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May 5, 2011, 5:52 pm

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serfty

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Quote:

Originally Posted by pandaperth

Yet another new version of the rules - dated 2-May-2011
One change is highlighted - to the trans-cons in Australia, which now reads

(their bolding/colour)

ALSO - am I correct that some fares have gone up?
- I just looked on KVS and an ex-Australia DONE4 is AUD11,999; I'm pretty sure that it was AUD11,699 back in February

Yep, see these posts from early March:

Quote:

Originally Posted by moa999

Or are the fares being removed from the website - a big backward step in my book.

Anyone got a Premium E/F membership to check a few fares
Copied these from my previous version as representative of major countries and some of the common starting locations.

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                 DONE4    DONE5      AONE4      AONE5

South Africa     48,000   55,200     72,900     83,800 
Australia        11,699   12,999     17,399     18,899 
Hong Kong        84,890   91,750    127,450    138,260 
United States    10,799   12,299     14,899     17,099 
United Kingdom    5,719    6,551     10,347     11,689 
Israel (EUR)      7,200    8,500     10,000     11,700 
Denmark          45,805   52,975     83,425     92,720 
Japan           780,400  895,200  1,126,100  1,304,900

All in local currency

Quote:

Originally Posted by serfty

Qantas have the following illustrative nett fares (inclusive of

) published on their website: (http://www.qantas.com.au/travel/airl...er/au/en#jump3)

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Continents    4       5       6  

Economy    $4,365 $4,967   $5,916
Busines   $12,303 $13,565 $15,480
First     $18,003 $19,464 $21,580

The actual base fares currently (from E/F) are:

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Ex Australia (AUD)

Continents    4       5       6  

Economy    $3,899  $4,499  $5,199
Business  $11,699 $12,999 $14,599
First     $17,399 $18,899 $20,699

For Comparison, from TLOTLWC:

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Ex New Zealand (NZD)

Continents    4       5       6  

Economy    $3,899  $4,499  $5,199
Business  $12,499 $13,999 $15,399
First     $17,099 $19,699 $21,799

Converting NZD to ~AUD gives:

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Ex New Zealand (~AUD)

Continents    4       5       6  

Economy    $2,970  $3,430  $3,970
Business   $9,550 $10,670 $11,740
First     $13,100 $15,100 $16,700

Approx. base Savings by starting and finishing in NZ:

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Approx AUD saving:

Continents    4       5       6  

Economy      $930  $1,070  $1,230
Business   $2,150  $2,330  $2,860
First      $4,300  $3,800  $4,000

Currently a return booking from East Coast Oz to NZ for positioning can be purchased from around AUD300 return.

Last edited by serfty; May 5, 2011 at 5:58 pm

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