Help with Qantas flights in June '09
Dec 10, 2008, 4:39 pm
#1
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Help with Qantas flights in June '09
I'm not that familiar with Qantas pricing and general operations as I haven't been down to Australia in a number of years now. However I'm planning a trip this coming summer. The itinerary is something like this:
June 30 - HNL -> SYD
July 7 - SYD -> CNS
July 21 - CNS -> LAX
Right now the Qantas website shows the cost of those flights at $1568 which honestly doesn't seem all that bad, all things considered. I'm wondering two things though.
1) Is it possible to check prices and pay in AUS or CAD currency rather than USD? I'll actually be starting my trip in Vancouver on another airline (1 week stop in HNL) but to fly out of Vancouver on the same itinerary is 1770 CAD which is significantly less than the $1568 USD I get online starting from HNL. If I call up Qantas can I pay CAD or AUS and still start in HNL?
2) Just from the experience that you all have with Qantas and their pricing, would it possibly pay to wait for an upcomming sale between now and Feb/March, or is there a really good chance prices will go up from here and therefore I should book now?
Thanks for the insight everyone; much appreciated!
June 30 - HNL -> SYD
July 7 - SYD -> CNS
July 21 - CNS -> LAX
Right now the Qantas website shows the cost of those flights at $1568 which honestly doesn't seem all that bad, all things considered. I'm wondering two things though.
1) Is it possible to check prices and pay in AUS or CAD currency rather than USD? I'll actually be starting my trip in Vancouver on another airline (1 week stop in HNL) but to fly out of Vancouver on the same itinerary is 1770 CAD which is significantly less than the $1568 USD I get online starting from HNL. If I call up Qantas can I pay CAD or AUS and still start in HNL?
2) Just from the experience that you all have with Qantas and their pricing, would it possibly pay to wait for an upcomming sale between now and Feb/March, or is there a really good chance prices will go up from here and therefore I should book now?
Thanks for the insight everyone; much appreciated!
Dec 10, 2008, 5:01 pm
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Hmmm, you a travelling smack bang in the middle of US summer prices (9 June - 25 July 2009).
Even if there was a 'sale' it would be unlikely to include that date.
I can't assist WRT your CAD/AUD payment question.
Even if there was a 'sale' it would be unlikely to include that date.
I can't assist WRT your CAD/AUD payment question.
Dec 11, 2008, 10:19 am
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Join Date: Oct 2008
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Thanks for the insight w.r.t. pricing through the summer. CAD took a big jump today, so I'm probbaly best off just utilizing that and booking pretty quickly here... All-in-all the $1500 range is pretty good considering the flying being done IMO, and I'd hate to get a few months prior to the trip and then be looking at 3K or something like that...