MEL/SYD-AMS in J on (gulp!) GA from $3.3k, PER-AMS from$2.9k

[MELso]

For the brave and hardy souls among the AFF crowd, I was looking through the list of business class fares to Europe on Directflights and saw Garuda was doing MEL-AMS, SYD-AMS and PER-AMS fares in J for very reasonable prices. Maximum stay away appears to be a month.

 

[Dalescott]

Went looking couldn't find it?? Can you give me better directions

 

[MELso]

1. Go to directflight.com.au (or Wotflight.com: Cheap Flights & online airfares. Wotif.com's flight site - just plane easy or travel.com.au - Cheap Flights, Hotels, Holiday Packages, Cruises, Tours - one destination. endless possibilities. - the fares show up there too)
2. Select departure city of MEL/SYD/PER
3. Select destination of AMS
4. Select Business class
5. Select dates (it worked on 28/4/12, return 17/5/12)
6. Select airline as Garuda
7. Select My dates are flexible

This should get you a J (well D) fare ex-MEL for $3307 all-in. Play around with dates to get shorter connections. Whether you fly Garuda, well that's up to you.

 

[lovetravellingoz]

Hasn't the Garuda product meant to have improved a lot of late???

 

[MELso]

The product, yes (e.g. Airline Review: Garuda Indonesia Business Class: fully flat bed, superb service - Airlines | flights | hotels | travel tech | style | apps - Australian Business Traveller), the safety, well, let's hope so...

 

[adampenrith]

I have flown both Garuda Business Class and Emirates Business Class.

Garuda is a much more comfortable seat - lie flat on the A330 - 200 , the IFE is good but not the 600 channels of EK - but enough to watch and listen to.

The inflight service is better than EK and the food choices on a par.

I have been flying GA both internationally and domestically within Indonesia since 2000 and feel safer on GA that QF - but everyone has to make their own decision about that