Flights from Heathrow to Manila
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The company I work for is close to winning a contract in Manila which could result in me flying to Manila a few times over the next year. Obviously I want to travel business class so I'm researching the cheapest way to achieve this so I can present my case to the company. Googling hasn't brought up any direct flights with carriers going via regional hubs like HK, Singapore, Dubai or Amsterdam.
Does anyone have any tips to offer for which routes might be better than others?
Does anyone have any tips to offer for which routes might be better than others?
Just looked on Sky Scanner
MAS via KL
Cathay via HK
Qatar via DOH
Emirates via DXB
KLM via AMS
Seems that you cannot do that route all the way on SQ. All of the above carriers have good Business Class seats so i would be looking at the travel time, seems to vary between 15 hours and 30 hours!! Via HK looks like the fastest route!
MAS via KL
Cathay via HK
Qatar via DOH
Emirates via DXB
KLM via AMS
Seems that you cannot do that route all the way on SQ. All of the above carriers have good Business Class seats so i would be looking at the travel time, seems to vary between 15 hours and 30 hours!! Via HK looks like the fastest route!
XJSJohn said:
Just looked on Sky Scanner
MAS via KL
Cathay via HK
Qatar via DOH
Emirates via DXB
KLM via AMS
Seems that you cannot do that route all the way on SQ. All of the above carriers have good Business Class seats so i would be looking at the travel time, seems to vary between 15 hours and 30 hours!! Via HK looks like the fastest route!
Thanks for that. I was rather taken aback by the flight durations as most of them are around 20 hours & I find 12-13 hours to Singapore bad enough. I would prefer to break the trip in Singapore for a day or so but I can't see that going down too well. I think KLM via AMS might be the one to look at. MAS via KL
Cathay via HK
Qatar via DOH
Emirates via DXB
KLM via AMS
Seems that you cannot do that route all the way on SQ. All of the above carriers have good Business Class seats so i would be looking at the travel time, seems to vary between 15 hours and 30 hours!! Via HK looks like the fastest route!
Berw said:
When I worked in Europe and travelled too the far east, I worked for two companies that allowed you to leave on Friday night, so you arived saturday evening, then you had Sunday free as a tourist, the company didn't get you jet lagged and you got a tourist day, worked OK
True, & I do that when flying to Singapore but going onto Manila could easily add another half day depending on connections. I didn't realise it was quite so different to flying to HK, Singapore etc. KGB1 said:
After over 20 years with KLM I have just switched to Emirates and would highly recommend using them, especially in business class with free chauffeur drive and upstairs on the 380 is something else.
Is it a new route to Manila? Sing air does upstairs in cattle class too on the 380.....XJSJohn said:
and they will let anyone in as i discovered !!! 
Tell you what, i went on the Sing 380 in 2009 and again 8 weeks ago, they dont wear very well. Lose fittings and edges of dropdown tables cracked. Not too impressed, oh nearly forgot f
king wing roots cracking too, very very not impressed.phumy said:
XJSJohn said:
and they will let anyone in as i discovered !!!
Tell you what, i went on the Sing 380 in 2009 and again 8 weeks ago, they dont wear very well. Lose fittings and edges of dropdown tables cracked. Not too impressed, oh nearly forgot fking wing roots cracking too, very very not impressed.and no more passenger flights on SQ 747's any more ... its either 777 or 380 for long haul, Jumbo only for Cargo
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