Trying to find business class flights August 2024

[flyerof]

Hey guys,

Recently managed to snag some good value business class reward seats from Melb to Istanbul in jul 2024 for only 99,000 Krisflyer miles. I'm looking to book a return trip back and the cheapest i can find is 132,000 krisflyer miles from Brussells which we will be travelling from on the way back in August 4th. I tried to have a look with Qatar but found limited availabilty and the seat i did find was 180,000 avios points. Or even happy to fly with etihad through velocity. Does anyone have any recommendaitons or did i find a good deal on the 132,000 point deal with SQ. It is an A350 for context. thanks in advance.

 

[MathNerd]

good value business class reward seats from Melb to Istanbul in jul 2024 for only 99,000 Krisflyer miles

That's certainly a "sweet spot" in the SQ award chart (it used to be even 'sweeter' before a devaluation that happened a while back). 99,000 KF for East Coast Australia to/from IST (basically East Europe) is a steal. Well done on snagging that!

cheapest i can find is 132,000 krisflyer miles from Brussells which we will be travelling from on the way back in August 4th

You mean 130,500 KF? As shown below?

As long as it's a Saver redemption and it suits your travel schedule then it's good value. I couldn't find anything on Aug 4 so here's Aug 5th's availability.

Good luck, let us know how you go

 

[docjames]

Value at the moment to EU is SQ to BRU - J fares $6600 on some dates mid 2024.

Can’t help with miles but not surprised BRU is the best option there. Assume they are trying to fill a new flight.

Good option for Paris - only ~2hrs by train (some as short as 1h30m).

 

[Bengingerflea]

Nice score with the 99,000 Krisflyer miles from Melb to Istanbul! Last year, I was trying to get from Sydney to Barcelona and was seeing prices north of 150,000 Krisflyer miles. I was lucky that my agent, Anna Goldberg, from travelbusinessclass, managed to get me a deal for just 110,000 miles on a comfy Boeing 777. A good agent can make a big difference.

Considering your Brussels option, 132,000 seems reasonable, especially considering other alternatives you've mentioned. But, it is always worth checking with experts before making a final call. - that's my rule.

 

[MathNerd]

I was lucky that my agent, Anna Goldberg, from travelbusinessclass, managed to get me a deal for just 110,000 miles on a comfy Boeing 777

Is this on SQ? AFAIK an agent can't really help with mileage redemptions, they wouldn't have access to special stock/inventory of it.
How was this done? There's got to be more to the story...

 

[Ausbt]

Melb to Istanbul in jul 2024 for only 99,000 Krisflyer miles

Nice work! I'm doing SYD-IST in J for 99K as well, departing late July. I didn't have sufficient to get back, so booked Oman Air J from MXP-MCT-KUL-SYD (final leg with MAS). $3,200. Sure, probably not as good as SQ but I thought the price was reasonable for one-way. I'm going to try to get into Muscat for the day too as it's a long layover.