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You have until Dec 14 to grab those QF fares before an increase:
Qantas Domestic and Regional Fare Amendments 03 December 2010
Qantas today announced fare increases on Domestic and Regional routes.
Effective for sale and travel on/after Wednesday 15 December 2010, Qantas will be increasing Domestic and Regional fares. The increase that will apply to economy and business class fares on most markets will be up to 3%.
And in that survey I recently did I said low prices were one of my reasons for choosing them!
QF WP | 3045 LT SC | 680 YTD
Can anyone recommend a respectable part time job in Brisbane?
So I am guessing SYD-BNE will increase to $105 from $101. Not so bad but wasn't there a domestic airfare increase recently?
QFF Platinum (OW Emerald) 62.46% toward Lifetime Gold
A 3% increase would be more like $104.Originally Posted by JohnK
For some perspective, though, SQ have just increased their fuel surcharges, due to increased fuel prices.
Air: QFF Gold (LTS), MH Enrich (Silver), Velocity Gold
Hotel: A|Club: Gold, PC Plat, Hyatt GP: Gold, HH: Gold, SPG: Gold
Car: Avis preferred, Hertz #1 Club Gold
Not if they round up.
Yes oil prices have been increaseing recently. Did SQ ever decrease fuel surcharges when oil prices dropped?
QFF Platinum (OW Emerald) 62.46% toward Lifetime Gold
I recall a 3% increase sometime in the last 6 months. ADL-SYD increased from $129 to $133 or something like that. So now up to $137?
at least they're no longer serving beetroot chips. Still I'm not sure a packet of almonds and a small coke is worth $18 over the cost on DJ. Or $15 if I get a big coke and cup of ice on DJ.
The great consolation in life is to say what one thinks - Voltaire
If you can't annoy somebody there's little point in writing - Kingsley Amis
Quidquid Latine dictum sit, altum videtur
Sounds logical. We all have different needs and some benefits of status should not be underestimated such as priority check-in, increased luggage allowance (add $10 on DJ) and better earning/burning of frequent flyer points.
So let's forget about food and drink and even with sale airfares I come out in front on QF (most times and I must admit that during certain periods DJ does work out cheaper) as I refuse to spend the sort of money required to attain DJ Gold status.
QFF Platinum (OW Emerald) 62.46% toward Lifetime Gold
John, I'm surprised you didn't go for the DJ Gold status match when it was available.
My last few flights with DJ as a gold flyer have shown benefits of that status. It has made flying with DJ equal and possibly better than QF. I think the greatest benefits have been real expresso coffee and priority boarding that actually happens and is not just written on a website somewhere. Otherwise I don't check luggage so can't compare.
In terms of price I'm on record as saying that the average difference isn't that great, only about $7 for me. But that should change as I fly DJ more and with the trends in QF pricing where the base price of one of my main flights is usually $190-ish instead of $133.
The great consolation in life is to say what one thinks - Voltaire
If you can't annoy somebody there's little point in writing - Kingsley Amis
Quidquid Latine dictum sit, altum videtur
I could rhave equested to be comped DJ Gold status but unless I made the commitment to change travel to DJ then Gold status would have been wasted and would almost exclude me from asking for Gold status in the future.
Put simply I do not want to/cannot commit to spend ~$7,143/year on domestic travel just to maintain DJ Gold status.
QFF Platinum (OW Emerald) 62.46% toward Lifetime Gold
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