QF Sale all classes to most destinations.

[mardy]

Virgin Australia are price matching the BNE/SYD-LAX route too it seems.

 

[Spizz]

Yep. I would still take the un-reconfigured A-380 over Virgin. However Ill take Virgin over a reconfigured A380 with less toilets etc.

 

[nonpop]

The effect of this in your case would be that the consumer pays less and the airlines gets less. That is not good for the airline.

You are correct. We shelled out less $$ with another OW airline (Finnair) and Qantas got nothing

Our original flights are still cheaper than the current specials, but I'm still stuck in my ways and will pay a (slight) premium for QF vs other OW airlines.

And at times it's not the flights, but rather the particular accomodation that can be hard to get.

 

[Solid]

Virgin Australia are price matching the BNE/SYD-LAX route too it seems.

Just be aware that the non direct specials BNE-LAX via Sydney are code share on Delta.

Its annoying that the QF deals are advertised on the Qantas site but they don't show up when you search, but go to something like Zuji and show the exact same dates they do. Deceptive marketing?

 

[freepyjamas]

Some of the J prices are pretty sharp right now.

Just booked J, MLB-LHR-MLB on the A380 for next June. $7005. Could've got it down to about $6000 by flying on BA codeshare 747's.

 

[esquire]

Got BNE-(SYD)-BKK-(SIN)-PER in J over the Xmas/NY period for less than $3700

 

[Globetrotter]

Hi, I'm confused as to whether I should cancel my Air NZ J ticket BNE/LAX Return and take advantage of the cheap J Qantas fare to LAX. I think the general consensus is that Air NZ J product is better than QF (MK II)? I paid the same to fly Air NZ as what the cheap QF fare is. I'm going to LA for 4 nights to attend a conference so the non stop QF service is appealing but if the J experience is better on Air NZ then I'll stick to them. Any advice?

 

[freepyjamas]

I assume BNE-LAX is on the A380?. I'd be happy with either, if that was the case. and if price was the same I'd choose based on convenience of flight times, and on which alliance I most needed to earn SC's.

 

[Globetrotter]

I assume BNE-LAX is on the A380?. I'd be happy with either, if that was the case. and if price was the same I'd choose based on convenience of flight times, and on which alliance I most needed to earn SC's.

Its on the refurbed QF 747. Air NZ is 773.

 

[serfty]

Hi, I'm confused as to whether I should cancel my Air NZ J ticket BNE/LAX Return and take advantage of the cheap J Qantas fare to LAX. I think the general consensus is that Air NZ J product is better than QF (MK II)? I paid the same to fly Air NZ as what the cheap QF fare is. I'm going to LA for 4 nights to attend a conference so the non stop QF service is appealing but if the J experience is better on Air NZ then I'll stick to them. Any advice?

The J experince on the 77W has been depreciated markedly with cost cutting since the product was introduced early last year.

Mind you, in Q1 2012 it was leader in the region - so it has a long way to fall.

Having used both this year, IMHO it's a wash as to the better product.

These days I'd go for price / convenience when deciding between NZ 77W and QF 388/744 Skybed Mk II.

 

[Globetrotter]

The J experince on the 77W has been depreciated markedly with cost cutting since the product was introduced early last year.

Mind you, in Q1 2012 it was leader in the region - so it has a long way to fall.

Having used both this year, IMHO it's a wash as to the better product.

These days I'd go for price / convenience when deciding between NZ 77W and QF 388/744 Skybed Mk II.

Thanks Serfty. I have flown with Virgin Atlantic a few times in their J Herringbone seat and quite like the privacy it offered when travelling on my own, as it is in this case to LA. The seats were a bit hard but I understand that Air NZ refurbished theirs. My only concern flying them is not so much the additional travelling time (Im not in a hurry to get to LA) but getting on the plane in Brisbane and being disappointed by the seat and regretting that i made the wrong decision

 

[yohy?!]

looks like J bookings on HKG-SYD have collapsed, the sale graph is flatline $27990HKD all the way to May 2013! IE discounting all the way through Xmas.

That being said I'll be sticking with CX ex-tpe at around 20k less

 

[pmdg7444]

looks like J bookings on HKG-SYD have collapsed, the sale graph is flatline $27990HKD all the way to May 2013! IE discounting all the way through Xmas.

That being said I'll be sticking with CX ex-tpe at around 20k less

So CX has rtn J ex TPE for only around 8000 HKD??? (1,000 AUD?)

 

[wandering_fred]

AFAIK, the I class fares TPE-->Australia are still a bit less than au$2200 or approx 65K-66K TWD.
Y+ shows about 58K TWD.

Happy wandering

Fred

 

[whoistheg]

Thanks for the heads up. I completely skipped this email and it did not look that exciting.

Managed to book mel-lax J return in Nov for 5k each.

Funny thing is you look at the non sale fare beside it and its like 8k one way !

 

[pagingjoan]

Sale extended to Monday.

 

[spudseamus]

Funny thing is you look at the non sale fare beside it and its like 8k one way !

would that be funny Ha!ha / or funny peculiar ?? ;o)

 

[JohnK]

Has there been a general sale since?

Looking for a cheap airfare to SE Asia ex-BNE in February.

 

[Isochronous]

What is HKG pricing like now?

 

[JohnK]

Last I looked HKG pricing was OK but SIN pricing is much better and much easier to get weird routings for almost the same cost.