As the British Airways Kuala Lumpur route beds in there are often some interesting fares available. I am travelling to London for a few days in June, unfortunately the quick turnaround meant that few decent business class fares were available. As a result I booked world traveller plus with BA for around £900 return with the hope that I would be able to use Avios or cash to upgrade at some stage.
This is not a great deal, given that Qatar have been offering Business class returns the other way (from elsewhere in Europe) for less than £1000. To make matters worse, the upgrade has not materialised- it does look like I'll be in premium economy.
However, some quick calculations show that I am not too badly off after all. The trip will generate 200 tier points - which I value at £3 each (If the journey is being made anyway) and 30,000 avios, which I still value at 1p each (for convenience.......following the recent value there are worth less than that to me.)
Tier points 300 X £3 = £600
Avios 30,000 X 0.01 = £300
Total = £900
Could be worse. Could also be better- a recent journey on the BA A380 to Hong Kong in Premium Economy was very impressive. I may be a little disappointed by the same product on the 777- especially as Malaysia airlines have an A380 going to London twice a day.
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