Fiji SC run price increase

[melbourne rebel]

After making a booking last week for the BNE-MEL-NAN SC run, I attempted to make another booking today only to find the base fare has increased from A$520 + $130.69 = $650.69 to A$624 + $130.69 = $755.​

 

[markis10]

Effective this morning and predicted a while ago with the demise of competition on the route, definitely worth spitting the booking now:

Effective for sales and travel on or after 13 December 2010 the D2F fares increased ex BNE/MEL/SYD and effective for sales and travel immediately, the C2F fares decreased ex BNE/MEL/SYD on the Australia to Fiji OW/RT Special Economy / Business Fares (Y2F / D2F / C2F)

 

[flyinghightoday]

Effective this morning and predicted a while ago with the demise of competition on the route, definitely worth spitting the booking now:

Effective for sales and travel on or after 13 December 2010 the D2F fares increased ex BNE/MEL/SYD and effective for sales and travel immediately, the C2F fares decreased ex BNE/MEL/SYD on the Australia to Fiji OW/RT Special Economy / Business Fares (Y2F / D2F / C2F)

Woah, was just about make a booking today with a friend! Mmmm will have to look at splitting it up now.

What do all those codes represent?

 

[anat0l]

Even with the increase, the rate per SC for this trip can still be under $4/SC including credit card and currency conversion charges. So it's not all doom and gloom for this valuable route.

 

[awilcockson]

That will teach me to procrastinate

 

[flyinghightoday]

Booking it separately ends up costing around $1250-$1300

depends on the exchange rate from FJD to AUD

 

[samh004]

I booked on Friday, but am looking to change dates so I wonder if they’ll try screw me? All flights are in D, but so are the Christmas flights I booked earlier in the year and I was able to move those flights all over the place for free.

 

[ozmille]

Booking it separately ends up costing around $1250-$1300

depends on the exchange rate from FJD to AUD

Yikes,

I have a book now pay later one which I was planning on paying today as the cc month has now ticked over and now it says

The price of your flights has increased by AUD$414.80 due to changes in surcharges and taxes.
New amount is displayed below.



How unfortunate... will have to discuss the increase with the mrs I think

 

[JohnK]

Not the end of the world and as others have mentioned still a very attractive SC/$ ratio.

 

[philflyer]

Can you please tell me what class you are booking that gets around $4 per SC ?

 

[melbourne rebel]

Can you please tell me what class you are booking that gets around $4 per SC ?

Business Class, booked into D, and at A$2.46/SC is nearly as good as it gets for this part of the world.

 

[melbourne rebel]

the D2F fares increased....... the C2F fares decreased

Can you explain what has increased and what has decreased.

 

[anat0l]

Can you please tell me what class you are booking that gets around $4 per SC ?

BNE-MEL-SYD-NAN booked on the QF AU site; NAN-SYD-MEL-BNE booked on the QF FJ site. Select the lowest Business fare available (either Business or Business Saver). Add $30 for international bookings on credit cards ex-AU; add 3% for currency conversion fee (bank imposed) for booking in FJD from FJ site.

The whole routing above nets 360 SC so at $4 per SC that gives $1,440 as a target maximum to spend (including all necessary surcharges). Price depends on date and availability, of course, but I chose some random dates in March 2011 and I managed to find something that could easily under $1,440 and net a night at a good hotel with the difference. (This is all dummy booking, I'm not planning another Fiji trip yet!)

 

[anat0l]

Business Class, booked into D, and at A$2.46/SC is nearly as good as it gets for this part of the world.

Is this based on the new prices or old prices?

And what routing did you pick? I haven't gone back to dummy booking, but I'm struggling to work out how you get a rate like that... (which is even better than the rate I got when I went on a Fiji trip the first time).

 

[philflyer]

So you get 200 SCs for flying business class to NAN (return). The cheapest bus class fare I can see is $1259 on Air Pacific. That's about $6 per SC.

Am I missing something here? I don't think there are any business class seats for under $500.

 

[ozmille]

Have just cancelled my "book now pay later" booking and made and issued two seperate PNR's at the original level. Could have saved myself a couple of hundreds but hey... things like this happen

Mille

 

[melbourne rebel]

Is this based on the new prices or old prices?

And what routing did you pick? I haven't gone back to dummy booking, but I'm struggling to work out how you get a rate like that... (which is even better than the rate I got when I went on a Fiji trip the first time).

BNE-MEL-NAN = A$680.69 & 260 SC's
NAN-SYD-MEL-BNE = A$595.55 & 260 SC's

 

[anat0l]

BNE-MEL-NAN = A$680.69 & 260 SC's
NAN-SYD-MEL-BNE = A$595.55 & 260 SC's

How do you get 260 SC?

BNE-MEL = 60 SC
MEL-NAN = 100 SC (assuming QF take equal to or greater than the GCM distance)

NAN-SYD = 80 SC
SYD-MEL = 40 SC
MEL-BNE = 60 SC

Total = 160 + 180 = 340 SC

This gives a rate of $3.75/SC, which still isn't bad.

 

[melbourne rebel]

How do you get 260 SC?

BNE-MEL = 60 SC
MEL-NAN = 100 SC (assuming QF take equal to or greater than the GCM distance)

NAN-SYD = 80 SC
SYD-MEL = 40 SC
MEL-BNE = 60 SC

Total = 160 + 180 = 340 SC

This gives a rate of $3.75/SC, which still isn't bad.

BNE-MEL = 60 SC
MEL-NAN = 100 SC + 100 SC Bonus

NAN-SYD = 80 SC + 80 SC Bonus
SYD-MEL = 40 SC
MEL-BNE = 60 SC

= 520 SC's @ $2.46

 

[anat0l]

BNE-MEL = 60 SC
MEL-NAN = 100 SC + 100 SC Bonus

NAN-SYD = 80 SC + 80 SC Bonus
SYD-MEL = 40 SC
MEL-BNE = 60 SC

= 520 SC's @ $2.46

Aaah, double SCs promos helps.

I only got a promo that offers 50% more SCs, but still would greatly help the rate for sure.