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Old Feb 5, 2019, 10:17 am
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georgina80
 
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Help a confused American choose a flight between Mel and Syd

Hello everyone,

I will be in Australia next month and need to book an internal flight from Melbourne to Sydney. I will have one checked bag and I have One World Ruby benefits (through American Airlines). Which airline would you choose:
Tigerair- $51USD
Jet Star- $65USD
Virgin- $91USD
Qantas- $94USD

From what I have read, the first two choices will require me to pay an additional amount for a standard large checked bag. How much am I looking at? At this point, I am leaning towards Qantas because it includes the bag and my status may be useful for seat selection. I have also read that the budget carriers have issues with on-time performance.

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