I've my older parents traveling from Chennai(India) to Seattle and back to Chennai. I want them to travel comfortably, therefore Business class or preferred seats would be preferred.
Approx dates, I'm looking are about June 18th - Aug 5th. I'm getting quotes for Business class for 4100USD/ticket in Emirates Airlines via Dubai with 1 stopover in Dubai. In comparison Economy ticket would cost 1400USD/ticket, which is 1/3 of the price of the Business class.
The business class tickets are turning out to be expensive, and I'm looking for creative ways to bring the parents comfortably but with a lesser price.
My alternative ideas are:
- Get Business class outbound (Chennai->Seattle) only, and keep the inbound (Seattle->Chennai) as economy class.
- Check if there are Preferred Economy tickets (the front of the aisle seats which have more leg room), instead of Business class.
- Check if they can provide Business class only for a leg of the Outbound journey (Dubai->Seattle), instead of the complete outbound journey
What are some other alternative ideas?
I've heard about upgrades to Business class, just a few days before travel. How much would they cost? I understand that there is a risk that this is subject to Business class availability and luck.
Any other ideas?
June 11, 2018 at 11:12AM
