If you’re thinking about booking a trip to Europe or Asia for next year, the “early bird” sales have arrived!

Before the pandemic, many airlines traditionally offered their best deals on travel during the European summer season when booking in September or October of the previous year.

COVID-19 interrupted this cycle, and airfares over the past couple of years have been significantly higher than the long-term average. Over the last couple of years, many airlines that previously offered annual “early bird” sales have not done so.

But Singapore Airlines is an exception. And it’s currently offering some more great “early bird” airfares for travel in 2024. Hopefully this year, other airlines will follow.

The Singapore Airlines early bird sale is on until 22 September 2023. If you book by this date, you can even earn 25% bonus Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer miles on your trip.

These airfares are available for travel dates between 15 January and 5 September 2024, although there are some blackout dates during peak periods. The maximum stay at the destination is six months.

Here are some examples of Singapore Airlines early bird fares available now for travel dates in 2024 in Economy Class:

• Melbourne-Shanghai from $723 return
• Brisbane-Beijing from $754 return
• Cairns-Hong Kong from $767 return
• Perth-London from $1,580 return
• Melbourne-Zurich from $1,609 return
• Sydney-London from $1,672 return
• Adelaide-Frankfurt from $1,686 return

There are also some good deals available in Premium Economy, including:

• Melbourne-Singapore from $2,056 return
• Sydney-Los Angeles from $2,994 return

And Singapore Airlines Business Class deals include:

• Sydney-Bangkok from $3,775 return
• Melbourne-Zurich from $6,562 return
• Perth-Paris from $6,676 return
• Perth-New York from $7,506 return

See full terms & conditions and book on the Singapore Airlines website.

You can discuss the Singapore Airlines deals on the Australian Frequent Flyer forum.

Fly Etihad to London from $1,288 return

Looking for a cheap flight to the UK for later this year? Etihad Airways currently has fares from Melbourne to London from $1,288 return.

This unadvertised deal covers various dates including November this year. The main catch is that the return flight has an extra stop in Rome.

You can book on the Etihad website. See the Australian Frequent Flyer forum for details.

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 economics, aviation & foreign languages, and he has a soft spot for good food and red wine.

You can connect with Matt by posting on the Australian Frequent Flyer community forum and tagging @AFF Editor.