INSANE DEAL: $770 Roundtrip Business Class Tickets From Bangkok To Toronto

INSANE DEAL: $770 Roundtrip Business Class Tickets From Bangkok To Toronto

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While this won’t be useful to everyone, this is an insanely good deal that I can’t not share. Per this FlyerTalk thread, Ethiopian has published some crazy low business class fares from Bangkok to Toronto. You can fly roundtrip refundable business class for $770 (select “Cloud 9 Deluxe” rather than “Cloud 9 Restricted,” since it’s only marginally more but gives you a lot more flexibility).

Ethiopian-787

This is bookable directly on Ethiopian’s website, which is the best place to search, since not all availability shows up on Google Flights.

Ethiopian-1 Ethiopian-2

The total roundtrip fare is 26470THB, or ~770USD.

ET

The fare books into the “D” fare class — you can see here as to how many miles you’d earn for that fare class with various frequent flyer programs. For most Star Alliance programs you’ll earn anywhere between 125% and 200% elite qualifying miles. The itinerary covers a distance of ~23,000 flown miles, so you can earn up to ~46,000 elite qualifying miles with some programs for an itinerary like this. That’s a lot of miles.

Keep in mind that this itinerary routes through Addis Ababa, which is why the flown distance is so long.

ADD-YYZ

Unfortunately one-way fares price out significantly higher than roundtrips, so this is best for roundtrips only.

All segments are operated by the 787, which at a minimum have angled seats in business class. Many 787s now even have fully flat beds, so it’s a fairly good product. Here’s my review of Ethiopian’s old 787 business class product between Beijing and Addis Ababa.

Ethiopian-787-Business-Class-04

I can’t imagine this fare will last, so I’d recommend booking sooner rather than later, if you’re interested.

Anyone plan to take advantage of this great deal?

(Tip of the hat to MightyTravels and zoqfotpik)

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  1. JC Guest

    @Chris
    when is your traveling date? got the email too.

    1. Chris Guest

      @JC
      in September 2017. However I will not fight for it. "1. Refund full amount in the same form of payment and currency" is ok for me.

  2. Chris Guest

    Dear Valued Customer,

    Upon careful assessment, we have determined your ticket was done with wrong fare calculation. Ethiopian regrets the error and will offer you the following options:

    1. Refund full amount in the same form of payment and currency
    2. Make use of the ticket in economy class in the same itinerary by waiving additional charges.
    3. Utilize the value of the ticket as a payment to purchase a ticket on any...

    Dear Valued Customer,

    Upon careful assessment, we have determined your ticket was done with wrong fare calculation. Ethiopian regrets the error and will offer you the following options:

    1. Refund full amount in the same form of payment and currency
    2. Make use of the ticket in economy class in the same itinerary by waiving additional charges.
    3. Utilize the value of the ticket as a payment to purchase a ticket on any Ethiopian route with the applicable additional charges if any,

    Please let us know your preference and your ticket will be sent to you on a separate email. If you wish to cancel this ticket, kindly advise us and we will promptly cancel your reservation and process full refund.

    We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused and cordially expect your kindest understanding.

    Regards,
    Ethiopian Airlines Team

  3. Chris Guest

    Booked it on 29th March 2017. Credit card status was on "pending" until 04th April 2017. Now fully charged. So fare no cancelation email/ call from Ethiopian Airlines.

    Let's see...

  4. daniel Member

    For everyone interested, they are NOT honoring this fare. I just called to check on my ticket because it dissappeared from my Amex statement.

    They said it was a mistake fare, and they are not honoring it. They *did* offer to let me pay the $3,000 difference to book the ticket in business class, though ;)

  5. JC Guest

    thank~ bought it yesterday. will fly in May =)

  6. ARMEN IPEKCI Guest

    Not available .Asking 126.000 Baht. I think it was a mistake

  7. MikeM Guest

    I booked and paid for April BKKADDYYZ ret
    Got the 26,400 baht fare
    Let's see if they dare downgrade

  8. Janis Guest

    It's gone now and this was clearly a 'fat-finger' mistake on the part of ET's pricing team -- see historic fare here (dated 27MAR, when it was still available):

    FQ27MAR17BKKYTO09JUN17-ET‡BD«
    BKK-YTO CXR-ET FRI 09JUN17 USD
    V FARE BASIS BK FARE TRAVEL-TICKET AP MINMAX RTG
    1X DEERTCC D R 66.00 E28MR S27MR - 3/12M AT01

    and see historic fare from (KUL another ET SE Asian market):

    FQ27MAR17KULYTO09JUN17-ET‡BD«
    KUL-YTO CXR-ET FRI 09JUN17...

    It's gone now and this was clearly a 'fat-finger' mistake on the part of ET's pricing team -- see historic fare here (dated 27MAR, when it was still available):

    FQ27MAR17BKKYTO09JUN17-ET‡BD«
    BKK-YTO CXR-ET FRI 09JUN17 USD
    V FARE BASIS BK FARE TRAVEL-TICKET AP MINMAX RTG
    1X DEERTCC D R 66.00 E28MR S27MR - 3/12M AT01

    and see historic fare from (KUL another ET SE Asian market):

    FQ27MAR17KULYTO09JUN17-ET‡BD«
    KUL-YTO CXR-ET FRI 09JUN17 USD
    V FARE BASIS BK FARE TRAVEL-TICKET AP MINMAX RTG
    1 DEERTCC D R 6907.00 ---- - 3/12M AT01

    both origins use the same fare basis (DEERTCC) but BKK is obviously missing 2 digits from the fare.

  9. emercycrite Guest

    @C - Bugger off. Thank you.

  10. paul5795 Guest

    @Markus

    It is a bit early to declare that ET's ex-OSL business class "fare sale" that took place earlier this year will not be downgraded for anyone who bought. The initial ex-OSL ET flight took place only yesterday (March 27) and so the success reports are skimpy. We need a few more weeks of trip reports to know if ET is going to honor ALL the ex-OSL fares. FYI, in 2016 ET certainly did not honor all the ex-BRU fares that it sold at cheap (error) prices.

  11. Englishder New Member

    @ C - perhaps so but without blogs such as OMAAT you wouldn't have known about it to start with!

  12. Markus Guest

    Fyi: the oslo ef from ethiopian in January went through without problems. People are flying it to various destinations as JNB, CPT, SE etc.

    No downgrades!

  13. elvee Guest

    Don't forget the DUB technical stop.

  14. Harry New Member

    My payment isn't going through either ... anyone else having this problem? Got through on the "pay agent" option, but when I called in to pay he said "the system is broken" ... makes no sense though since that would mean that the airline couldn't book any flights right now ...

  15. TCCQuest New Member

    @Bruno and all

    It's wise for the international traveler going outside of Europe to have Yellow Fever vaccine with card in hand regardless of destination. It's a crummy way to be denied boarding.

  16. Bruno Member

    Don't forget that you need a yellow fever shot with certificate for the return!
    Otherwise you'll be denied boarded / be stuck in the airport for a long time / be put in quarantine upon arrival in BKK.

  17. Kevin Gold

    I would do it if the fare started in Toronto. It's an adventure, right?

  18. yyc Member

    @Sean, some people will go great lengths to earn elite status :D

    I would do it if it's available the other way.

  19. Mitch Guest

    If you're downgraded, do you still earn miles in the D booking class?

  20. tom Guest

    Every few months we see a screw-up like this from ET and they always seem to end the same with last minute downgrades to Y.
    Pretty horrific to get downgraded at the gate prior to a 49hr trip from BKK to YYZ......and very little options

  21. Sean M. Diamond

    You do realise that this schedule has 16-18 hour layovers in Addis each way? Granted you will get STPC at the Hilton but still.

  22. Mitch Guest

    Is Cloud 9 Deluxe fully refundable? What are the cancellation policies surrounding it?

  23. Lukas Diamond

    My payment isn't going through :( Tried May - January roundtrip

  24. J Guest

    If they did come back later to try to say it's a mistake, would you be able to cancel for free, since it's a mistake?

  25. Daniel Valenti Member

    A few comments:

    1.) mine booked into "C" fare fwiw

    2.) I am reading a lot of stories about Ethiopian downgrades. There seems to be a similar fare to South Africa where they emailed everyone and said it was "actually economy"

    3.) I will be very bummed getting on a packed y seat at 1am in bangkok to Ethiopia. In fact, nothing sounds worse.

  26. C Guest

    This is how deals die. Thanks?

  27. Ben Guest

    If this is a mistake fare ET will simply downgrade your tickets to Y without even bothering to tell you.

  28. keitherson Gold

    Thanks Ben! So much faster than other bloggers.

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Chris Guest

@JC in September 2017. However I will not fight for it. "1. Refund full amount in the same form of payment and currency" is ok for me.

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JC Guest

@Chris when is your traveling date? got the email too.

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Chris Guest

Dear Valued Customer, Upon careful assessment, we have determined your ticket was done with wrong fare calculation. Ethiopian regrets the error and will offer you the following options: 1. Refund full amount in the same form of payment and currency 2. Make use of the ticket in economy class in the same itinerary by waiving additional charges. 3. Utilize the value of the ticket as a payment to purchase a ticket on any Ethiopian route with the applicable additional charges if any, Please let us know your preference and your ticket will be sent to you on a separate email. If you wish to cancel this ticket, kindly advise us and we will promptly cancel your reservation and process full refund. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused and cordially expect your kindest understanding. Regards, Ethiopian Airlines Team

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