Etihad Airways has launched a great sale on round-trip Business Class fares from Malaysia to Europe.

For just over AU$2,000, you could fly Etihad Airways Business Class from Kuala Lumpur to either Paris or Zurich, via Abu Dhabi. Etihad generally operates Boeing 787s with lie-flat Business seats on these routes.

Even if you live in Australia, and not Malaysia, you can still take advantage of this fare by “nesting” return flights from Malaysia to Europe in between another return ticket from Australia to Malaysia.

You would need to stop over in Kuala Lumpur in both directions and allow some extra time in case one of the inbound flights is delayed, as you would be travelling on separate tickets. But by splitting up your trip, you could save thousands of dollars! By comparison, Etihad normally charges over $11,000 for a return Business Class ticket all the way from Sydney or Melbourne to Paris.

Malaysia reopened its border for quarantine-free travel on 1 April 2022.

To get from Australia to Malaysia, you could simply buy a separate ticket on an airline of your choice. Alternatively, you could redeem frequent flyer points.

Qantas Frequent Flyer points can be redeemed for Classic Rewards on Malaysia Airlines, which flies non-stop from Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane to Kuala Lumpur. Alternatively, you could redeem Velocity points for Singapore Airlines reward seats in Economy or Business Class. If you’re planning to do this, you should first check award availability though as it could be very limited during peak times such as school holidays.

About the Etihad Airways fare

With this Etihad Airways airfare from Kuala Lumpur to Europe, you could travel any time from 25 April until 30 November 2022. You would need to book by 29 April 2022.

There is a minimum stay required at the destination of 3 days, and the maximum stay is 6 months. Optional free stopovers are allowed in Abu Dhabi in one or both directions for up to 21 days.

The cheapest fare we could find would be flying into Paris, then returning from Zurich. This would cost MYR6,425 (~AU$2,056). Note that you would be paying in Malaysian ringgits as the booking originates in Malaysia.

A round-trip fare from Kuala Lumpur to Paris would cost around MYR6,569 (~AU$2,102) per passenger in Etihad Business Class.

You can book on the Etihad Airways website.

Earn Velocity points & status credits

As Etihad Airways is a partner of Virgin Australia, you can also earn Velocity points and status credits with this “Z” class fare at the Business Class rate!

You would earn 480 Velocity status credits and around 17,482 Velocity points for a round-trip Business Class fare from Kuala Lumpur to Paris via Abu Dhabi on Etihad.

You could alternatively credit these flights to another frequent flyer program such as Etihad Guest, Air Canada Aeroplan, American Airlines AAdvantage or ANA Mileage Club.

Join the discussion on the Australian Frequent Flyer forum: Etihad KUL-CDG BIZ Return $2,000 AUD

Matt Graham

The editor of Australian Frequent Flyer, Matt's passion for travel has taken him to over 90 countries… with the help of frequent flyer points, of course!
Matt's favourite destinations (so far) are Germany, Brazil & Kazakhstan. His interests include aviation, economics & foreign languages, and he has a soft spot for good food and red wine.

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