Originally Posted by
ASU Anthony
This is wonderful and very helpful!
Do you think since the LLC's (Which i still don't know what that means, I am guessing it means company) are cheaper to fly on, it would be a better utilization to use those for the shorter flights and use the asia pass for the longer flights?
Also, what does DL mean?
And do you know if the LCC tickets have flexible dates?
/edit: I Don't really need truly flexible dates, but I don't know how long I will be staying where and I am worried about being constrained and if I shift one flight, it will change all the other ones as well.
I just found a ticket from LAX - NRT for $715 USD
and one from AUK - LAX for $850 USD for the dates I wanted, so I think I am just going to buy them and just wing the stuff in the middle. Buy the asia pass and use it when I need to.
Sorry, using airline terminology:
LCC = Low Cost Carrier
DL = IATA airline code for Delta Air Lines
The Asia Pass only works if you buy a round-trip ticket. Given your return is presumably on Qantas or Air New Zealand I don't think you're eligible to buy that Pass.
You can find flexible fares on the LCCs, but you'll pay more to do so. For example, Jetstar for travel this Friday from Singapore to Bali, their cheapest fare (non-changeable, only carry on luggage) is SGD $121, the fully flexible fare with checked luggage is SGD $271.
You have a while before you travel and you should probably look around the various airlines' sites to see what they offer. Many of the sectors you want to travel may have cheap fares days before travel, particularly if they have flights at times which are not peak business travel (e.g. late at night, very early in the morning). If you're prepared to be flexible and keep checking the airline sites while you're travelling to see when good fares come up, that might be better than locking yourself into dates now.
Don't also rule out looking at travel consolidator sites (like
www.kayak.com or
www.zuji.com.sg), often you can find good last minute fares on legacy airlines. For example, KLM and Qatar Airways both fly Singapore - Denpasar, as add-ons to their respective Amsterdam - Singapore and Doha - Singapore flights, and you may be able to find good fares on them. I'm seeing SGD $308 for the Qatar flight tomorrow on Zuji.