I was looking at Athens booking with the SQ website now that they show Star Alliances partners, but they are always showing a route via IST using Turkish as above.
Well IST is very close to Athens and is essentially on the way.
However while the short flight is from Athens to IST on Turkish, I also got options on Thai, Lufhansa, SQ, as well as Turkish on the next longer flight/s. Also on LOT via Warsaw.
I did however also get an option via ZRH, but on only a few days of the week.
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FLIGHT LX1843
Business Saver
Flying todayATH 06:30Athens23 Jul (Tue), Eleftherios Venizelos
Swiss
ZRH 08:20Zurich23 Jul (Tue), Zurich Kloten
Layover time: 3hrs 25mins
FLIGHT SQ345
Business Saver
Flying todayZRH 11:45Zurich23 Jul (Tue), Zurich Kloten
Singapore Airlines
SIN 05:55Singapore24 Jul (Wed), Changi
Layover time: 1hrs 50mins
FLIGHT SQ207
Business Saver
Flying todaySIN 07:45Singapore24 Jul (Wed), Changi
Terminal 3
Singapore Airlines
MEL 17:10Melbourne24 Jul (Wed), Melbourne Intl
Terminal 2
As I mentioned in my earlier post I decided against the 6.30 option and went for the 10:10 departure instead via IST as the later departure is a lot more convenient IMO for my wife and I
Whereas I want to travel SYD-CDG-ATH, the CDG-ATH sector being via Aegean Direct Business Class award(Inter Europe Class). Same for the return. I would assume I would need to call to get this?
Yes, though there may be too much back tracking for CDG ATH to be allowed as the other ports serviced by SQ Metal are all a lot closer. But you do not know if you do not ask.
For Split (SPU) the complete list I had via was Rome in addition to FRA, MUN and ZRH and IST.
But Athens is a fair bit to the SE of SPU.