For travel from 01 September 2016 to 31 March 2017. Blackout period: 16 December 2016 to 10 January 2017.
Stopovers permitted free of charge – maximum of 4 stopovers on total journey. Fares are inclusive of taxes and surcharges. Sale ends 1 August 2016.
To Amsterdam: From Perth $1184, Melbourne $1289, Adelaide $1294, Sydney $1306, Brisbane $1321
To Paris: From Perth $1240, Melbourne $1346, Adelaide $1351 Sydney $1363, Brisbane $1377
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Great prices bit first leg on Garuda is a deal-breaker.
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Try other dates - I saw SYD-AMS 4-24/10 and Garuda was only an option (more expensive by a couple of hundred dollars) on one of the legs.
Garuda isn't the same airline anymore, but hey, go with your gut on air travel!
Garuda doesn't even fly to all the Australian cities. From Brisbane the first leg is on Cathay to HKG or Virgin to DPS, or even Etihad to AUH.
As a Dutchman, I'd say that the KLM-operated legs are the deal breaker here… Old planes, poor seat config and poor customer service. The only plus with KLM is that they've got a decent website.
anyone know a simple way of adding/finding stopovers on a particular flight?
Multi-city - you don't even need to have the same departure place for the second (return) leg.
Depends on when you are planning to go - we need to visit family in the UK for Christmas - these flights actually cover our planned timing ( there is a blackout period but relative short for xmas/new year period).
$1285 from Sydney to Amsterdam with cash back. Not a bad price.