$29 dollar tickets

arun · #1 (**permalink**) 27th February 2004, 10:28 AM

I managed to get 3 Sydney - Gold Coast at $29.00 and 3 Gold Coast to Sydney @ 69 .00 with Jet Star for the last week of June (my son's school holidays).

Virgin's rates are still over $100.00 despite their claims to match Jet Star offer.

oz_mark · #2 (**permalink**) 27th February 2004, 05:17 PM

Is there a way around the $2 credit card fee, so that the price really is $29??

HardieBoys · #3 (**permalink**) 27th February 2004, 06:15 PM

How much tax is there on the $29 tickets?

swissbignose · #4 (**permalink**) 28th February 2004, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by HardieBoys

How much tax is there on the $29 tickets?

The $29 fares include all taxes. The only addition to pay is the credit card surcharge, but I have read somewhere that someone paid with something other than a credit card.

thadocta · #5 (**permalink**) 29th February 2004, 03:03 AM

You can elect to pay by direct credit - the booking system will give you JQ's BSB and account number, and you need to transfer the funds across the same day, using the RLOC as the reference. They will hold the booking until the close of business on the second business day after you make the booking, so if, for example, you book on a Thursday before 1700 they will hold it until 1700 on the Monday - if you do the transfer the same day it should be there by the Friday, but they allow the extra day just in case.

Dave

arun · #6 (**permalink**) 29th February 2004, 11:56 AM

That's right. $29.00 included the taxes (I think the taxes are $28.20).
I think they charged a credit card fee per transaction - not per ticket. I will check and let you know.

arun · #7 (**permalink**) 1st March 2004, 10:57 AM

They have charged me $10 fee for the whole transaction. I am not sure how they based it. I really don't mind as I managed to get the $29 ticket anyway.

icemann · #8 (**permalink**) 1st March 2004, 11:57 AM

But any melbournites or Vics here (Paging Redrat ?!) going to drive out to Avalon to use the Melbourne Jetstar deals ?

dajop · #9 (**permalink**) 1st March 2004, 12:54 PM

I've scored the $29 deal for return weekend in SYD from AVV.

Now how could any serious Frequent Flyer pass up the opportunity to add another airport to their list? :wink:

I live about 15-20mins from Tullamarine, and about 40mins from Avalon. When travelling for work I get a taxi or park in short term -hence would not consider AVV for work travel.

When on personal travel it is the long term car park, and the last two times I've used the long term, I've haven't found my usual spot (near the front corner) and have drive around looking for a car park down the back, and waited for a shuttle bus (up to 15mins!). Realistically you have to allow 20mins to be "safe" with that whole process, so if AVV have their sh#t together with parking, the 20 mins extra driving is neither here nor there for me. The lack of a QC & FF points is though!

You've also got to consider the 200,000+ people who live in Geelong & the Bellarine Peninsula (as well as a substantial population in Werribee - who Jetstar are probably targetting), and the proximity to the Great Ocean Road, and I can see this airport working.

redrat · #10 (**permalink**) 3rd March 2004, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by icemann

But any melbournites or Vics here (Paging Redrat ?!) going to drive out to Avalon to use the Melbourne Jetstar deals ?

Naah, it's much too far for me and I live way north out of Melbourne. For me to get to Avalon I have to go through Bacchus Marsh.
Plus I'm a ff gatherer. 8)
The only thing that would make me consider it is if the seats were a lot more comfortable than the usual coach seats and it was a long haul flight - ie AVV-CNS.