kenish
Mar 15, 09, 2:22 am
Qantas announced a $299 OW fare (each direction based on RT) that is valid thru October between US West Coast gateways and Australia:
LOS ANGELES, Mar 14, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Offering financial incentive for North American travelers heading to Australia and New Zealand, Qantas Airways presents an attractive Aussie and Kiwi travel stimulus with one of the lowest airfares in years. Starting at just $299 each way in economy (based on round trip purchase, plus tax and fees), travelers can fly from Los Angeles and San Francisco to Auckland, Brisbane, Melbourne or Sydney from now until October 24, 2009, with ticketing required by March 20, 2009.
"Travelers can now double their benefits by taking advantage of incredibly low airfares and with the favorable currency exchange rates, every US dollar goes about 40 percent further," said Wally Mariani, Qantas Airways senior executive vice president, The Americas and Pacific.
"We believe these deep discounts will make an escape to Australia or New Zealand an opportunity that is just too good to pass up." Economy air fares from New York start at $399 each way (with roundtrip purchase) for travel from June 10, 2009 to October 24, 2009. For travelers departing Mexico City, fares are $499 each way and are valid from now until October 24, 2009. Other restrictions apply.
For more information about these 'can't miss' fares, visit the web site at Qantas.com/us.
I checked LAX-SYD in June, it was easy to find $333 all-in to SYD and $380 return. I expected this to be a "teaser fare" but it does not seem to be. Warning to Australians, there could be throngs of us Americans arriving in mid-June as soon as most schools in the US let out for our summer!
This underscores the glut of inventory between the US and Oz as well as the weak global economy.
LOS ANGELES, Mar 14, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Offering financial incentive for North American travelers heading to Australia and New Zealand, Qantas Airways presents an attractive Aussie and Kiwi travel stimulus with one of the lowest airfares in years. Starting at just $299 each way in economy (based on round trip purchase, plus tax and fees), travelers can fly from Los Angeles and San Francisco to Auckland, Brisbane, Melbourne or Sydney from now until October 24, 2009, with ticketing required by March 20, 2009.
"Travelers can now double their benefits by taking advantage of incredibly low airfares and with the favorable currency exchange rates, every US dollar goes about 40 percent further," said Wally Mariani, Qantas Airways senior executive vice president, The Americas and Pacific.
"We believe these deep discounts will make an escape to Australia or New Zealand an opportunity that is just too good to pass up." Economy air fares from New York start at $399 each way (with roundtrip purchase) for travel from June 10, 2009 to October 24, 2009. For travelers departing Mexico City, fares are $499 each way and are valid from now until October 24, 2009. Other restrictions apply.
For more information about these 'can't miss' fares, visit the web site at Qantas.com/us.
I checked LAX-SYD in June, it was easy to find $333 all-in to SYD and $380 return. I expected this to be a "teaser fare" but it does not seem to be. Warning to Australians, there could be throngs of us Americans arriving in mid-June as soon as most schools in the US let out for our summer!
This underscores the glut of inventory between the US and Oz as well as the weak global economy.