Melbourne to Europe via Korea

rurounimaikeru · May 22, 2022

Hi all

Wondering about best options for Melbourne to western Europe with stop over in Seoul using either krisflyer or Velocity? (I have 400k and 750k in each)

4 x pax flying business or economy in March 2023. Which alliances or airlines are best to look into?

Would prefer to avoid multiple other stop overs (ie Singapore) but not sure if possible?

TIA

Mwenenzi · May 22, 2022

What research have you done?
With ff miles in SQ/KF (Star Alliance) & VA(unaligned) your options are limited. SQ is a VA ff partner
You need to book on the SQ & VA web sites. Even if the award is on another (partner) airline
Business class awards for 4 pax (on the same flight) will be hard. Very hard. May need to split your party 2 + 2 or 3+1

Does KF allow stopovers on awards? Most ffp's now do not. So most awards are point to point.
With KF ff miles highly likely you will need to transit SIN. Stop overs are not the same as transits.

VA parnters. Other than VA not much help

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MEL_Traveller · May 22, 2022

Depending on when you're flying I would suggest Asiana (OZ) as the obvious choice. 4 seats on the one flight might be a bit of an ask... you could try breaking the party into 2 x 2.