Excellent Turkmenistan Airlines business class fare: London / Europe to Asia from £520 one-way

I don’t think I’ve seen them before, but Turkmenistan Airlines (coded T5) has some excellent business-class fares between Asia and Europe.

• Asia destinations: Beijing, Seoul, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Ho Chi Minh City
• Europe destinations: London, Frankfurt, Milan
• Travel period: October 2026 to March 2027
• Valid both ways

Availability on travel agencies is very sparse, so use the airline’s website if you can. Also many of these routes are not flown daily so make sure you check the flight schedule first.

I’ll just give you some examples. Beijing to Frankfurt:

Beijing to London:

Kuala Lumpur to London:

Milan to Bangkok:

Frankfurt to Seoul:

Most of these routes are operated by the Boeing 777 fleet, however there are two variations. You’ll either get 777-300ER which is Cathay Pacific’s retired aircraft, 1-2-1 reverse herringbone configuration so not too shaby; or 777-200 which has the very sad looking and dense 2-3-2 layout. The Milan route is operated by Boeing 738 instead.

I’m not sure you can credit the flight to any frequent flyer program, but the price itself is attractive enough.