While business class flights from Europe to Australia have been steadily getting more expensive for months and cheap tickets are rarely found, there is still a pretty good offer departing from Kuala Lumpur. So if you’re interested in this combination or happen to be in Southeast Asia, the offer from Philippine Airlines might be worth a look.
Currently, you can get a round trip to Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne for around €799. It’s also possible to have a stopover in Manila on the outbound and/or return trip, which brings the price to €880. These flights can be found from March 2024 onward.
Below are some sample options with the cheapest prices for each route. With a click, you can be redirected to Skyscanner and proceed to your preferred provider for booking:
- Kuala Lumpur – Manila – Melbourne (oneway): €503
- Kuala Lumpur – Manila – Sydney (oneway): €510
- Kuala Lumpur – Manila – Brisbane (oneway): €513
- Kuala Lumpur – Manila – Melbourne – Kuala Lumpur: €799
- Kuala Lumpur – Manila – Sydney – Kuala Lumpur: €820
- Kuala Lumpur – Manila – Brisbane – Kuala Lumpur: €830
You can use our flight search engine to find the best-priced dates. You can select the dates, and it will take you to Skyscanner to find the best price:
Some of the connections have in common that there’s a long layover in Manila on the outbound or return if all segments have lie-flat seats. Therefore, you can turn the long layover into a real multi-day stopover (if desired) accordingly, as shown in this example to Melbourne.
For searching and booking, you can use our form. Select your desired route, and you will be redirected to Skyscanner. Keep in mind that this construct works for departures from March 2024 onward:
Transfers and Onboard Product
You will find lie-flat connections from Kuala Lumpur to Manila on the Airbus A321, but there are also connections without these seats on the Airbus A320. To Australia, you will mostly fly on the Airbus A330 with the new business class (Melbourne and Sydney), but to Brisbane, you will fly on the Airbus A321neo.
On long-haul flights, you will have lie-flat seats, with the A330 seats being a bit more spacious and offering more privacy. Below are two relevant reviews:
- Review of the Philippine Airlines Business Class A321neo by Executive Traveller
- Review of the new Philippine Airlines Business Class Airbus A330 by iWander.net
Search & Book
The duration of the offers is not known. Availability is good from March 2024 onward. The maximum stay is 6 months.
You can easily find suitable dates using Google Flights (Guide). You can book the flights on Skyscanner or directly with Philippine Airlines.
Mileage
The booking class with Philippine Airlines is I. The only program that will get you any miles for these tickets is ANA Mileage Club, where you’ll get around 13,675 miles.
Translated and edited by Ditmar
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