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Qantas Aussie airpass?
Does anyone know about, or has bought, the Qantas airpass?
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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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"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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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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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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On 24 Mar 2005 10:02:20 -0800, "Egmontgirl"
wrote: Does anyone know about, or has bought, the Qantas airpass? Yes. Dave ===== NSW Rural Fire Service - become a volunteer today. http://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/ |
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On 24 Mar 2005 10:02:20 -0800, "Egmontgirl"
wrote: Does anyone know about, or has bought, the Qantas airpass? Yes. Dave ===== NSW Rural Fire Service - become a volunteer today. http://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/ |
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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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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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