For many years if you needed Tier Points, you headed to Abu Dhabi. BA used to have direct flights from London and Premium Economy was reasonably priced from outside London, so you'd get to Abu Dhabi with perhaps 200 tier points in the bank from positioning. And then for perhaps £600, you could fly to Jakarta via Colombo and add another 560 tier points to the balance. Extraordinary value and a fun adventure...
Then the you-know-what descended and lots of things changed... BA hasn't resumed service to Abu Dhabi - they leave the region to Qatar these days - so although you can get to Abu Dhabi on the cheap with Wizz air, tier point rich options are now very expensive... And inflation seems to have caught up with SriLankan and their onward fare is now 20% higher than it was. Still exceptional value, but not as great as the "good old days"...
But I need to renew my Gold status, and I've been enviously watching others take this trip for years, so I decided to "just do it". I positioned with a redemption on Qatar and paid just over £800 for the flights. I thought I'd make one comprehensive video about the entire trip, but that would have been about 40 minutes long, so I've split it into two. "There" in part 1, and "Back Again" in part 2 next week.
This video shows the experience from Abu Dhabi to Colombo, continuing to Jakarta... Enjoy!
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⏰ Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
1.07 - My 2022
2:40 - Abu Dhabi Airport
7:13 - The First Plane
9:43 - Colombo
12:25 - The Second Plane
15:37 - Jakarta
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21 июл 2024