Help! Urgent....

[bnroz]

hi,

my footy team are in the Gold Coast as i type (im in Adelaide) and my wife has just given me a leave pass to head up there, i can get a cheap flight out, but there is not much coming back on Monday from either Gold Coast or Brisbane!

do you think if i rang Virgin Blue, try and sweet talk them into releasing a velocity seat??? (there is none left on their website)..... any other ideas.....

dont have QFF and prices a really high on the return flight, trying to go cheapo as i can!

 

[QF WP]

Hmmm, lots of additional information may be required, before we can help.

Have you looked at BNE or OOL via either SYD or MEL to ADL (rather than just direct flights, which may have lower availability)

How flexible are you as to when you travel? Will you have checked bags?

 

[bnroz]

hey,
sorry i wont have checked bags and yes i have looked at all possibilities OOL to Syd-ADL or ex Bris, prices are expensive for some reason! arrghhh
if only just one velocty seat would be avail!

 

[QF WP]

Because you are looking to fly on a Monday, at late notice, between trunk routes - of course there are going to be less seats available

BNE/ADL looks cheaper than BNE/SYD/ADL or BNE/MEL/ADL; haven't checked OOL yet (not very proficient on DJ).

I'll be back....

ouch, OOL is no better. Chastise your wife for giving you the leave pass without sufficient warning Maybe she knew

 

[QF WP]

Best I can find for Monday:

OOL/ADL (via SYD or MEL) all $509 fares
BNE/ADL $309 (19.15 departure on DJ 1406)

Travelling back on Sunday not much better:

BNE/ADL $299 (05.30 departure on DJ 1384)
OOL/ADL $509
OOL/SYD $239 (07.05 departure on DJ 1384) but no cost eff. connector
OOL/MEL $219 (06.00 departure on DJ 724) + various $299 connectors
OOL/MEL $259 (07.40 departure on DJ 726) + various $299 connectors

Even Tiger OOL/ADL is $358 (09.10am departure on TT883)

do you think if i rang Virgin Blue, try and sweet talk them into releasing a velocity seat??? (there is none left on their website).....

Might be your only hope...never ask, never get

You might have to watch the telly instead and berate the wife all weekend

 

[bnroz]

thanks Lindsay

yeah, maybe my wife knew! thanks anyway... so how good i can sweet talk.... if i go ill let you know!

 

[QF WP]

so how good i can sweet talk.... if i go ill let you know!

I hope you are talking about DJ and not your wife...unless you are going to ask her to drive you to OOL

 

[dajop]

BNE/ADL $309 (19.15 departure on DJ 1406)

or $299 on Jetstar (Jetflex fare) on same route 18:00 departure

 

[samh004]

Sunday
OOL 9:10am 12:05pm TT883 $358

Monday
BNE 1:15pm 7:40pm QF533 $313
BNE 6:00pm 9:20pm QF665 $303
BNE 6:00pm 9:10pm JQ772 $299
BNE 7:15pm 10:35pm DJ1406 $309

 

[QF WP]

bnroz, so did you make it up to the Gold Coast?

 

[bnroz]

ummm no, didnt make it, i could sweet talk spending just over $500 on airfares..... without even taking into account the many hundreds of $$$$ i would have spent on booze!

instead spent the weekend at home reading all about it from my mates on facebook who are up there!!!

next year i will book it in early, live and learn!

 

[yo yo ma]

instead spent the weekend at home reading all about it from my mates on facebook who are up there!!!

You shouldn't be able to read about it... what goes away stays away!