OZDUCK
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Since I cancelled our CX fares to Frankfurt because of their dropping one of our flights I have been looking for an alternative flight. One option has been to use Finnair out of Singapore - which we have done previously. However, as the title says, their prices are hard to understand. (Obviously there will always be a transfer in Helsinki both ways on these flights.)
The lowest price for a "direct" Finnair Business Class Singapore /Frankfurt/ Singapore flight on our dates in August (Dept. 18 or 19/8 Ret. 20/9) is Sing.$4,798 (around A$5,171). We could save around $500 by choosing an option to fly CX Sin to Hong Kong to pick up AY on the way to Frankfurt. On the return trip we would fly AY to Singapore. And we still would have to pay for flights to/from Singapore, so not really worth the effort.
Alternatively we could, on an AY ticket, fly Perth to Singapore in QF J to hook up with AY. On the way back it would be AY to Hong Kong and then CX to Singapore. This fare is A$4,277 So it is nearly $900 cheaper to fly out of Perth. We then would only have to separately pay for the Sin - Per leg. Even if we chose the option to fly Singapore to Hong Kong in the first scenario it would still be dearer than flying from Perth.
So it is cheaper to fly Perth/Singapore/Frankfurt/Hong Kong/Singapore with J flights on 3 different airlines than Singapore/Frankfurt/Singapore purely on AY. How in the name of fare management can this make sense?
The lowest price for a "direct" Finnair Business Class Singapore /Frankfurt/ Singapore flight on our dates in August (Dept. 18 or 19/8 Ret. 20/9) is Sing.$4,798 (around A$5,171). We could save around $500 by choosing an option to fly CX Sin to Hong Kong to pick up AY on the way to Frankfurt. On the return trip we would fly AY to Singapore. And we still would have to pay for flights to/from Singapore, so not really worth the effort.
Alternatively we could, on an AY ticket, fly Perth to Singapore in QF J to hook up with AY. On the way back it would be AY to Hong Kong and then CX to Singapore. This fare is A$4,277 So it is nearly $900 cheaper to fly out of Perth. We then would only have to separately pay for the Sin - Per leg. Even if we chose the option to fly Singapore to Hong Kong in the first scenario it would still be dearer than flying from Perth.
So it is cheaper to fly Perth/Singapore/Frankfurt/Hong Kong/Singapore with J flights on 3 different airlines than Singapore/Frankfurt/Singapore purely on AY. How in the name of fare management can this make sense?