Nothing makes me happier than seeing a great deal for a business class airline ticket. Even better is when it is something that is actually useful to me, which usually results in a purchase.
On the flip side, airlines offering two for one sales generally makes me frown. It’s discriminatory to the solo traveller and when the fares are especially good, I could almost cry.
Airline Two For One Sales
Lufthansa and Swiss are currently offering some great two for one sales out of the United Kingdom. Perhaps the canny Germans and Swiss are trying to butter up the Brits before Brexit.
People originating in London, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Glasgow or Manchester can take advantage of some seriously low fares. Fancy business class to Hong Kong? That’ll be £999 per person. I’d be all over that like a rash! Rio de Janeiro and Seoul are £1,250, Johannesburg is £1,499 and there are many more.
Of course, you must be two people travelling, which means I’m not included as I usually travel alone. I’m either going to have to get married (which is not really going to result in an overall saving once the wedding is included) or find myself a travel companion. That does sound a little too Jane Austen for me though!
Overall Thoughts
There’s a reason I don’t usually write about airline two for one sales, and that’s because I can’t take advantage of them personally. That being said, I think it is a great thing to do to get people on board, especially when the price is right.
I should quit my bitching though as things could be worse. Airlines could charge a single supplement like cruise lines do when you occupy a double cabin as a solo traveller, or it could be like hotels where the room rate is the same whether you’re one or two people.
What do you think of two for one sales when it comes to flights? Thank you for reading and if you have any comments or questions, please leave them below.
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I think you should find yourself a +1, for more than just the companion fares. Life is just better with a +1. For what you give up in award availability you will gain an infinite amount of happiness.
Thank you, Steven! I’ll do my best to make that a priority in the near future. I appreciate you taking the time to say that 🙂
The really sad thing about this is that these “special sales” are usually from Europe TO the US – never the other way around !
Well, that’s probably because they are being offered by European airlines. I’m sure there are lots of sales that the US carriers offer which would be considered a bargain for Europeans, but then we’d have to get there to take advantage of them. Every region is different… I mean, cheap fares were recently offered out of Indonesia. Everyone has their turn sometime! Thanks for the comment!
Any discrimination on this is far offset by less availability on premium award seats for more than one person on many routes which is bad for couples or families. So don’t be so sad. Maybe watching the movie “Like Father” Netflix or “Non-Transferable” Amazon Prime will cheer you up 🙂
You are very correct here – travelling as one person is great when it comes to frequent flyer rewards. That one seat available for redemption is a shining beacon of hope for the solo traveller. I know I have snagged the one remaining seat on more than one occasion, so valid point! 🙂 I’ve been meaning to check out Like Father, so I must make sure I do!
You need to find a travel friend who you trust with payment (this community is huge!) and book flights together. Don’t have to travel together once you land…just be on the same flights.
That’s not a bad idea actually! I should scope that out, because that would suit me. It would stop me missing out on so many lovely deals. Thanks for the tip, I appreciate it!
Any ideas on how to leverage these deals from the US?
I assume you just book a ticket originating in the UK. Obviously you’d then need to fly to the UK to get your flight. There’s no way to start in the US as it’s a sale restricted to starting from a UK airport.
Don’t think of it as roundtrip from the UK for one trip think of it as the second half of how to get back and the next first half of a trip to the UK. Another option on this would be to do a one-way transatlantic cruise to Southhampton or take an award flight/LCC flight one-way to start this long term plan
I did that once, flew to New York and took the QE2 transatlantic home. I really need to do that again before the current Cunard ships are too old.