BNE/SYD/MEL/PER to JFK on Etihad from $1273

[tuppaware]

» MEGA POST: MANY AUSTRALIAN CITIES TO NEW YORK FROM ONLY $1273 AUD WITH ETIHAD

Its via Abu Dhabi though, so might not be worth the time (easier for Perth Travellers)

 

[Limewood]

It sure is the long way round, in Y would not be so inviting.

 

[smit0847]

You would have to value your time and comfort at a very low rate in order to endure that much EY Y just to save a few hundred dollars.

 

[RAM]

True it is a long time, but I wonder if you can have any stop-overs en-route? It looks like it covers EY 100-104 (or at least that's what comes up on auto).

If you could leg it then that's a dirt cheap flight to Europe with a side trip to NY thrown in on the side.

Should also be worth some extra Status credits and points as the one-stop trip.

Seems about an extra 8 to 9 hours journey time.


Doing a check for business has EY at over $7,000. So seems they're just trying to fill Y up.

Hawaiian offers it for $4,300 with a 24 hr one stop going but a 42 hour one stop return. However if you could leg the retun for a holiday in Hawaii as well then it becomes a lot more interesting.

 

[tuppaware]

I have done similar recently to book into Europe and back out of the US.

 

[Dr Ralph]

Would you really want to go to Abu Dhabi, even to transit?

 

[RAM]

Would you really want to go to Abu Dhabi, even to transit?

As long as not more than 2 to 3 hour lay over than no problem with it. longer than that and you need lounge access.

Hopefully the new terminal will be a significant improvement.

I have done similar recently to book into Europe and back out of the US.

Do you mean the 28 hour + route to the US with a European stopover included on the US destination fare?

 

[futaris]

As long as you book U class and not T class, then you should earn 100% AAdvantage miles.

If you book through expedia.com.au or similar then you should see the booking class.

BNE-AUH-JFK is 14329 mi each way, so 28k AA miles for $1273 is pretty good, essentially 0.044 AUD per RDM.

 

[tuppaware]

As long as not more than 2 to 3 hour lay over than no problem with it. longer than that and you need lounge access.

Hopefully the new terminal will be a significant improvement.



Do you mean the 28 hour + route to the US with a European stopover included on the US destination fare?

No I got an open jaw flight into the Amsterdam and return from JFK for $750.