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Old March 24th, 2005, 07:02 PM
Egmontgirl
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Default Qantas Aussie airpass?

Does anyone know about, or has bought, the Qantas airpass?

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Old March 24th, 2005, 09:38 PM
Al Bennett
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"Egmontgirl" wrote in message
oups.com...
Does anyone know about, or has bought, the Qantas airpass?


If you know the "what", "where" and "when" details of your trip
around down here, then the Boomerang Pass is fast becoming
obsolete and superfluous, with the possible exception of
trans-tasman segments. Even the trans-tasman fares are
coming down to a level lower than the airpass with the recent
upsurge in carriers and reconstructed fare structures by the
majors like Air N.Z.

With Jetstar, VirginBlue and Qantas all fairly competitive for
the most part on domestic segments and with the one way
"mix and match" fare structures, I'd imagine you will get far
better segment fare deals on the websites of the carriers
over the segment costs of the Pass.

The other thing to keep in mind, pending your itinerary plans,
is to get your agent to look at the cheap "add-on" components
applicable to Qantas inbound international fares.


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Old March 24th, 2005, 09:38 PM
Al Bennett
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"Egmontgirl" wrote in message
oups.com...
Does anyone know about, or has bought, the Qantas airpass?


If you know the "what", "where" and "when" details of your trip
around down here, then the Boomerang Pass is fast becoming
obsolete and superfluous, with the possible exception of
trans-tasman segments. Even the trans-tasman fares are
coming down to a level lower than the airpass with the recent
upsurge in carriers and reconstructed fare structures by the
majors like Air N.Z.

With Jetstar, VirginBlue and Qantas all fairly competitive for
the most part on domestic segments and with the one way
"mix and match" fare structures, I'd imagine you will get far
better segment fare deals on the websites of the carriers
over the segment costs of the Pass.

The other thing to keep in mind, pending your itinerary plans,
is to get your agent to look at the cheap "add-on" components
applicable to Qantas inbound international fares.


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Old March 25th, 2005, 04:28 AM
Alan S
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On Fri, 25 Mar 2005 07:38:16 +1100, "Al Bennett"
wrote:

|With Jetstar, VirginBlue and Qantas all fairly competitive for
|the most part on domestic segments and with the one way
|"mix and match" fare structures, I'd imagine you will get far
|better segment fare deals on the websites of the carriers
|over the segment costs of the Pass.

The change in ownership of Virgin last week appears to be the first
step towards a reduction in the price war and rising local air-fares,
based on statements from Patrick Corporation.


Cheers, Alan, Australia
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Old March 25th, 2005, 04:28 AM
Alan S
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On Fri, 25 Mar 2005 07:38:16 +1100, "Al Bennett"
wrote:

|With Jetstar, VirginBlue and Qantas all fairly competitive for
|the most part on domestic segments and with the one way
|"mix and match" fare structures, I'd imagine you will get far
|better segment fare deals on the websites of the carriers
|over the segment costs of the Pass.

The change in ownership of Virgin last week appears to be the first
step towards a reduction in the price war and rising local air-fares,
based on statements from Patrick Corporation.


Cheers, Alan, Australia
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Old March 25th, 2005, 11:17 AM
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On 24 Mar 2005 10:02:20 -0800, "Egmontgirl"
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Does anyone know about, or has bought, the Qantas airpass?


Yes.

Dave

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Old March 25th, 2005, 11:17 AM
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On 24 Mar 2005 10:02:20 -0800, "Egmontgirl"
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Does anyone know about, or has bought, the Qantas airpass?


Yes.

Dave

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Old March 25th, 2005, 12:02 PM
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The other thing to keep in mind, pending your itinerary plans,
is to get your agent to look at the cheap "add-on" components
applicable to Qantas inbound international fares.


I did that and found that it offered no advantage at all. It cost 250
EUR for two domestic flights. That was ok because I used it for
SYD-Darwin and Alice-SYD and in that respect it was exactly the same
price as if I had booked directly in Oz. I imagine it can be good value
for a long distance like SYD-Perth. For everything else, I would
recommend booking over the Web or with a travel agent in Oz.

It might also be of advantage if you know your route but not your flight
dates as changing the dates was only 45 AUD - could be worthwhile in
certain circumstances.

Personally, I doubt I'm going to use that offer again.

Ralph
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Old March 25th, 2005, 12:02 PM
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The other thing to keep in mind, pending your itinerary plans,
is to get your agent to look at the cheap "add-on" components
applicable to Qantas inbound international fares.


I did that and found that it offered no advantage at all. It cost 250
EUR for two domestic flights. That was ok because I used it for
SYD-Darwin and Alice-SYD and in that respect it was exactly the same
price as if I had booked directly in Oz. I imagine it can be good value
for a long distance like SYD-Perth. For everything else, I would
recommend booking over the Web or with a travel agent in Oz.

It might also be of advantage if you know your route but not your flight
dates as changing the dates was only 45 AUD - could be worthwhile in
certain circumstances.

Personally, I doubt I'm going to use that offer again.

Ralph
 




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