Flights
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Etihad Airways First Class A380 London to Abu Dhabi
Introduction Etihad Airways has one of the most luxurious First Class offerings (called the “Apartment”) in the world on their A380 aircrafts. We got a chance to experience the flight recently and we had a great experience. Let’s get started! Booking The cash fare for a one way journey on this sector is a ridiculously expensive INR 300,000 (USD 4,000) per person. Luckily one of the sweetest spots to book this incredible First Class is via the American Airlines AAdvantage program. It cost us approximately INR 100,000 (USD 1,300) per person to book this using miles. Click here to find out more. Flight Details Route – London, UK (LHR) to Abu Dhabi,…
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Etihad Airways Business Class A320 Abu Dhabi to Mumbai
Introduction Etihad Airways is the flag carrier of the UAE and the second largest airline in the UAE (After Emirates). The Airlines hub is located in the city of Abu Dhabi and we booked an award travel from London to Mumbai with an overnight stop in Abu Dhabi. We traveled from London to Abu Dhabi in First Class (Review coming soon) and Abu Dhabi to London in Business Class and the entire journey cost us 62,500 American Airlines Miles + 279 USD in taxes per person. It effectively cost us approximately INR 100,000 (~1400 USD) per person for the one way journey which is almost one third of the cash…
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Flight Review – Swiss First Class A330 Zurich to Mumbai
Introduction Swiss Airlines is a part of the Star Alliance network and is one of the few European airlines which runs a full service first class product to India. Swiss & Lufthansa were running a great companion fare to India from London and we booked a return trip for 2 passengers for around INR 270,000 (GBP 3,000) which is an incredible fare. We had heard great reviews about Swiss First Class and we were super pumped for this incredible journey. So let’s get started. Flight Details Route – Zurich to Mumbai Flight Number – LX 154 Aircraft Type – Airbus A330-300 Flight Time – 09:45 to 22:30 Flight Duration –…
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Malaysian Airlines Business Class A330 Jakarta to Kuala Lumpur
Introduction We recently had a chance to experience the Malaysian Airlines Business Class offering on our trip to Indonesia. The Journey from Jakarta to Kuala Lumpur is just a shade over 2 hours and we were pleasantly surprised to travel on an Airbus A330-200 with lie flat seats. It was a considerable upgrade compared to our travel from Kuala Lumpur to Jakarta which was on a Boeing 737-800 which had a 2-2 configuration with only angled seats. Flight Details Route – Jakarta, Indonesia (CGK) to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (KUL) Flight Number – MH720 Aircraft Type – Airbus A330-200 Flight Time – 15:45 to 18:50 Flight Duration – 2 Hours 5…
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Etihad Select Upgrade – Our experience
Introduction Etihad Airways allows customers to upgrade their bookings in economy and business class to business and first (if applicable) at the airport counters during check-in or via Etihad select upgrade which is their bidding platform. We recently traveled from Mumbai to Paris via Abu Dhabi and booked one ticket in economy and one in business to make a proper cost benefit analysis. Read on to find out what we learnt from this exercise. Our bookings EY 205 BOM – AUH (Boeing 777) 05:25 – 07:00 EY 37 AUH – CDG (Airbus A 380) 08:55 – 14:20 EY 38 CDG – AUH (Airbus A 380) 21:55 – 06:45 EY 204…
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Air Vistara starts flying to Dubai
Vistara Airlines is slowly starting to expand its international network. After launching flights to Colombo recently, the Airline has just announced the launch of its Mumbai – Dubai route with return fares starting at INR 17,820 This is great news as Vistara is the only full service private carrier in India after the collapse of Jet Airways (Hope it recovers) and will operate an A320neo on this segment with a 3 cabin configuration viz. Business / Premium Economy / Economy. It is great to see Vistara spread its international wings on an important sector for Indian travellers. Flight No. Sector Timing UK 201 Mumbai to Dubai 16:25 to 18:15 UK…
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Deal Alert – Delhi to Budapest Round Trip Business Class in INR 100,000 / $ 1,400
KLM is running an amazing Business Class Sale in celebration of their 100th Birthday on the 7th of October. This is a limited period offer valid till 3rd of July only (Only 4 more days). A brief snapshot of their amazing fares is given below One of the best offers here is the Business Class round trip to Budapest (Hungary). The availability is impressive with wide choices available across the next 6 months. The best fares are available for departures generally Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday and return on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday. So your plan needs to be flexible but this is a fantastic price to experience KLM business class. …
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Deal Alert – Delhi to Helsinki Round Trip Economy under INR 30,000 / $ 430
KLM is running an impressive sale in celebration of their 100th birthday. The best offer available currently in Delhi to Helsinki round trip for 1 adult in under INR 30,000 / USD 420. Click on the link to get started While the fares are not low on all dates, there are some good deals in January when it will be freezing cold in Helsinki. It is one of our favourite times to visit Europe. We love the winters and it is off season so you have all the attractions to yourself. These fares are not direct and have a stop in between. The layover is short and the Airlines for…
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Etihad First Class Mumbai to London (one way) in under 100,000 INR / $1,400
Introduction The Etihad First Class Apartment has been on our bucket list for quite some time now. You can now fly from Mumbai to London/Paris (or vice versa) in First Class (Etihad Apartment) for under INR 1 lac one way for a limited time. This is an incredible fare and allows you to experience the top end of their hospitality (First Class Apartment) from London/Paris to Abu Dhabi (or vice versa). The residence still remains out of reach(for now). Etihad has stopped flying the A380 from Abu Dhabi to Mumbai and hence that leg of your journey will be in Business Class. So let’s get started Eligibility Requirements This is…
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Flight Review – Qatar Airways Business Class A350 Philadelphia to Doha
Qatar Airways offers an incredible business class experience which is consistently ranked among the top business class offerings in the world. While the airline rankings typically always talk about the QSuites, Qatar does not fly them on all major routes currently. Flight Details Route – Philadelphia to Doha Flight Number – QR 728 Aircraft Type – Airbus A350-900 Flight Time – 21:00 to 16:25(+1 day) Flight Duration – 12 hours 25 minutes Check In We arrived at the Philadelphia Airport a bit early. Check in counters opened only about 3 hours prior to departure and were completely empty. While there were separate queues for Economy & Business Class+Priority customers, the…
