daughter, a poor student. These bookings have just been made and we leave in about a month. Cheap prices were also available flying in and or out of CPH or STO but the times were unsuitable.

The other alternative was to fly QR but their prices were higher and their times weren't as good for us. QR do have an interesting stopover option at present that some may find will fit into their plans nicely.

 

[mtbsafari]

You might need to check the times, but I have found Finnair to offer some great deals out of Asia. For example, BKK > (HEL) > LHR > (HEL) > BKK in J is currently advertised at THB 96,400 (~AUD 3,800) ... and I have seen it a lot cheaper. You can get QF to BKK from PER from AUD 670 in Y. Overnight in BKK is also reasonably cheap ... even for good hotels.

I think Finnair out of Singapore is an overnight flight, so that might be out.

 

[sinophile888]

I think Finnair out of Singapore is an overnight flight, so that might be out.

Any overnight or even late arriving flight is out unfortunately. Another benefit for me with the route we have chosen is that the longest flight is 7.5 hours. But most "normal" people would welcome your interesting alternatives.

My post was meant to feature the huge differences in price by flying out of KUL rather than SIN.