£1,500 business class flights London-Sydney / Melbourne on Malaysia Airlines

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• Concerto says:

  2 Jan2 January 07:23

  There’s a lot wrong with MH. I wouldn’t fly them, full stop.

  • Tom says:

    2 Jan2 January 08:09

    Care to elaborate?

  • Mike says:

    2 Jan2 January 09:03

    That appears to be quite a negative comment without any facts to back it up.

  • Alex W says:

    2 Jan2 January 09:24

    Mrs W has also vetoed flying Malaysian airlines. Boo.

    • Peter K says:

      2 Jan2 January 09:54

      I’d consider booking for my mum but she won’t fly them after the lost plane and the one shot down.
      Things like that stick with people!

    • James67 says:

      2 Jan2 January 10:13

      If these fears are based on safety concerns I would hazard a guess that, in light of recent history, maintenance at MH is better than most. One incident was certainly no fault of MH, and it is entirely possible they may be blameless in the other too. Furthermore most flights with MH will be on relatively new a380s, a330s and 737-8s whilst the same cannot be said for some other airlines. With respect to quality, MH a380 is unquestionably superior to CW on any aircraft. Personally, I’d also take it over QR simply because it’s a decent nights sleep on an a380 versus a broken up journey, most likely on a noisy something else. From regions though ME3 have the advantage over MH of being one stop versus two for most major destintions other than KL.

      • Leo says:

        2 Jan2 January 10:28

        +1 James. Can’t see that a plane being shot out of the sky can be laid at the feet of the airline; I’d fly MH no problem. Only thing that would make me take a QR flight in preference is if I needed the extra TPs and was going somewhere like BKK or Phuket etc. You are right though about the broken journey in Doha which is a pain once you have already experienced the the Mourjan Business lounge etc. I think QR is fine but I don’t get the general reverence and I wouldn’t go out of my way. Good sales though.

        • Yuff says:

          2 Jan2 January 11:15

          You could always break the journey up with a stay in the airport hotel which is great, although they have put their prices up considerably.
          I haven’t flown J or F on Malaysian, but Qatar’s J product, on the 787, is excellent imo.

      • Alex W says:

        2 Jan2 January 23:29

        I agree to some extent, however I seem to recall MH was the only airline still flying in Ukrainian airspace and other airlines were avoiding it. Happy to be corrected if I am wrong though.

        • James67 says:

          3 Jan3 January 00:05

          No, it wasn’t, there were a string of aircraft ahead of it and behind it on the same flight path. Airlines avoiding the area were the exception rather than the rule.

        • Andy says:

          3 Jan3 January 04:02

          Can’t post links as it’ll be flagged as spam. There were over 150 flights over Ukraine that day, including Emirates to Kiev and Singapore airlines. Don’t see anybody avoiding them

• Max says:

  2 Jan2 January 09:55

  Good to know.

  However I must say, phrases such as “some grotty hostel” do the article a disservice by making it sound incredibly out of touch…

  Not everyone would balk at the idea. Feels presumptuous at best.

  • Tom says:

    2 Jan2 January 10:13

    I understand your point, but what percentage of people booking £1,500 business class flights are then going to opt to stay in a 14 bed dorm, exactly? The article is tailored to the intended audience.

    • Alan says:

      2 Jan2 January 11:07

      It actually offered me a night at the Holiday Inn Melbourne Airport for zero extra when I looked. Didn’t go for it in the end but would have been quite decent given the late arrival time.

    • Max says:

      2 Jan2 January 11:45

      Perhaps the ones who are not so narrow minded to think all hostels are “grotty” and by consequence in all ways inferior…

      • TGLoyalty says:

        2 Jan2 January 12:05

        I’m sure Rob’s comment was more you can pick the cheapest and most grotty hostel on Expedia to lock in the lowest fare possible and not stay there.

        Don’t believe it was a sweeping statement on all Hostels on the planet.

        • Max says:

          4 Jan4 January 18:16

          Then why the use of the word “grotty” if it weren’t a review of the facility itself?

  • James67 says:

    2 Jan2 January 10:18

    FWIW I’ve stayed in hostels before that were better than Hilton Edinburgh Grosvenor.

  • Genghis says:

    2 Jan2 January 11:01

    I stayed in some lovely hostels when I was younger and then last year really did stay in a grotty hostel in Newcastle while on a stag do.

  • mzzee says:

    2 Jan2 January 11:09

    I stay at plenty of hostels that I would myself remark as “grotty” as it allows me the money to afford a better flight ticket (like this) BUT the article/comments didn’t feel out of touch or presumptuous to me in the slightest. I actually thought it was a bit of humor.

    • Genghis says:

      2 Jan2 January 13:06

      Are you not better off flying Y and staying in some nicer hotels?

      • Lumma says:

        2 Jan2 January 13:39

        Personally I’d rather fly in business and stay somewhere cheap, whether it’s a hostel, budget hotel or whatever. For me it’s just somewhere to sleep at night when away, although I may be more likely to splash out on a private room rather than a dormitory if staying in a hostel these days.

        There’s some amazing hostels in Australia as well.

      • mzzee says:

        2 Jan2 January 13:44

        For me personally the comfort on a flight where I am stuck for 24 hours is more important than a place I spend most of my time asleep when I am out exploring a new country like AUZ. Sub 5 hour flights are a different story and I agree 100% to save money for Hotels.

• bryan19 says:

  2 Jan2 January 10:25

  I think the point is you dont have to stay in the hotel… But if you do want to, there are some great deals to be had at the likes of the Four Seasons, Intercontinental, etc

• mzzee says:

  2 Jan2 January 11:00

  Tickets non-refundable kills it for me. I need the flexibility to change for work needs

  • James67 says:

    2 Jan2 January 23:56

    Same here, flexibility is main reason I avoid these sales. I prefer to pay 300-400 more for a ticket I can change or cancel. This is easy enough to find, even with the added advantage of exUK flights.

• @mkcol says:

  2 Jan2 January 11:08

  I found sub £1500pp for SYD for a fortnight from mid-May…..which is exactly when I’ll be going already ex-EU with BA for ~£360pp (in economy though!), using RFS to position out & back.

  If the MH offer had been on back in June when the BA was available I’d have snapped it up. Can’t win them all.

• Mark H says:

  2 Jan2 January 14:06

  Long time lurker, first time poster!

  Booked for a Feb departure, it would only let me book a 4 week period!

• Simon says:

  2 Jan2 January 15:05

  I’ve just booked via Flight Centre and our consultant there says that they have the deal until the end of January. Even Auckland is available on the deal as well. I find it much easier to ask a trusted travel agent to tell me when the cheap booking class is available rather than do it myself on online.

  • James67 says:

    2 Jan2 January 23:50

    Based on reports I’d be somewhat wary of investing much trust in Flight Centre.

• Keith says:

  2 Jan2 January 15:53

  O/T what is the best way to find reward availability the site on BA seems down and I can’t get the app to work?

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