Fly to Sydney in Business Class for €2,500 with Etihad

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• flyforfun says:

  17 Jan17 January 15:26

  Amazing fare! I paid that to fly at xmas in Y and PE!! Shame it’s not running until next xmas!!

• Chris K says:

  17 Jan17 January 15:54

  The 42hour stop on the way back may put some off, as you’d need an hotel in Abu Dhabi for a couple of nights, which eats into the saving somewhat. But even so, cracking fare these days.

  • bsuije says:

    17 Jan17 January 16:28

    Might be able to benefit from the Abu Dhabi stopover programme?

    • tony says:

      17 Jan17 January 17:08

      Are hotels in AUH expensive? Was just looking earlier and some of the big names seemed to be quite cheap (don’t know about the quality, mind)

      • Rob says:

        17 Jan17 January 17:27

        Beach resorts aren’t cheap (but cheaper than Dubai) but if you don’t want a beach outside your window they are generally reasonable and good quality.

        • Jon says:

          17 Jan17 January 17:58

          What’s best luxury beach resort in Abu Dhabi? Is it emirates palace?

        • Rob says:

          17 Jan17 January 19:04

          Now it’s fully refurbed and operating as a Mandarin Oriental I would guess so, but I admit I’ve never been to any of the Saadiyat resorts.

        • G says:

          18 Jan18 January 11:01

          Best beach hotel is the St Regis Saadiyat. Park Hyatt Saadiyat is ok but a bit dated.

      • The Original Nick says:

        17 Jan17 January 18:23

        I’m heading there now from Madrid. (well, in a couple of hours time anyway) Hotels are fairly cheap if like Rob has said you don’t want a beach resort.

      • david says:

        17 Jan17 January 20:08

        AUH has some of the cheapest places going. Peak summer (it was in the 40s mind you) basic rooms were £40-60. And basic in the sense of what youd pay £300 here.

  • Julia says:

    17 Jan17 January 17:45

    There’s a Premier Inn right across the Road from Abu Dhabi airport which you can walk to from the airport. I’ve seen prices as low as £33.50. It’s perfectly ok for a few days; think T4 Premier Inn with a pool but not so busy. Also, unlike UK Premier Inns, they come up on Hotels. com which you can access via British airways shop – pick up some extra Avios too!

    • david says:

      17 Jan17 January 20:11

      You cant walk to it no more as that terminals been shut down. The new terminal though is only a short shuttle away.

    • Talay says:

      17 Jan17 January 20:49

      Decent restaurant on the ground floor in that hotel too.

      I did it for a 16/18 hour layover going to BKK which saved £1000+ x 3 🙂

  • Super Secret Stuff says:

    17 Jan17 January 21:54

    It’s not a 42 hour stop from what I can tell, it’s 42 hours total journey time. So enough for 1 night in an airport hotel which imho is probably useful to avoid jet lag

• Jess says:

  17 Jan17 January 16:05

  I flew with them in 2017 from Istanbul to Sydney for about £1750 so this is a great deal. It was a very comfortable flight with really great service. I am returning in 3 weeks with Qatar for 180,00 Avios and £377 each from Dublin to Sydney in J. A fantastic use of Avios!

  • David says:

    17 Jan17 January 16:13

    We can only imagine that with the unicorn in the sky, 241 on qr

• Michael Jennings says:

  17 Jan17 January 16:39

  That’s a fantastic fare. Alas, I have no more holiday days until July.

• HH says:

  17 Jan17 January 16:45

  This stings. I’m using my 241 to fly to SYD next month for £3.2k + 196k for 2 people. I’d have much rather gone with this deal instead.

  • john says:

    17 Jan17 January 16:51

    Reward flights can be cancelled for a nominal charge..

  • Colin MacKinnon says:

    17 Jan17 January 16:52

    Check availability, if some there then buy and cancel the 241 and get a refund.

  • Chris W says:

    17 Jan17 January 17:12

    Cancel your redemption!

  • Harry T says:

    17 Jan17 January 17:12

    Those taxes and charges look quite high, did you book before RFS for long haul business came in?

    • Harry T says:

      17 Jan17 January 17:15

      Why not cancel your reward flights for £70 total and book this cash fare instead? (For safety, book the cash fare first if Etihad let you cancel for free within 24 hours, then cancel the 241, in case the EY seats go).

  • Dutchy says:

    17 Jan17 January 17:14

    You can cancel for £35 per ticket, then book this offer

• rams says:

  17 Jan17 January 19:46

  The 180k miles plus taxes on Qatar looks a bargain if you can get it

• Bernard says:

  17 Jan17 January 22:25

  Article needs updating.
  You can also credit Etihad to SAS Eurobonus- so to be in the Skytrash alliance and therefore maybe useful in Virgin

  • Rob says:

    17 Jan17 January 22:36

    It wasn’t meant to be a comprehensive list!

• CamFlyer says:

  18 Jan18 January 00:08

  I was very pleased with Etihad J class last year, South Asia-AUH-LHR. While the seat was older style (i had 2 different configurations, 777 and 887) and not up to Q-Suite or Club Suite, I found the soft product to be better than QR (and BA).

  Sadly, that exhausted my pool of AA miles.

  • truthbetold says:

    18 Jan18 January 17:49

    AA miles – used to be exceptional 90k to Oz/NZ but that’s gone now. Would be great for HfP to do a sweet spot review of other schemes focussing on UK/Europe

    \what else is AA mileage good for? I have had tons for years and can’t find a good use for them now I rarely travel to USA at $1.25 to the GBP

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