Asia LCC Flights

[ethernet]

Asia Charter Flights (Jetstar Scoot, CebuPacific and AirAsia)

Just booked SYD-MNL return for $199 on a badly promoted Cebu Pacific promo for July - Sorry it has ended for now.

Jetstar has Honolulu for not a bad price, and $220 deals to many places, now the Japan deal is over.

Scoot is being Scoot - yawn - pass. Use a VPN to say you live in Singapore to see the deals.

AirAsia has some $220 deals, but with extra fees, and stiff baggage charges, Jetstar keeps on undercutting them. But new location on sale: Jaipur see

AirAsias biggest problem is search by month is removed (even BIG members) and a promo ranges for $650 one way down to $90 for the same flight. If they ever offer me flights cheaper than my last trip, I may bite.

 

[moa999]

What is 'charter' about these flights??

 

[ethernet]

Unlike traditional airlines (A ticket is a contract with an actual flight in there, and in some countries consumers have rights- say EU). A charter airline has severe and consumer hostile contract that basically says tough cough if they drop the ball. The no-refunds, credits policy in my eyes marks them out as 4th class charter airlines, although Jetstar is getting better after the wheelchair incident.Taking 2 hours in Intnl checkin line(Jeststar Vn is also not a good look).

When these airlines drop cookie and geolocation tracking, drip pricing and extortionate change terms, and responsibility for really bad outcomes - they may get a bit more respect. In Australian Federal paliament, I hear QF flights out of Canberra for unspecified serial cancellations, may also fall into that charter bucket. Real airlines strive to constantly improve.

In summary these airlines fly from A to B at mostly no-frills low cost. Yeah, I am mean, but I have not mentioned cattle class.

 

[Virgin Bart]

I am struggling to understand the purpose of this thread?

 

[moa999]

Exactly, it's a few random prices from LCCs, not charter airlines

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Unlike traditional airlines (A ticket is a contract with an actual flight in there, and in some countries consumers have rights- say EU). A charter airline has severe and consumer hostile contract that basically says tough cough if they drop the ball. The no-refunds, credits policy in my eyes marks them out as 4th class charter airlines, although Jetstar is getting better after the wheelchair incident.Taking 2 hours in Intnl checkin line(Jeststar Vn is also not a good look).

When these airlines drop cookie and geolocation tracking, drip pricing and extortionate change terms, and responsibility for really bad outcomes - they may get a bit more respect. In Australian Federal paliament, I hear QF flights out of Canberra for unspecified serial cancellations, may also fall into that charter bucket. Real airlines strive to constantly improve.

In summary these airlines fly from A to B at mostly no-frills low cost. Yeah, I am mean, but I have not mentioned cattle class.

All tickets sold in Australia have the same consumer rights. All tickets ex EU or ex USA have the same rights (Air Asia flies to USA, Scoot to Europe).

It's not just low cost carriers though. Legacy carriers also have non refundable fares, or fares which might 'in theory' be refundable, but the change fees associated with trying to use a credit voucher - including restrictions that you need to buy a higher priced fare - mean the 'refund' might be of little value.

Legacy carriers aren't necessarily 'saints' in all this... ever tried to price a one way fare and found it higher than a return fare?

 

[ethernet]

I regret starting this thread, and yes, I should have used LCC in the title.
As of Today Sunday the LCC's are not much chop. China Southern are beating them (although I am not keen flying approx 3 hours past my destination, then another 3 back south! Virgin has a hot deal to Bali and HKG, and Singapore Airlines has some keen deals.

My observation is that when AirAsia does not show a month view, it is never a good time to book with them. Knowing I pay 10% more for NOT using a phone app, meant my last trips were with Jetstar. If there are sales to fil in the gasp post Chinese new year, I dont see em yet.

 

[Quickstatus]

I don’t understand, why not just get the best all in fare to your destination?. Lots do it everyday. Not sure but I get the impression the price is not what you expected but isn’t that’s the swings and roundabouts of airline ticketing???

Yes it often takes some time to search for the best fare buts that’s the game

And a fare via an intermediate stop can occasionally be quite attractive as well

 

[JessicaTam]

I should have used LCC in the title.

Title updated

 

[MEL_Traveller]

I regret starting this thread, and yes, I should have used LCC in the title.
As of Today Sunday the LCC's are not much chop. China Southern are beating them (although I am not keen flying approx 3 hours past my destination, then another 3 back south! Virgin has a hot deal to Bali and HKG, and Singapore Airlines has some keen deals.

My observation is that when AirAsia does not show a month view, it is never a good time to book with them. Knowing I pay 10% more for NOT using a phone app, meant my last trips were with Jetstar. If there are sales to fil in the gasp post Chinese new year, I dont see em yet.

Being a 'low cost' airlines doesn't mean low cost for the passenger. It means low cost for the company running the airline in terms of services and amenities. It is often the case these days that legacy carriers are cheaper than their low cost counterparts.

As pointed out above, shopping around means you can take the cheapest fare wherever it is.

 

[JohnK]

Add 17kg luggage, 15kg golf clubs and seat selection and Air Asia and JQ become more expensive than Qantas.

Have no interest in going on holidays with 3 t-shirts, 2 pair of shorts and a pair of thongs.