Scoot Airlines: Stay Away !!!
Oct 16, 2014, 3:36 pm
#16
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The only el cheapo flights I've seen recently are single stop via KUL on MH, around $480 mark return.
Oct 17, 2014, 11:53 am
#17
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Seen similar deals when looking around, so I guess Scoot holds the key to this route. I have booked with them for just under $2k for 2 adults and 2 kids combined, but if I have trouble getting similar fares I will definitely go for tix with other carriers, even if they involve connections.
Oct 18, 2014, 4:39 pm
#18
Join Date: May 2013
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Etihad will be stopping SIN - BNE from June next year as BNE will then be operated direct from Abu Dhabi with the B787, so there will be even less competition on the route.
Emirates flight times are too inconvenient with a midnight arrival into Brisbane and a 2.00am departure on the return leg, combined with a 10 across seating configuration in economy this is enough for me to give them a miss unless the fare is considerably cheaper than the competition.
Emirates flight times are too inconvenient with a midnight arrival into Brisbane and a 2.00am departure on the return leg, combined with a 10 across seating configuration in economy this is enough for me to give them a miss unless the fare is considerably cheaper than the competition.
Oct 19, 2014, 10:40 pm
#19
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Etihad will be stopping SIN - BNE from June next year as BNE will then be operated direct from Abu Dhabi with the B787, so there will be even less competition on the route.
Emirates flight times are too inconvenient with a midnight arrival into Brisbane and a 2.00am departure on the return leg, combined with a 10 across seating configuration in economy this is enough for me to give them a miss unless the fare is considerably cheaper than the competition.
Emirates flight times are too inconvenient with a midnight arrival into Brisbane and a 2.00am departure on the return leg, combined with a 10 across seating configuration in economy this is enough for me to give them a miss unless the fare is considerably cheaper than the competition.
Just thinking where to deposit any earned air miles though - any ideas?
Oct 20, 2014, 12:39 am
#20
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Oct 20, 2014, 12:15 pm
#21
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Even the cheapest econ fare that I checked earns 0.5 Velocity points per mile. No point getting the next highest fare (which only offers you a refund for a fee) as it's still 0.5 pts/mile.
Plus 30 status points each way for discounted economy on this route.
Best of all, Velocity allows you to not only pool all regular points into one account... but also STATUS points. ^ And since there would be four of us flying I would be 10 points shy of silver after just one return trip...
Oct 21, 2014, 12:00 am
#22
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Oct 21, 2014, 12:03 pm
#23
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Etihad though seems to have the best time slots of all airlines on the SIN-BNE/BNE-SIN route. Are they generally ok for 1-way flight pricing or do they also get into "rip-off" mode as soon as someone is after a single ticket?
Oct 22, 2014, 1:01 am
#24
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Any ideas on how to get back from either BNE or OOL to SIN say on Nov 19 on a one-way flight without getting ripped-off on the fare?
Sep 11, 2015, 12:52 pm
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