Is there a QF codeshare SIN-HEL?

[Ev1dent]

I'm planning a family trip to HEL next northern winter. I currently have QC and Silver, so can only access lounges at Syd and SIN if I'm on a flight with a QF flight number. We want to break the flight in SIN (night at the airport hotel) because we think that with young kids it will better match their sleep patterns and I know Changi well.

We'd like to fly direct SIN-HEL, but the only way we can currently find is to book the whole trip with Finnair. However, that will mean no lounge access unless I can pull off a miracle in the next double SC promo.

Is there a way to find out if there a codeshare SIN-HEL that would let me access the Qantas lounge in SIN (in both directions)? If not, any tips or suggestions? we'll be travelling with 3 kids, youngest will be 2.5.

 

[Himeno]

SIN-HEL AY132/QF3875
HEL-SIN AY131/QF3874

 

[SYD]

As above. They do come up on qantas.com but it does seem to favour QF1 to LHR and then QF codeshare to HEL.

Play around with the multi-City search. If you can’t get it to work, maybe try a travel agent or an online TA.

You might want to check the fares on JAL in PE (it comes with lounge access and obviously more comfortable!)

 

[MELso]

As noted, there is, but when I was looking to book, the codeshare through Qantas was about $13k (!).

I’d suggest as an alternative jumping on to Expedia via Kayak as Finnair offers mixed class flights with Oz-SIN on QF in economy and SIN-HEL in business for $5k-5.5k. Then you can lounge hop to the QR and BA lounges as well as the QF one. I’m booked on this in a month. Looking forward to trying the AirLounge seat.

EDIT - note also that the SIN-HEL service leaves about midnight and gets in extremely early. If you want to visit SIN overnight, you’ll have to stopover.

Also, there are decent paid lounges in SIN like the SATS lounge.

 

[BD1959]

Flights are available to book online through Skyscanner - and OTAs (an option I’d never use) but looking at a dummy booking next January you would be looking at a hefty premium ($5683 v $2689 on a random datex in Jan 26) booking on the QF codeshare all the way over the AY codeshare all the way.

Regards,

BD

 

[docjames]

QF offer a code but I’ve never been able to price it remotely close to the AY code.

If overnighting at Changi, I’d just buy the AY code and forgo the lounge (and pocket the savings!) - stay at the airport hotel, check the bags through, changi is one of the better airports to be at with kids - lots to look around and do with efficient immigration/entry so no real need for lounge IMO.

 

[justinbrett]

I can find them on ITA matrix but only premium Y, no Y. Suspect the high fares quoted above are actually for premium Y.

I had a look at the fares and rules on expert flyer, and for Y they are a mess, either say via LHR (those are the ones appearing on QF's website) but others saying you have to travel via NAN or South Africa. I'm wondering if someone bodged it when they uploaded the fares.

 

[Ade]

I searched for SYD-SIN-HEL on 05NOV. The QF1 route then QF3805 to HEL comes to approx $15xx per adult. However, the SYD-SIN-HEL (without going to LHR) on QF1 and then QF3875 comes to approx $30xx per adult. So close to twice per adult passenger.

Edit: If searched SIN-HEL separately (as in not as part of the itinerary commencing SYD) as a QF codeshare (QF3875) prices at a whooping $66xx per adult passenger in Y :O

 

[SYD]

I searched for SYD-SIN-HEL on 05NOV. The QF1 route then QF3805 to HEL comes to approx $15xx per adult. However, the SYD-SIN-HEL (without going to LHR) on QF1 and then QF3875 comes to approx $30xx per adult. So close to twice per adult passenger.

Edit: If searched SIN-HEL separately (as in not as part of the itinerary commencing SYD) as a QF codeshare (QF3875) prices at a whooping $66xx per adult passenger in Y :O

Hence why I suggested JL… Comfy seat and probably no need to stopover.

 

[BD1959]

I can find them on ITA matrix but only premium Y, no Y. Suspect the high fares quoted above are actually for premium Y.

Good point, I hadn’t checked, but only half correct.

The outbound is in fact Premium but return in Economy:



Regards,
BD

 

[SYD]

Good point, I hadn’t checked, but only half correct.

The outbound is in fact Premium but return in Economy:

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Regards,
BD

Two one-way tickets would normally price higher than a return - which complicates things.