Jetstar 1c fares and reduced fares for no carry-on
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Re: Jetstar 1c fares and reduced fares for no carry-on
Umm shouldnt we change the title to reduced fares for no CHECKED Luggage rather than no CARRY ON?
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BUDGET airline Jetstar has launched discounted airfares for customers who choose to travel with carry-on baggage only on its domestic and international services.
The JetSaver Light fare cuts $10 off the price of domestic one-way tickets and $20 off one-way international travel for customers travelling with carry-on baggage up to 10 kilograms.
I half like his idea and am half concerned - if people are willing to spend to hours on line to get a $20 fare to OOL then they are going to push this to the limit - causing quite a lot of strife at check in...
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Re: Jetstar 1c fares and reduced fares for no carry-on
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Originally Posted by simongr
Umm shouldnt we change the title to reduced fares for no CHECKED Luggage rather than no CARRY ON?
I half like his idea and am half concerned - if people are willing to spend to hours on line to get a $20 fare to OOL then they are going to push this to the limit - causing quite a lot of strife at check in...
Dont be surprised to see Scales and a baggage test unit at each departure
Either way for a short day return or 1-2 night trip this puts a lot of pressure on other carriers from a purely price perspective. I did notice there is no mention of JetFlex fares also reducing.
Again choice to the consumer is good.Suspect we need keep an eye on the leadin prices on markets to make sure they dont drop the Jetsaver fares by $10 but have much less availablility of entry pricing
Re: Jetstar 1c fares and reduced fares for no carry-on
I do like this idea - not sure it would make much difference to me - $10 saving on a $11,000+ fare is not great
I do think however that in a low cost model where speed at check in etc. is critical trhis might put an increased burden at check in that will slow thiungs down. There will be TT/ACA examples of people missing out on their holiday to Phuket because they were 500gr over the weight limit...
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Re: Jetstar 1c fares and reduced fares for no carry-on
Fantastic idea... now do I get a refund on all the fares I have already purchased? LOL
BUT, staying real… all that Jetstar has spun today, is that its lowest / lead-in fare prices will no longer included checked baggage! This will better place them, to compete on price perception, with Tiger.
I am a complete fan of de-bundling airfares, although I recognised that makes me part of the minority on AFF. I prefer picking & paying extra for the things I actually want from an airline rather than having to pay a ticket price, which is full of “inclusions” that I don’t require.
In terms of luggage, 10kg is spot on for me, because I can’t seem to get my wheelie-bin in under 8kg, and the extra 2kg will cover my personal item (note: no personal item allowed on Tiger, but it is on Jetstar).
I would imagine all eyes are focussed on Jetstar, now maintaining their stated $10 ticket reduction. For example, a route with a non-sale lead in price of $79, should become $69! (Competing against TT @ $59.95 +$5cc*). And $59 moves to $49! (Competing against TT @ $39.95 +$5cc*) (* Jetstar has payment options other than credit card.)
I do like this idea - not sure it would make much difference to me - $10 saving on a $11,000+ fare is not great ...
Internationally, 'tis $20 per segment - conceivably that could amount up to $400 on an xONEx)
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Originally Posted by simongr
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I do think however that in a low cost model where speed at check in etc. is critical trhis might put an increased burden at check in that will slow thiungs down. There will be TT/ACA examples of people missing out on their holiday to Phuket because they were 500gr over the weight limit...
I'm sure one can find room on one's person for 500 grams of weight.
Remember, clothing being worn and item carried in clothing being worn "have no weight"!
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That's the problem though - people rock up at checkin and fin dthey are slightly over, they then shave some grams off their bags and put in their pocket, at security they now have to take off their bulky coats, excess items and put through the xray whilst dropping keys, phones, clothes, picking the items up again all the while I am stood behind them with liquids in hand and laptop ready to go through th scanner and all other metal items neatly stored in bags - and uncle Jimmy's nail clippers that have been handed down through the generations are tucked away at home.
The way JQ is perceived at the moment this is just another opportunity for them to be seen to be doing the wrong thing and get on ACA/TT.
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... The budget airfare war has again heated up with Tiger Airways announcing its own sale in the wake of Jetstar's one-cent seats.
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Tiger Airways responded by releasing 100,000 fares for $9.95 including taxes and surcharges. The Tiger fares will be available on all its routes departing from Melbourne for travel between February and October this year.
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