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Etihad Business Class to Australia for £1,275 – and other great Etihad sale deals

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Etihad has launched a very attractive business class sale which runs until next Monday.

It is almost in the Qatar Airways league – although Etihad tickets don’t earn British Airways Avios or tier points – and there are some excellent deals to be had.

Unless I state otherwise, the prices I quote below require you to use promotional code T0U10ZW when booking.  Prices will be roughly 5% higher otherwise.

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Possibly the best Australia deal ever?

The highlight is a fare of $1,782 (£1,275) from Istanbul to Sydney.  It also works to Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane or Gold Coast.

If you don’t want to go via Turkey, there is a fare of €1,768 (£1,430) from Dusseldorf.  This works for Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane or Gold Coast but not Sydney.

The Istanbul Australia deals are outlined here.

The Dusseldorf deals, to Australia and elsewhere, are here.

You must book by Monday 11th April and travel before 12th December.  The maximum stay is one month but that will not be a problem for most.

£1,275 return for a Business Class ticket to Australia is exceptional.  What is even better is that, from both Istanbul and Dusseldorf, this route is rostered on some flights as a Boeing 787 and an Airbus A380.

This means that you will get the Business Class Studio unless Etihad switches planes on you.  I reviewed the Business Class Studio here and I genuinely believe that it is the best business class product on the market.  And you can fly it all the way to Australia for £1,275 ….

This is Etihad’s webpage outlining the Business Class Studio.

What other deals are available?

I have shamelessly lifted a few other good examples from Flyertalk – these prices exclude the extra discount you get with code T0U10ZW if it is accepted for your travel dates:

Milan to Singapore for €1107 (£900)

Milan to Bangkok for €1210 (£979)

Dusseldorf to Manila for €1406 (£1,138)

Milan to Hong Kong for €1394 (£1,128)

The list of Milan deals is here although it is also worth trying other destinations not featured.

And good UK deals too

There are some good deals out of the UK too, especially from Manchester and Edinburgh.

Click here to see the business class deals from the UK (the list is below the booking box).

I particularly liked (although you can beat these deals if you start outside the UK, but you might not want the trouble):

London to Abu Dhabi for £1,141

Manchester to Mumbai for £1,242

Edinburgh to Bangkok for £1,559

The Maldives for £1,578 is available from all three airports

The only ‘snag’ with all of these fares is that you do not receive Etihad’s free chauffeur service.  That is a small price to pay for bargains like these, however.

I will look at where to credit these Etihad fares in another article in a few days.  Remember that Etihad allows you to redeem your Etihad Guest miles for cash via PointsPay at roughly 0.45p per mile so you could simply credit to Etihad and cash out for another saving off your flight.

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In all cases, you need to book here at etihad.com and don’t forget to use promotional code T0U10ZW for an extra discount.


How to earn Etihad Guest miles from UK credit cards

How to earn Etihad Guest miles from UK credit cards (April 2024)

Etihad Guest does not have a UK credit card.  However, you can earn Etihad Guest miles by converting Membership Rewards points earned from selected UK American Express cards.

Cards earning Membership Rewards points include:

Membership Rewards points convert at 1:1 into Etihad Guest miles which is an attractive rate.  The cards above all earn 1 Membership Rewards point per £1 spent on your card, which converts to 1 Etihad Guest mile. The Gold card earns double points (2 per £1) on all flights you charge to it.

Comments (51)

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  • Frankie McPolin says:

    I am hanging out waiting for a sub £1000 (or thereabouts) business class to Bangkok travelling 27th/28th Dec to Bangkok. Does anyone know if such a price is likely to come up at some point? I’m prepared to go from Europe as I know such a price won’t come up from UK.

    • Clive says:

      You can already get AMS – BKK with MH for £1128. Saying that I think I would hold on for a sale and you could probably get for under £1000

      • James says:

        I looked into this.. they all seem to be on 777 with a sloping seat though. Plus you then have to sit on a shack with wings from KUL to BKK to finish your journey.

  • Richard Brown says:

    What I want to know is how I can get these fares or similar fling in the reverse direction from NZ, where the sale price is around GBP 4500. Same applies with other airlines too.

    Can any one offer me a legitimate way of getting the same or similar fares from NZ to UK and back with tickets issued by a UK travel agent.

    • Rob says:

      I would keep an eye on Australian Business Traveller, PointHacks and the like, plus the Flyertalk Premium Fares board.

  • Pascal says:

    Quite keen but really not sure about where to credit it best to (unfortunately no OW/BAEC), so I guess best is waiting for your tipps how to credit before I book! 🙂

    Do you have a rough idea what the DUS to SYD would result in miles (for getting 0.45p in cash)? I saw 20k on Airberlin but that doesn’t make sense with 0.45p…

    Thanks!

    • Rob says:

      Z is 115% of miles flown. A direct line from DUS to SYD is 10,300 miles each way so, with the diversion via AUH and the 115%, you’d earn about 25,000 return. That would be about £100 of cash via PointsPay.

      Crediting to airberlin may be an alternative if you wanted BA-equivalent status. I need to take a look at that.

      • Pascal says:

        Thanks Rob! Very much looking forward into the new piece. I started reading a bit into Air Berlin / Etihad now too (In terms of status and redemptions)

  • Vik says:

    Just booked this deal to Sydney. thanks so much for sharing. Was looking to go with Emirates as had a companion deal but even then the prices were £5.6k all in with a return from Auckland!

  • Matt W says:

    I like the look of this., and it solves the problem of how to hit my 2k Pltinum spend.

    Two questions: Do I need somewhere set up tos end the points befiore I book – currently not signed up Etihad or a partner? And canI shunt the points to Amex eventually (suspect not)?

    Currently enjoying a slightly louche weekend in London, and been caught out by the lack of tootthpaste in the Hilton room kit!

    Cheers

    • Worzel says:

      Looks like you may have missed out on this one Matt- perhaps due to your louche weekend.

      Suggest you leg it down the road for some toothpaste- Halitosis is not an Aphrodisiac.

      • Matt says:

        Got the toileteries.

        And got the deal for just when I want it … 20 days in the middle of September Istanbul to Sydney with discount, for about 1775 Euro. Still quite a bit of availability as far as I can see.

        Had to compromise on the other plane as an A320 not 787, though.

        Matt

        • Worzel says:

          Glad it worked out for you Matt. This was so tempting, but in the end(what with other things booked) couldn’t be done.

          • Matt says:

            I haven’t done one of these before , so I may be in for some jet lag…

            🙂

    • Rob says:

      You can add a frequent flyer number later – or sign up to Etihad Guest now and then change it later, or even at check in, if a better offer comes along.

  • jy says:

    Thanks Rob – perfect timing for us! Just a quick question to see whether anyone knows – if we were to change the dates later on, apart from paying the change of date fees, would we need to pay for any price difference for the new date provided that there was availability? Thanks!

    • Rob says:

      You would need to check the fare rules. If a change is allowed then, yes, it is a fee plus the fare difference – so probably at least double the original cost and effectively not worth it unless you got lucky and another sale turned up at the time you wanted to change.

  • jy says:

    thanks Rob!

  • James says:

    This is so unbelievably tempting for a December trip east. I would have already booked if you could earn Avios…

    I just know I will book, and then Qatar will come along next week with a sale around £1000.

    Im stuck what to do!

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