[awucs]

It usually doubles per class from economy, premium economy, business to first class (for the cheapest tickets). But then of course there is more variance between airlines when it comes to business and first. A cheap first class intercontinental return ticket might be 2000€. More realistically you are looking at 3000€ to 4000€. If you have somewhere to go or a time to be there it can of course be a lot more.

[chrissnell]

British Airways runs about $7,000-$15,000 per round-trip depending on when and where you fly. It's a relative bargain. You probably won't do a long-haul flight on Emirates for anywhere south of $10K, and probably quite a bit more.

[isostatic]

BA is terrible. When I was flying to the Far East regularly they would charge more for premium than finnair or Qatar charged for business. Qatar business on the planes on that route (787/a350) is way better than BA first on any plane.

#anyoneButBA - and I say that as a former top tier BA frequent flyer