Penang: €454 Star Alliance Flights from Amsterdam (Incl. Checked Luggage)

Star Alliance members SWISS, Lufthansa, and Singapore Airlines bring us this unusual deal from Amsterdam to Penang starting at €454. This offer includes 23 kg of checked luggage. Departures are scattered between March and October.

Our availability calendar highlights all possible flight dates at the lowest price for trips up to 28 days. It will forward you to Lufthansa or Skyscanner with your selected flight dates.

First, you will fly from Amsterdam to Frankfurt or Zurich with a Lufthansa group Airbus 320 family featuring a 3-3 configuration. For your intercontinental leg, you will either fly from Zurich, where you will board a Swiss Boeing 777 with a 3-4-3 configuration, or from Frankfurt, you will fly with Lufthansa Boeing 747 with a 3-4-3 configuration to Singapore. Afterward, you will proceed from Singapore to Penang with a Singapore Airlines Boeing 737 featuring a 3-3 configuration.

Search & Book

This deal doesn’t have expiration date but a minimum stay of eight days and a maximum stay of twelve months applies. Available dates are are scattered between March and October.

You can find suitable dates using our calendar above or with the help of Google Flights, which may show higher prices than the ones you will get on the airline’s website. We recommend booking directly on Lufthansa’s website, but you can find cheaper prices with Skyscanner. However, booking on OTAs has its downsides.

Why is booking with an airline better than with an online travel agency?

More often than not, online travel agencies offer lower fares than airlines do. We still recommend booking with the airlines directly. There are two main reasons for that:

Better Customer Service
In case any problems like delays, cancellations or missed connections arise, you can communicate directly with the airline. The airline has to take care of you because you have a contract with them.

If a travel agency issues your ticket, you may have to reach out to them first. You also depend on your OTA to forward information like flight changes instead of receiving them directly from the airline. In many cases, you may get a prime exhibition of responsibility shifting rather than problem-solving.

This especially applies to premium tickets. You don’t want to spend more than €1,000 to wind up with some budget OTA’s telephone hotline in case anything goes wrong.

Baggage and Other Fees
Economy fares not including hold luggage are industry standard by now. In most cases, travel agencies charge much higher baggage fees than the airlines themselves. If bags are not included in your fare, airlines are often the cheaper alternative.

This also applies to other things like food services, insurances or priority treatment. In almost all cases, you pay less for additional amenities when booking on the airlines’ website.

Mileage

This ticket is issued in booking class K. Here are the miles and points you can earn from this deal:

Destination

Information & Tips for Malaysia

Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. This federal constitutional monarchy consists of 13 states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two similarly sized regions, Peninsular Malaysia and East Malaysia.

Best Time to Visit

The best time to visit the beaches on the east coast is from March to September since it is typically drier than the rest of Malaysia during this time. For the west coast, visit from November to August as the heaviest showers are from September to October. Snorkelling and diving.

Visa & Entry

Citizens of the EU member states may spend up to three months in Malaysia without a visa.

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