JQ DRW-NRT $199 one way launch special

[markis10]

Sale on now until midday (12:00 AEDT) Wednesday 11 January 2012, unless sold out prior. Sale may be extended.

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[TD="class: text-center, colspan: 3"]International routes[/TD]
[TD="class: text-center"]Travel periods[/TD]
[TD="class: text-center"]One-way Sale fare AUD^[/TD]
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[TD="class: from"]Darwin[/TD]
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[TD="class: to"]Tokyo (Narita)*[/TD]
[TD="class: periods"]26 Mar - 3 April 2012 12 - 15 April 2012
9 May - 27 June 2012[/TD]
[TD="class: price"]$199[/TD]
[TD="class: book"]Book now[/TD]
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[TD="class: text-center sub-text, colspan: 3"]Via Manila[/TD]
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Return leg is showing $171.

 

[samh004]

Unfortunate that it’s not an A330

 

[docjames]

Wow that's cheap!

What's the connection like in MNL?

 

[markis10]

Not bad, shame about the departure time:

 

[docjames]

That's almost a "normal" departure time in DRW.

I asume you get booked through without re-check requirement in MNL. That connection time suggests it's the same a/c going through to NRT (or maybe "JQ Japan" meeeting JQ in MNL perhaps?)

MNL isnt a great transit airport....

 

[smit0847]

Yuck. What weird times on the way up. Leave in the middle of the night, get woken up a few hours later, then get dumped in Tokyo in the middle of the day.

The OOL and CNS departures (and arrivals) are much more civilised (and on an A330).

Is this service marketed towards the Japanese visiting Australia? Its such an awkward way to travel!

 

[markis10]

Yuck. What weird times on the way up. Leave in the middle of the night, get woken up a few hours later, then get dumped in Tokyo in the middle of the day.

The OOL and CNS departures (and arrivals) are much more civilised (and on an A330).

Is this service marketed towards the Japanese visiting Australia? Its such an awkward way to travel!

Interesting 3K yesterday announced a MNL-KIX service as well from 25MAR :

3K763 SIN0200 – 0540MNL0655 – 1145KIX 320 x234
3K764 KIX1725 – 2015MNL2125 – 0055+1SIN 320 x234

 

[moa999]

So is MNL just giving away freedom rights?
I am not aware JQ has a base their