EXCEPTIONAL DEAL: Heathrow to Melbourne, Business, £1084 return

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• HIDeHi says:

  28 Nov28 November 05:35

  There is also a £600-£700ish AF/KLM deal from Helsinki to NYC in J.

  • Tina says:

    28 Nov28 November 08:47

    What dates is booking period and travel validity please?

    • darrenf says:

      28 Nov28 November 10:23

      Book by Weds, outbound travel by 30th June 2017.

• James A says:

  28 Nov28 November 07:25

  I was finally able to price this, but the wife vetoed it

  • Henry says:

    28 Nov28 November 11:08

    Same here…….on safety grounds!!

    • HIDeHi says:

      28 Nov28 November 20:25

      I think Melbourne is not as dangerous as it used to be 😉

      • the real harry says:

        28 Nov28 November 20:27

        heh heh!

        ‘a remarkable 59 Indonesian airlines currently banned from flying in EU airspace. That’s every airline in the country bar Garuda Indonesia, Airfast Indonesia, Ekspres Transportasi Antarbenua and Indonesia Air Asia. No other nation has as many carriers banned from operating in Europe.’ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/asia/indonesia/articles/How-dangerous-is-flying-in-Indonesia/

        • Sam says:

          29 Nov29 November 11:27

          This is because of a blanket ban on the countries CAA, not reflective on each individual airlines safety record. Airlines have to apply individually to be removed from the EU blacklist due to the unique nature of the country’s ban, so obviously most do not as only 1 flies to the EU. Garuda have had to pull out all the stops to be removed, and the current airline is a long, long way from the Garuda of the past. Otherwise they wouldn’t be able to satisfy the EU,and wouldn’t be flying out of LHR. I’d suggest there are many, many more airlines that are riskier, including some European ones. I’m very wary of what airlines I fly, and veto my family flying on some (including a certain Indonesian carrier), but they have flown on Garuda many times. They were an eye opener for me long haul and short haul in J and Y. If only all carriers were that good? I’d only put a couple of airlines above them in Y for sure (probably just SQ).

        • Lady London says:

          29 Nov29 November 19:11

          Sam what’s your view of the safety of the various Chinese airlines? e.g. China Southern

        • the real harry says:

          29 Nov29 November 19:21

          Thanks for that clarification, Sam

          & which are the riskiest European airlines in your view?

• Louie says:

  28 Nov28 November 07:35

  Would suit me perfectly and no issues with LHR – MEL and MEL – CGK but no availability CGK to LHR on the dates I am looking at. Do you know if they are doing anything similar starting anywhere else in Europe?

  • Rob says:

    28 Nov28 November 08:01

    Do they still do Amsterdam? That was the only other Euro route I think.

• Phillip says:

  28 Nov28 November 07:58

  Miles can also be credited to Etihad!

• B G says:

  28 Nov28 November 08:01

  Anyone found any dates in xmas period that work? those seem to be all gone…

• Sam says:

  28 Nov28 November 09:38

  I did 56 hours on Garuda in June – including LHR-CGK in J. It was an *outstanding* experience on board brand new 777-300W – excellent food, service, entertainment, wifi, I cannot recommend it enough. You might have issues with the lounges being not up to scratch, but if you’re flying to MEL then hopefully it’s the onboard experience that matters.

  The other 38 hours were in Y – they were also outstanding. Lots of 2 hour domestics in 737’s with seat back TV’s and full meal service (albeit mainly rice dishes which got a bit boring). And to put their old reputation to bed – 8 or 9 flights, only delay was at LHR due to thunderstorms.

• Nick says:

  28 Nov28 November 10:14

  Any chance this is a mistake fare?

  • darrenf says:

    28 Nov28 November 10:23

    No, it’s publicised on their Black Friday page as linked in the article.

• Sam says:

  28 Nov28 November 10:24

  No! They have a splash page purely about this fare!! Also they have had £1,200 in J to Singapore recently as well.

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