We spotted a Business Class fare worth flagging. Ethiopian Airlines is currently pricing Business Class on the Athens–Tokyo Narita route at £1662pp — a 12-hour flight. With a short positioning flight from London Heathrow, the total journey cost comes to around £1772pp — a price that represents strong value for a lie-flat Business Class seat on a long-haul international route.
The fare breakdown
| Positioning flight (LHR → Athens) | ~£110 economy |
| Business Class (ATH → NRT) | £1662pp |
| Total from London | ~£1772pp |
Fare observed 3 October 2026. Prices change constantly — use the search above to check live availability.
About Tokyo Narita
Tokyo is one of the world's great cities — precise, beautiful, and surprising at every turn.
Japan rewards those who arrive in good shape. A twelve-hour flight in a lie-flat seat means you're ready to walk from the moment you land at Narita.
Business Class on this route
Ethiopian Airlines Business Class features a lie-flat seat on international routes, making it one of the best-value flat-bed products for travel to and from Africa.
Why depart from Athens?
Athens is one of Europe's key long-haul departure points.
FareEngine scans European departure airports in real time specifically because fares from gateway hubs frequently undercut the equivalent Heathrow price by hundreds of pounds. The positioning flight — a short hop in economy — costs a fraction of the saving, and for many UK travellers it adds no more than an hour to the overall door-to-door journey time.
Travelling in October 2026
This fare was observed for travel around 3 October 2026. Business Class availability on the best fares typically narrows as departure approaches, so searching early is worthwhile. If the exact dates don't suit, use FareEngine's search to check adjacent weeks.