Who to use quick flight to London?

[mrsterryn]

Husband may decide to go to London unexpectedly (for fun ) in the next couple of days
Any suggestions for whom to use ?
Preference is Oneworld he is platinum
Premium or above without having to hock the house lol
Thanks

 

[docjames]

See what pricing Finnair can offer.

 

[amaroo]

PM @madrooster ..... he'll find you the best flight/deal to book. Excellent TA!

 

[henrus]

I always book a fair way out (or have been lucky in the past with last minute reward space) so I've got no idea what's a normal price is last minute (I normally get around $1500 Y and $5000 J return to Europe).

Currently Cathay's got ~$3500 in Premium Economy and ~$6000-7000 in Business (with JAL also sharing a similar J price)

If you can get yourself up to Jakarta then Cathay's got ~$1500 in PE from CGK-HKG-LHR (and back).

 

[michaelj]

Just saw JAL advertised at around 5.7 from memory.

 

[mrsterryn]

Thanks very surprised at the low costs.
So we have Cathay as the best price
Accommodation an acquaintance has offered
Now he is waiting on tenterhooks to see if he can get a ticket to the event

 

[MEL_Traveller]

If you can get yourself up to Jakarta then Cathay's got ~$1500 in PE from CGK-HKG-LHR (and back).

If you can get yourself to jakarta Oman Air has return business class (apex suites) to london for AUD2400 (crédits to etihad)

 

[UP4014]

Quick, can't beat Perth to London for quick trip, less time in the air and more time on the ground.

 

[dajop]

Quick, can't beat Perth to London for quick trip, less time in the air and more time on the ground.

Unless travelling from outside WA. In which case there would be a myriad of similarly quick options.

 

[mrsterryn]

Thank you everyone. Just got a business over PE back in Cathay for just over 6,500

 

[ozfflyer]

Brunei is cheap to LHR & new aircraft, as long as you don't mind no alcohol except BYO &as long as you aren't gay. They fly daily out of MEL using B787s all the way & about 4 days a week out of BNE.

 

[zenyattamondatta]

Brunei is cheap to LHR & new aircraft, as long as you don't mind no alcohol except BYO &as long as you aren't gay. They fly daily out of MEL using B787s all the way & about 4 days a week out of BNE.

Pretty sure you can fly them while gay.

 

[ozfflyer]

Pretty sure you can fly them while gay.

but after comments earlier this year about being jailed/stoned to death in Brunei, most gays will stay a long way away from BI, although the policy on gays is not that different to any middle east airline.

Gay women especially.

If you don't remember, here's the retraction ...

No Cookies | The Courier Mail

No Cookies

www.couriermail.com.au

or simply search brunei & gays

 

[Melburnian1]

but after comments earlier this year about being jailed/stoned to death in Brunei, most gays will stay a long way away from BI, although the policy on gays is not that different to any middle east airline.

Gay women especially.

If you don't remember, here's the retraction ...

No Cookies | The Courier Mail

No Cookies

www.couriermail.com.au

or simply search brunei & gays

While no one should approve of sharia law - draconian and medieval - ABS figures from the 2016 Census disclosed that of couple in Australia, only 0.9 per cent - fewer than 1 in 100 - were 'same sex.'

Another figure I read was that a tiny 1.6 per cent of Australian males said they were homosexual. Even if it was double that, it's still a very small percentage. The figure for women may be far lower.

From reading Nine Group major print media, sometimes one might think 50 per cent of Australians were not heterosexual. Not true, so while we should all disapprove of many of Brunei (and the Middle East's) stated intentions or practices, the scope of which is beyond a forum on transport, BI will hardly be shaking in their boots unless the wider community disapproves to such an extent that they won't fly with it even if it offers cheap or good value fares.

BI also doesn't offer beer or wine (although allegedly one can take those tiny bottles of spirits on board and ask for an accompanying Coke, tonic water and so on with no objection from cabin crew. As I like one beer with a main meal, this is another unsatisfactory feature. Plus I enjoy pork.

 

[dajop]

Maybe time to stop this discussion and move it elsewhere? Not really relevant to OP's question which was resolved and loop closed (Post #10), I've deleted my own OT post on the matter.

 

[ozfflyer]

While no one should approve of sharia law - draconian and medieval - ABS figures from the 2016 Census disclosed that of couple in Australia, only 0.9 per cent - fewer than 1 in 100 - were 'same sex.'

Another figure I read was that a tiny 1.6 per cent of Australian males said they were homosexual. Even if it was double that, it's still a very small percentage. The figure for women may be far lower.

From reading Nine Group major print media, sometimes one might think 50 per cent of Australians were not heterosexual. Not true, so while we should all disapprove of many of Brunei (and the Middle East's) stated intentions or practices, the scope of which is beyond a forum on transport, BI will hardly be shaking in their boots unless the wider community disapproves to such an extent that they won't fly with it even if it offers cheap or good value fares.

BI also doesn't offer beer or wine (although allegedly one can take those tiny bottles of spirits on board and ask for an accompanying Coke, tonic water and so on with no objection from cabin crew. As I like one beer with a main meal, this is another unsatisfactory feature. Plus I enjoy pork.

suggest that maybe BI current pricing sale, of $999 return MEL/LHR is partly due to all the enormous volumes of -ve publicity they recd. related to gays. BI have new B787s & are almost the quickest way to LHR from MEL (sq is currently 1 hour quicker)

Question - can you buy cold beer in a unopened can or bottle airside at any airport in Australia ? If so, could you ask for ice on board BI aircraft to keep it cold ?

 

[Melburnian1]

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Question - can you buy cold beer in a unopened can or bottle airside at any airport in Australia ? If so, could you ask for ice on board BI aircraft to keep it cold

I've only ever observed staff opening the stubby or can as one pays for it, but have only had same in MEL and SYD prior to boarding an international flight.

 

[mrsterryn]

Thanks for the excellent suggestions . Husband returns from his quick jaunt tomorrow
Cathay ,as mentioned , put his bags ticketed through to Billund. Even with the Cathay arriving an hour late he was still in the lounge with plenty of time for the BA flight

 

[mrsterryn]

As a bit of a follow up husband throughly enjoyed his trip just passed and decided he would like to attend next year as well (yearly event in Denmark )
So of course check Qantas premium economy and business Syd to LHR
PE $6700
Bus $11000
Sheesh just a tad over the top
Checked Cathay again
Business $6203 return
Will receive slightly more status credits than PE would have given in Qantas and a heck of a lot cheaper
Booked on Cathay

 

[RooFlyer]

Into and out of London in CX? Hope it’sa short haul to Europe out of London else it’s costing a mint in UK departure taxes in J long haul.