[Jetstar Starclass] 2 for 1 Sale!

[Saab34]

Now here we go

StarClass 2 For 1 Sale!

Star treatment for you and a friend with our StarClass 2 for 1 sale.

The total price for 2 is our lowest non-sale StarClass fare. Sale fares are based on the price for payment by direct deposit on Jetstar.com. Available sale fares will be displayed in our booking system at half the total price, which is the 'per person' price shown below. Bookings will show the 'per person' fare. These sale fares must be booked in pairs for travel on the same flight. Limit of 8 passengers per booking.

Fares are one way and are subject to availability (not available on all flights or days), limited availability over school and public holiday weekends.

Sale fares from Melbourne to Toyko and Osaka are available for travel from 20 Oct - 9 Dec 2009 and 16 Feb - 17 Mar 2010. All other StarClass 2 for 1 sale fares are available for travel from 28 Jul - 15 Sep 2009, 20 Oct - 9 Dec 2009 and 16 Feb - 17 Mar 2010.

These sale fares are StarClass promo fares and are non refundable, limited changes permitted, charges apply. Each passenger has a 30kg checked baggage allowance.

Sale now on until midnight (23:59 AEST) Monday 22 June 2009, unless sold out prior. Sale may be extended.

Click here to access sale

Fares:
Brisbane to Bali (Denpasar)
via Melbourne or Sydney on JQ6000
series flights (Qantas operated) in Business class $1320 for 2
Brisbane Honolulu
via Sydney on JQ6000 series flights
(Qantas operated) in Business class $1630 for 2
Brisbane coughet
via Sydney on JQ6000 series flights
(Qantas operated) in Business class $1344 for 2
Cairns Tokyo $1149 for 2
Gold Coast Osaka $1249 for 2
Gold Coast Tokyo $1249 for 2
Melbourne Bali (Denpasar)
Direct flights only $1049 for 2
Melbourne Bangkok $1059 for 2
Melbourne Honolulu
via Sydney on JQ6000 series flights
(Qantas operated) in Business class $1630 for 2
Melbourne Osaka
via Gold Coast, in Economy class to Gold Coast $1598 for 2
Melbourne coughet
via Sydney on JQ6000 series flights
(Qantas operated) in Business class $1330 for 2
Melbourne Tokyo
via Gold Coast, in Economy class to Gold Coast $1598 for 2
Sydney Bali (Denpasar)
Direct flights only $1049 for 2
Sydney Honolulu $1359 for 2
Sydney Osaka
Only available via Gold Coast on JQ19/20 $1349 for 2
Sydney coughet $1059 for 2
Sydney Tokyo
via Gold Coast on JQ19/20 only $1349 for 2

 

[Evan]

Wow, thats good prices for *C, sure double it return but not bad at all since that includes all the taxes for both people if i read it correctly.

 

[samh004]

Tempting, but I have no one to travel with. Will wait for a discounted sale to come along again I think, instead of a 2-for-1.

 

[futaris]

BNE-SYD-MEL-DPS on JQ6517 (QF codeshare), JQ35, JQ35

40 + 40 + 100 SCs for $620, i.e. $3.45/SC.

Not a bad SC earner at all and you'd get to visit two F lounges if you're WP.

 

[Natt]

I have a question about this sale - hoping someone can help

we are looking at a RTW trip and are tossing up booking individual sectors or a RTW ticket

The Melbourne-Honolulu looks like a great price - is this the sort of sale that comes around often or should I be jumping on this?

Has anyone seen that type of fare ie $800 one way direct to the US (west coast) rather than honolulu

 

[moa999]

I thought that the QF segments are now in QF Economy not Business.
Plus on JQ35 SYD-MEL-DPS, won't you just get SCs for SYD-DPS (eg QF108) as a single flight code.

So by my math (ticket price is $1320 oneway for two)
20 + 100 = 120 SCs / $660 = $5.50 / SC
(still not too shabby)

 

[oz_mark]

I thought that the QF segments are now in QF Economy not Business.

It is in business according to the promotion. e.g.

via Sydney on JQ6000 series flights
(Qantas operated) in Business class

 

[Standby]

It is in business according to the promotion. e.g.

Star class on QFD codeshare flights use D class. If D isnt available I believe you are booked Y class

 

[whoistheg]

Just looking on j*dot com

so Mel - HL is about $3100 for 2 people and the flight from
mel-syd is on a QF plane but it says economy class.

I guess you can use the QF lounge at Sydney.

Am i right at assuming you would get about 12000 FF points for this
deal?

 

[serfty]

Flying JQi out of SYD you get access to the Qantas international J lounge. IF you are WP, then you get access to the Qantas international First Class lounge.

With point earnings, it's as for Business, 5,074 base and 1,269 cabin bonus each way or 12,686 overall.

Note that in addition to this, QFF elites also earn status bonus from 2,538 for PS to 10,148 for WP.

 

[anat0l]

Currently doing a SC analysis on the sale.

There is a typo on the promo page: they have SYD-KIX (via OOL) marked as $1349 for two people, but in the promotional column (i.e. the one which says "That's $xx_.xx per person!"), the price says $647.50.

A bit of elementary arithmetic will tell you that is obviously incorrect. I'm not sure if there are other prices on the page are similarly flawed.

EDIT: SC analysis complete - see below. Notes:

• Price is based on 2 pax in the same booking (as per special)
• Rates and prices include taxes but exclude credit card charges and other extras
• Classes: J = QF domestic J; C = JQ StarClass
• Rank is based on best AUD/SC rate
• SCs assumed per sector (even if same flight number is on both flights); travel in JQ Y to connect to an intermediate gateway point assumed to earn full Y SCs.
• As always, E&OE, please check before booking.

Some OK fares for SC value below. Some of them actually turn out to be cheaper than the promotional page's billing (but almost make it up again due to the credit card charge). The search engine is also confusing because when you choose one of the "J / C" routes, the engine gives you the JQ6xx_ series connector flight but on the left hand side it says "Domestic Economy Fare". This doesn't update if you select the Star Class column, which leaves you in doubt as to whether this means if you buy the Star Class fare are you flying the connector in Y or in J. Since the full itinerary is never given to you until you confirm the booking, you can't verify this either.

EDIT: Table updated, hoping that futaris's later post confirms that travel on *C fare all the way through an itinerary automatically books QF domestic fares in J...

[B][U]Routing          Classes Price 2px  Status Credits 1pax  Rate 1pax   Rank[/u][/b]
BNE-SYD-MEL-DPS  J/C/C   $ 1320.00  40 + 40 + 100 = 180 $ 3.667 / SC    1
BNE-MEL-DPS      J/C       1320.00       60 + 100 = 160   4.125         2
MEL-SYD-HKT      J/C       1330.00       40 + 120 = 160   4.156         3
BNE-SYD-HKT      J/C       1344.00       40 + 120 = 160   4.200         4
SYD-OOL-KIX      C/C       1349.00       40 + 120 = 160   4.216         5=
SYD-OOL-NRT      C/C       1349.00       40 + 120 = 160   4.216         5=
MEL-BKK          C         1059.00            120 = 120   4.413         7=
SYD-HKT          C         1059.00            120 = 120   4.413         7=
BNE-SYD-HNL      J/C       1630.00       40 + 140 = 180   4.528         9=
MEL-SYD-HNL      J/C       1630.00       40 + 140 = 180   4.528         9=
BNE-SYD-DPS      J/C       1320.00       40 + 100 = 140   4.714        11
CNS-NRT          C         1149.00            120 = 120   4.788        12
SYD-HNL          C         1359.00            140 = 140   4.854        13
OOL-KIX          C         1249.00            120 = 120   5.204        14=
OOL-NRT          C         1249.00            120 = 120   5.204        14=
SYD-DPS          C         1049.00            100 = 100   5.245        16=
MEL-DPS          C         1049.00            100 = 100   5.245        16=
MEL-OOL-KIX      Y/C       1598.00       30 + 120 = 150   5.327        18=
MEL-OOL-NRT      Y/C       1598.00       30 + 120 = 150   5.327        18=

 

[futaris]

You left out the BNE-SYD-MEL-DPS flights:

[B][U]Routing          Classes Price 2px  SCs 1pax       Rate 1pax    Rank[/U][/B]
BNE-SYD-MEL-DPS  J / C   $ 1320.00  80 + 100 = 180 $ 3.667 / SC    1

NB, this is of course assuming that SYD-MEL-DPS (JQ35) posts as two separate flights, i.e. like SYD-OOL-KIX or SYD-OOL-NRT supposedly does.

 

[anat0l]

You left out the BNE-SYD-MEL-DPS flights:

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[B][U]Routing          Classes Price 2px  SCs 1pax       Rate 1pax    Rank[/U][/B]
BNE-SYD-MEL-DPS  J / C   $ 1320.00  80 + 100 = 180 $ 3.667 / SC    1

NB, this is of course assuming that SYD-MEL-DPS (JQ35) posts as two separate flights, i.e. like SYD-OOL-KIX or SYD-OOL-NRT supposedly does.

I noticed that. But does the BNE-SYD sector book into J if you select the *C fare?

I was a bit concerned because the left hand side says "Domestic Economy Fare". I guess you could ring up JQ and find out......

 

[futaris]

I noticed that. But does the BNE-SYD sector book into J if you select the *C fare?

It says StarClass on all segments:

 

[Bundy Bear]

Anyone want to go to DPS for a few days, anyone got flights in mind for the return; it would actually be nice to actually go to DPS after being on the flight to Melbourne a few times.

 

[anat0l]

Anyone want to go to DPS for a few days, anyone got flights in mind for the return; it would actually be nice to actually go to DPS after being on the flight to Melbourne a few times.

If the SC maths are correct (and it is indeed J to SYD), you've got me interested (not hook, line and sinker).

A return BNE-SYD-MEL-DPS would give me the SCs I need for WP requal.....

 

[Gold Member]

Just booked MEL-HKT return using this deal. Very pleased with the SCs, although frequency of flights means I could only stay either 3 or 7 days. I chose 7 days... looks like a lot of sunbathing and scuba diving. I'm also pleased to see that Priceline offers bidding on various regions within coughet! I'm not so keen on the overnight flight home but I managed to snare seat 2D for this horror flight.

BTW, has anyone else noticed that if you book one-way say MEL-HKT but not return, that the one way price from HKT-MEL (quoted in Thai Baht) works out a fair bit more expensive after conversion? It seems to be the same with all other one-way legs back into Australia under this promo including Indonesia. I considered flying to Singapore or a nearby Oneworld city and using points on the way back in biz but 60K points is so not worth it when you have that many SCs on offer for such a small amount of $$$. And it seems there's no Oneworld lounge in HKT - the thought of having to slum it in a public airport venue with others is giving me snob-schock already - Oh the pain, how will my ego cope.

 

[anat0l]

Just called Jetstar and although the agent I spoke to was a bit shaky to start with, it seems that for an itinerary booked in Star Class with JQ6xx_ (QF metal) flights, the JQ6xx_ flights will be flown in Qantas Domestic Business.

Now very tempted to book..... Anyone want to tag-team? :mrgreen:

 

[Alanslegal]

Now very tempted to book..... Anyone want to tag-team? :mrgreen:

I think Bundy Bear might be tempted but he needs a few days rest at the destination rather than a quick return back

 

[anat0l]

I think Bundy Bear might be tempted but he needs a few days rest at the destination rather than a quick return back

It's not possible to book a turnaround in the same itinerary - the search engine enforces the 120 minute connection time for international flights.

In saying that, it is possible to book one-way fares both ways and side-step the search engine's constraint, but it's near impossible to find cheap *C fares that take advantage of the 2-for-1 sale (there are 2-for-1 fares, but they are higher *C fares). On top of this, the connection time of JQ35 and JQ36 is 65 minutes, which is cutting it fairly fine in anyone's language and making it next to impossible for JQ (who have a strict 60 minutes before departure check-in time).

Also, it looks like the special is being booked into standard Star Class compared to Promotional Star Class, where the former can be cancelled (for a fee) but the latter cannot.