Extended with bigger discounts – the SWISS business class sale from the UK

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• TripRep says:

  7 Jul7 July 07:09

  Is their a handy list of blackout dates, got pals (who aren’t points collectors) that are interested in SA over Xmas…

• John says:

  7 Jul7 July 07:28

  Does anyone want to go to Hong Kong with me…. Or in other words, any deals for people whose spouses can’t get leave?

  Also looking to go to Austalia later this year, should have booked MH but couldn’t decide in time, any good offers?

  • Cate says:

    7 Jul7 July 10:47

    YES!!!! (but Mr Cate wouldn’t let me go with a complete stranger to Waitrose let alone off the internet 🙂

    • Ronster says:

      7 Jul7 July 12:16

      Hi everyone.

      Now this could be a good idea.

      When 2-4-1 offers come around and when people are finding it hard to use their 2-4-1 BAAMEX vouchers.

      Maybe we could post (in a separate section,)where we are heading+ flexible dates and see if anyone on HfP wants to go as well?

      You would have to work out how to pay any additional “charges”+ maybe a nominal charge to the person holding the avios.

      Sitting next to each other would obviously not be compulsory lol

      Ronster

• Alan says:

  7 Jul7 July 07:41

  Whatever you do, don’t book the ‘throne’ seat unless you have small feet – there’s only a tiny foot ‘cubby’ that feels horribly claustrophobic when you try to turn over when lying flat.

• H Ahmed says:

  7 Jul7 July 07:42

  As always, most of your articles have so much misinformation. No row on Swiss Air’s longhaul aircrafts is configured in 2-2-2. All rows are either 1-2-1 or 2-2-1.

  Not surprised by your misinformation though as its pretty evident you’re not really in the league of high flyers clocking up very few butt in seat miles in a year.

  • Richard says:

    7 Jul7 July 07:46

    Someone got out of bed on the wrong side this morning. Chill out – Rob’s doing a better job that any of us, hence why so many people come to his website every day, including yourself. Why would you still come here if you don’t like it?

  • Crafty says:

    7 Jul7 July 07:58

    You’re not really in the league of constructive commenters.

  • Genghis says:

    7 Jul7 July 08:08

    At least the purpose of the articles themselves isn’t for credit card referral links

  • Leo says:

    7 Jul7 July 08:19

    Oh go away.

  • Thiago says:

    7 Jul7 July 08:20

    Hey mate you woke up in a bad mood today today? Don’t be rude fella.

  • Rob says:

    7 Jul7 July 08:57

    Very true, but as this site plus SP currently takes a combined 80 hours per week between Anika and myself to keep going, I’m not entirely sure when (or indeed why) I would fit in a world tour of long haul airlines ……!

    Excessive flying is dull. If I stop finding it fun I can’t easily write about it in an exciting way. Heading down to Tel Aviv for 3-4 days purely to write a piece on Swiss J is not exactly a good use of time either.

    Remember that I hired Anika because, basically, I didn’t actually want to spend all my time flying around and staying in luxury hotels ….. I am happier paying her to do it. I’ve got my kiddies to keep an eye on! I am doing 80 nights a year in hotels as it is ….

    • simmo says:

      7 Jul7 July 10:19

      Anymore roles going Rob? 🙂

      • Rob says:

        7 Jul7 July 10:31

        It is likely that anything else that comes up will be openly advertised on here. However, I doubt Anika will give up the travel without a fight!

        • AndyR says:

          7 Jul7 July 15:02

          If I recall correctly in Anika’s review of ANA J class she said she doesn’t look forward to flying long haul even in business?
          I love being in the air so would be more than happy to do those ones and for free. The further the better! 🙂

        • Nick says:

          7 Jul7 July 21:43

          Incidentally, how did you recruit Anika? Is she a friend/relative of your wife, or is the nationality just coincidence? Entirely out of curiosity, I think she does a great job, I’ve just always wondered and this seems a good opportunity to ask!

        • Rob says:

          7 Jul7 July 21:49

          Through my wife. I wanted a 20/30-something female to write Shopper Points part-time for a similar target audience and she was already doing some freelance stuff for a fashion site. She’d done a fair bit of premium travel so it wasn’t too hard to bring her over here too and make her full-time. Most of what she does is still behind the scenes though.

  • Roger I* says:

    7 Jul7 July 09:02

    Apart from being rude, you’re talking rubbish.

    ‘Swiss Air’? What’s that – Swissair? No, they don’t exist any more. The successor airline is Swiss International Air Lines, often referred to as SWISS.

    Really, a pedant should have known this before posting. Have a nice day.

    • Roger I* says:

      7 Jul7 July 09:03

      My reply was to H Ahmed, not Rob!

  • Scott says:

    7 Jul7 July 09:04

    What a fanny.

    • LB says:

      7 Jul7 July 09:16

      Scott – that shall be my phrase of the day 😉

  • joelyp says:

    7 Jul7 July 10:20

    As always? On the rare occasion that an article has an inaccuracy, Rob corrects it promptly (normally after someone has the grace to point it out constructively, you may wish to note!), and also flags that he has corrected. Full transparency.

    Rob regularly steals a march on other websites in terms of news, and I value the depth of the site’s analysis.

    As echoed by others, what would bring you to be so unreasonable in your reply? Has Rob run your cat over, then reversed to finish the job? I can’t think of any other reason…

    • Nick_C says:

      8 Jul8 July 04:34

      Rob ran my cat over. Had to cancel the pet insurance

  • Nate1309 says:

    7 Jul7 July 11:20

    There are words for people like you H Ahmed. None of which would pass the site filter. Rob and Anika do a great job on the site and being just a team of two, there are going to be the odd errors in facts. Most readers are helpful and point them out constructively!

    • Phil T says:

      7 Jul7 July 14:06

      Well he could be fruitful and multiply.

  • Prins Polo says:

    8 Jul8 July 10:32

    Looking forward to reading your own blog Ahmed.

• Talay says:

  7 Jul7 July 07:42

  I wish they would run these with a 2 plus option, so that 3 people could benefit. Of course, any even number can benefit but that benefit is somewhat muted if your £1200 discounted ticket is accompanied by a £2400 3rd (or odd numbered) ticket to make up your group.

  I see the logic in asking a minimum of 2 people but why not use it as a minimum ?

  • Mark Priest says:

    7 Jul7 July 08:32

    it is for 2 plus. I booked for three of us to Shanghai when the sale was first released and paid £1178 per person.

  • Jas Gill says:

    7 Jul7 July 08:43

    Many thanks; just booked Delhi for five of us in October. About time I took the kids back to their roots !

• Howard says:

  7 Jul7 July 08:04

  H Ahmed – I cant believe you said that. This is a brilliant free website with an incredible amount of highly accurate information. On a personal level I used to hate flying not least because I was a nervous flyer but thanks to Robs brilliant work I can fly business or first and I now enjoy the experience. If Rob is wrong why can’t you just say he is wrong and he will check and amend.

• Thiago says:

  7 Jul7 July 08:25

  Morning Rob, I am trying to book 4 seats to São Paulo, o tried to have a look on the Swiss website to find out the Blackout dates but couldn’t find them. Could you post the link please? Thanks

• Mark Priest says:

  7 Jul7 July 08:34

  Gutted, booked shanghai but wanted to do Hong Kong, Would have booked at this new price

  • Rob says:

    7 Jul7 July 09:50

    Easy Avios flight down to HK on Cathay!

    • simmo says:

      7 Jul7 July 10:21

      And a pretty damn good product too!

    • imbruce says:

      7 Jul7 July 13:20

      How would I book Avios flights on Cathay to SYD?

      • Rob says:

        7 Jul7 July 13:49

        Via ba.com in the same way you’d book a BA redemption.

    • Mark Priest says:

      7 Jul7 July 23:00

      Alas, we will be flying to Changsha to spend a week watching fireworks!

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