Discounted Business Class Flights with BA

[flyingjase]

Does anyone know a good travel agent / website for discounted business class flights with British Airways?

I want to stick with BA as I collect the airmiles & they have the fully flat beds on Club World (unlike most other carriers) and I'm off to Thailand in November and the agent I normally use for my these flights is quoting me £700 per person more than last year.

Any recomendations gratefully receieved

Cheers

Jason

[srebbe64]

I don't know specifically about BA, buy Dialaflight (0870 3334488) have given me some very good Business Class deals in the past.

[jamoor]

Try cruxton travel, (google them) or try the good ol fashined interweb

What dates you want to go.

[flyingjase]

Thanks - just tried dialaflight and gave me a cracking price including 3 nights free 4* hotel in Bangkok - thanks guys - will give Cruxton a call tomm.

[Puggit]

I've used dialaflight too - got a cracking PE class flight down to Joburg once...

[stimmers]

Good thread. Trying to get round trip Business Class flights to Bangkok, Signapore, Sydney, Auckland, Fiji and back via US for my folks for Nov, Dec this year.

Will try Dialaflight

[Horse_Apple]

stimmers said:

Good thread. Trying to get round trip Business Class flights to Bangkok, Signapore, Sydney, Auckland, Fiji and back via US for my folks for Nov, Dec this year.

Will try Dialaflight

TrailFinders will get you a business class quote for a round the world ticket for that sort of trip.

Last time I checked they were quoting around £2K. Obviously, I'm sure you'd need to investigate which carriers were used for which legs etc.

[flyingjase]

I've just booked mine through dialaflight.

I think the point in the previous post about which carrier is key as business class standards vary dramatically. I wanted BA (not codeshare with Quantas) as they are the only carrier (to the best of my knowledge) to offer fully flat beds in business class, so I paid £400 more than I could have got through Thai Air for example or £900 more that Gulf Air!

[srebbe64]

This web-site's quite good for giving info on what airlines offer lie-flat seats:

http://www.flatseats.com/

[jamoor]

flyingjase said:

I've just booked mine through dialaflight.

I think the point in the previous post about which carrier is key as business class standards vary dramatically. I wanted BA (not codeshare with Quantas) as they are the only carrier (to the best of my knowledge) to offer fully flat beds in business class, so I paid £400 more than I could have got through Thai Air for example or £900 more that Gulf Air!

Isn't Gulf air meant to be decent?

[Puggit]

flyingjase said:

I've just booked mine through dialaflight.

I think the point in the previous post about which carrier is key as business class standards vary dramatically. I wanted BA (not codeshare with Quantas) as they are the only carrier (to the best of my knowledge) to offer fully flat beds in business class, so I paid £400 more than I could have got through Thai Air for example or £900 more that Gulf Air!

Very true - Business Class on Air Namibia to Joburg for instance isn't too different to PE in Virgin - only you don't get decent entertainment on Air Namibia!

[flyingjase]

srebbe64 said:

This web-site's quite good for giving info on what airlines offer lie-flat seats:

http://www.flatseats.com/

Great site - thanks, lots of good info

[flyingjase]

jamoor said:

flyingjase said:

I've just booked mine through dialaflight.

I think the point in the previous post about which carrier is key as business class standards vary dramatically. I wanted BA (not codeshare with Quantas) as they are the only carrier (to the best of my knowledge) to offer fully flat beds in business class, so I paid £400 more than I could have got through Thai Air for example or £900 more that Gulf Air!

Isn't Gulf air meant to be decent?

They are good & really good value for money, but not as good as BA (IMHO)

[srebbe64]

flyingjase said:

jamoor said:

flyingjase said:

I've just booked mine through dialaflight.

I think the point in the previous post about which carrier is key as business class standards vary dramatically. I wanted BA (not codeshare with Quantas) as they are the only carrier (to the best of my knowledge) to offer fully flat beds in business class, so I paid £400 more than I could have got through Thai Air for example or £900 more that Gulf Air!

Isn't Gulf air meant to be decent?

They are good & really good value for money, but not as good as BA (IMHO)

It depends which plane you get. Some are good and some are rubbish.

[paoloh]

stimmers said:

Good thread. Trying to get round trip Business Class flights to Bangkok, Signapore, Sydney, Auckland, Fiji and back via US for my folks for Nov, Dec this year.

Will try Dialaflight

The wife and I flew around the world Business Class with Air New Zealand. £4k each

[stimmers]

paoloh said:

stimmers said:

Good thread. Trying to get round trip Business Class flights to Bangkok, Signapore, Sydney, Auckland, Fiji and back via US for my folks for Nov, Dec this year.

Will try Dialaflight

The wife and I flew around the world Business Class with Air New Zealand. £4k each

Flat bed? My dad is disabled (only has one leg) so needs a flat bed so his 'Robocop' leg has room to stretch out.

[srebbe64]

stimmers said:

paoloh said:

stimmers said:

Good thread. Trying to get round trip Business Class flights to Bangkok, Signapore, Sydney, Auckland, Fiji and back via US for my folks for Nov, Dec this year.

Will try Dialaflight

The wife and I flew around the world Business Class with Air New Zealand. £4k each

Flat bed? My dad is disabled (only has one leg) so needs a flat bed so his 'Robocop' leg has room to stretch out.

I bet you if he books P/E and reserves a seat in the upper part of a 747/400 but when he gets on board says he can't make the stairs he'll be upgraded to business class.

[paoloh]

stimmers said:

paoloh said:

stimmers said:

Good thread. Trying to get round trip Business Class flights to Bangkok, Signapore, Sydney, Auckland, Fiji and back via US for my folks for Nov, Dec this year.

Will try Dialaflight

The wife and I flew around the world Business Class with Air New Zealand. £4k each

Flat bed? My dad is disabled (only has one leg) so needs a flat bed so his 'Robocop' leg has room to stretch out.

Yes, flat beds

[kryten22uk]

stimmers said:

paoloh said:

stimmers said:

Good thread. Trying to get round trip Business Class flights to Bangkok, Signapore, Sydney, Auckland, Fiji and back via US for my folks for Nov, Dec this year.

Will try Dialaflight

The wife and I flew around the world Business Class with Air New Zealand. £4k each

Flat bed? My dad is disabled (only has one leg) so needs a flat bed so his 'Robocop' leg has room to stretch out.

Yes, flat. Same seats as on Virgin. (And same as Air Canada too).