This is not a drill. Europe to/from Bangkok or Malaysia for $196 one way.

Hey, blogopals! I'm not quite sure what's going on, but it involves $196 flights one-way (or twice that, round trip) between Berlin, Hamburg, and Dresden, and Bangkok (or just a bit more for all sorts of European cities, including Prague and Barcelona).


Now, if you keep a close eye on this blog and on Secretflying.com, you know that there are often round trip flight sales from Europe to Asia, but those sales never seem to work one-way: it may be $500 round trip from Beijing to Rome, but $800 one-way! This is great if all you want to do is visit that one city, but it doesn't really fit a lot of people's needs, when you're tied down to that one city. That's why this deal is SO MEGA AWESOME - You can fly into Berlin, spend as long as you want, then fly out of any other city. (Note: Vietnam Air is also offering $222 one-way flights between Malaysia and London!)

Here are some ideas of other fun one-ways, with approximate prices (one-way prices, of course):

Berlin, Hamburg or Dresden to/from Bangkok with Eurowings: $196 (in Thai baht thb)

Cologne, Prague, Zagreb, Barcelona, Milan, and more to/from Bangkok with Eurowings: about $210-260

London Heathrow to/from Bangkok with Malaysia Airlines: $263

London Heathrow to/from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia with Vietnam Airlines: $222

Either Eurowings, a German airline, is having a massive yet unadvertised sale, or that is just what their prices are and I never thought to look before. I'm thiiiinking it's a sale, as these prices are insanely low, and a lot of the routes seem to just be starting up in a couple months, but who knows? Life is a mystery. It seems to be cheaper to book in Thai baht rather than euros or dollars, which it automatically does if you're flying from Bangkok. I'm going to pounce on this right away to make sure it doesn't get away, but I'll keep an eye on it and let y'all know if this is the normal price or what.


Tip: Use the Eurowings low-fare calendar to find your route!

China Eastern and Air China deals: US to/from Asia for $500 round trip

China Eastern Airlines has a decidedly mediocre website, and sometimes it's hard to find the flights that match the sales they advertise. But for $268 one-way from New York to Hong Kong, or even less from the West Coast, it's hard to be mad. Unlike a lot of "sales" from Chinese airlines, this price DOES include tax and fees!


Now, it looks like you may not be able to get that price if you buy only one-way, which sucks if you want to fly into one airport, do some exploring, and fly out of another. Still, though, keep your eye on China Eastern: http://us.ceair.com/

Air China is having a 10% off sale this weekend, and with prices of around $577 round trip from New York to Bangkok, you can't really beat 10% off that. They also advertise $2000 round trip business class tickets, and with a 21-26 hour flight, it might be worth it if you can swing it. (At the same time though, skipping business class and dealing with 24-ish hours of discomfort and sadness basically means you just got paid $1500 to not be fancy, which is a pretty good amount of money to earn just from not being fancy.)

Details here.


 Yours truly, A