Airfares from Singapore to east coast ... just wow (in a bad way)

[dajop]

If you can handle a MNL transit then PR has flights from KUL to Australia for under $900 in J and SIN to Australia for just over $1k in J for large parts of the year but I have found you need to book about a month out unfortunately

Yeh strong correlation with direct flight pricing. This week PR have been coming and going for about $1-1.1K one way - in economy. Have discussed this elsewhere but I will take a daytime nonstop in Y (or ScootPlus ideally) leaving a 3 or 4 hrs earlier over an overnight via MNL in J, a journey which takes 15+ hours. Usually when PR J fares are cheaper so are fares on SIN-MEL direct flights.

 

[SYD]

If you can luck in, there’s the occasional SIN-PER//PER-(ADL/MEL/SYD) QF reward in whY for the same points as non-stop but you can sleep in a bed o/n before heading on East. Max of about 12 hrs connection in PER.

 

[mannej]

Now is a another time where prices are crazy. Was sort of looking at coming back to Australia this week for a funeral and to attend to other business. But flights are full and/or fare are insane, so will be attending via live-stream instead.

Cheapest available routing has been SIN-DPS-DIL-DRW-MEL (so $400 to get to DIL and 18,000 QFF pts + $100 from there). Also some interesting anomalies, BKK-SIN-MEL on Scoot for example, $900 + overnight in SIN. SIN-MEL, same flight on Scoot, $1800. One way, no luggage, seat selection or F&Bs. And SIN-LAX-MEL on full service carriers is only about $300 more than that.

Start of school year? WA doesn’t start until tomorrow/Thursday, but not totally sure if there is anything else affecting prices

 

[dajop]

Start of school year? WA doesn’t start until tomorrow/Thursday, but not totally sure if there is anything else affecting prices

Yes end of school holidays and return of both foreign school and university students from SE Asia and India predominantly.