JQ's 4th Birthday - 2hrs only

[oz_mark]

Re: Jetstar Super Special - Do You Know What It Is?

Knock me over with a feather ( I didn';t even search just clicked the link!)

Sorry!

Thanks for your search.

Our current sale is proving incredibly popular and our website is experiencing very high levels of demand right now.

We're working as hard as we can to help you find the fare you want.

In the meantime please try one of the following, as it may help you find what you're looking for:

If you've arrived here via the 24,000 Seats For $4 Sale JetMail, simply return to the JetMail and click the Book button.

Or

If you've arrived here and are not looking for the current sale specials, simply return to Jetstar.com to continue searching for flights.


Thanks for choosing Jetstar!

 

[futaris]

Re: Jetstar Super Special - Do You Know What It Is?

They seem to have changed their backend slightly:

Proxy Error

The proxy server received an invalid response from an upstream server.
The proxy server could not handle the request POST /skylights/cgi-bin/skylights.cgi.

Reason: Error reading from remote server

Apache/2.2.3 (Red Hat) PHP/5.1.6 mod_ssl/2.2.3 OpenSSL/0.9.8b Server at jetstar.com Port 443

503 Service Temporarily Unavailable

The server is temporarily unable to service your request due to maintenance downtime or capacity problems. Please try again later.

Apache/2.2.3 (Red Hat) PHP/5.1.6 mod_ssl/2.2.3 OpenSSL/0.9.8b Server at jetstar.com Port 443

 

[futaris]

Re: Jetstar Super Special - Do You Know What It Is?

Some people on Whirlpool had some luck, thanks to the major changes to the Jetstar booking systems...

 

[v8Statesman]

Re: Jetstar Super Special - Do You Know What It Is?

Some people on Whirlpool had some luck, thanks to the major changes to the Jetstar booking systems...

That link is to a private forum (no public access)

Here is a post from there that sums it up nicely.

Took me over 70 minutes but finally got my flights.

$68 for return flights between Launceston and Melbourne for my partner and myself (with checked in luggage).

Got through to the payment stage, timed out 3 times, just clicked on refresh each time and asked it to resend the data, finally went through and got my tickets.

First time i've ever been able to get through on any of these sales.

 

[lampardcl]

The take a friend for $4.00 sale, now continues with some international destinations included

 

[Alanslegal]

The take a friend for $4.00 sale, now continues with some international destinations included

that's correct - I have just booked an el-cheapie to HNL for Dec08 for a grand total $600 rtn for 2 passengers inclusive of +++

(good springboard for those who want to do a MR from HNL to NA)


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[futaris]

23 Jul - 17 Sep 08
15 Oct - 10 Dec 08

Not available on domestic segments of international flights though...

Jetstar's 4th Birthday Sale:

In our exciting 4th Birthday Sale, you can book 2 JetSaver Light^ fares, with carry on baggage only, and the total cost will be one JetSaver Light fare plus $4!

The sale fares displayed below are the price per passenger. These fares will be booked as 2 equal fares and must be booked in pairs. When you search, the sale fares will be identified by our special birthday sale fare banner.

JetSaver fares, which include checked baggage allowance, are also on sale, so the choice is yours!

On sale now until midnight (23:59) Monday 05 May 2008, unless sold out prior. For travel on selected flights and days and for limited travel periods in 2008. May not be available during school or public holidays. Limited availability on Fridays and Sundays.

From AU:
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International Routes:
BNE-CHC
BNE-Osaka
CNS-Nagoya
CNS-Osaka
OOL-CHC
MEL-BKK
MEL-CHC
SYD-CHC
SYD-Ho Chi Minh
SYD-HNL
SYD-KUL
SYD-Osaka

Domestic Routes:

ADL-CNS
ADL-DRW
ADL-OOL
ADL-MCY

BNE-ADL
BNE-CNS
BNE-DRW
BNE-Hamilton Island
BNE-LST
BNE-MKY
BNE-NTL
BNE-ROK
BNE-TSV
BNE-Whitsunday Coast

CNS-DRW

OOL-NTL

AVV-ADL
AVV-BNE
AVV-PER
AVV-SYD

MEL-Ballina
MEL-CNS
MEL-DRW
MEL-OOL
MEL-Hamilton Island
MEL-HBA
MEL-LST
MEL-NTL
MEL-MCY
MEL-TSV

SYD-ADL
SYD-Ballina
SYD-BNE
SYD-CNS
SYD-HVB
SYD-OOL
SYD-Hamilton Island
SYD-LST
SYD-HBA
SYD-OOL
SYD-TSV
SYD-Whitsunday Coast

From NZ:
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CHC-BNE
CHC-OOL
CHC-MEL
CHC-SYD

 

[AlphaVictor]

Cheapest fares since the launch - grabbed 2 tkts to HNL for $600 all in.

The system is working well at the moment because they haven't emailed the database yet. So get in now - or sit clicking 1000 times tonight

IMPORTANT UPDATE!! ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE THAT HAVE ALREADY BOOKED!

Jetstar system has stuffed up the pricing for the early bookers meaning that the flights were $500 (or $250 per person) cheaper than they should have been. The special which I booked for $600 is now just over a $1000 in total - which is advertised as the $4 friend special.

I have a funny feeling I'm going to be getting a phonecall from Jetstar asking me for more money!!

Legally (I presume) my answer will be no. They can't ask for more money?

 

[Alanslegal]

Cheapest fares since the launch - grabbed 2 tkts to HNL for $600 all in.

The system is working well at the moment because they haven't emailed the database yet. So get in now - or sit clicking 1000 times tonight

IMPORTANT UPDATE!! ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE THAT HAVE ALREADY BOOKED!

Jetstar system has stuffed up the pricing for the early bookers meaning that the flights were $500 (or $250 per person) cheaper than they should have been. The special which I booked for $600 is now just over a $1000 in total - which is advertised as the $4 friend special.

I have a funny feeling I'm going to be getting a phonecall from Jetstar asking me for more money!!

Legally (I presume) my answer will be no. They can't ask for more money?

I checked the prices for my SYD-HNL 25NOV08 and HNL-SYD 02DEC08 flights which are now $430+ more than what I booked it ($595) for.

Regardless, the website says $281.50 SYD-HNL for 1 person PLUS $4.00 for the 2nd person, so a return trip is $571.00 plus CC charges - which is the figure I have booked.

Now I need to book a hotel

 

[AlphaVictor]

"The fares shown below are the price per passenger. These fares will be booked as 2 equal fares, and must be booked in pairs. When you search, sale fares will be identified by our special birthday sale fare banner!"

So what Jetstar are trying to say is that the $281 airfare is the normal airfare (say $550) + $4 divided by two. So in reality 2 people to HNL on the special flying return should be $281 x 2 x 2.

Their systems are bad enough without confusing the punter even further!

 

[Alanslegal]

""On flights to Japan and Honolulu, the total price for 2 is just one JetSaver fare, which includes checked baggage, plus just $4.""

The above comment is from the sale (on 2nd line of promo site). So $281 is for 2 people each way plus just $4.00

 

[AlphaVictor]

Was going through my diary from last year and the Jetstar 4th Birthday sale caught my eye. (namely coz I grabbed a few $4 seats)

So mark in your diary for 2009, around the 24th - 30th of April is when ol JQ seems to have their big sale of the year.

Last year it was $4 fares for their 4th, so I'm presuming $5 fares for their 5th !

Plus last year the sale was followed a day later by the companion for $4 offer (international and domestic) - so a heads up on that one too.

Have a great Easter

 

[NM]

Last year it was $4 fares for their 4th, so I'm presuming $5 fares for their 5th !

Lets hope they are not still in business in 195 years time as a $200 fare OOL-SYD may not be all that big a draw card for a sale promotion

 

[oz_mark]

Lets hope they are not still in business in 195 years time as a $200 fare OOL-SYD may not be all that big a draw card for a sale promotion

In 195 years time, it might be a fantastic deal

 

[straitman]

In 195 years time, it might be a fantastic deal

In 195 years, who cares :!:

 

[Evan]

I know they were born on a very experienced mother who gifted her sibling with every possible toy... like aircraft... but really hard to believe its only been 5 years they have been around, seems longer.

 

[JohnK]

I know they were born on a very experienced mother who gifted her sibling with every possible toy... like aircraft... but really hard to believe its only been 5 years they have been around, seems longer.

It feels like Jetstar have been around for an eternity....

 

[NM]

In 195 years, who cares :!:

Well, I have Lifetime Status with some programs so want to get maximum value. I plan on living forever. So far so good

 

[Saab34]

Has anyone got a email from JQ about any sale?

 

[AlphaVictor]

It's due around now.

I still have the old URL from previous sale and have changed it slightly

.http://www.jetstar.com/skylights/cgi-bin/skylights.cgi?mode=FOURTHBDAY
.http://www.jetstar.com/skylights/cgi-bin/skylights.cgi?mode=FIFTHBDAY

It doesn't work yet, perhaps it won't, but they may have changed their system. Who knows!

Their current sale finishes tonight.