QR 2 for 1 and more deals back in J & Y!

[Limewood]

Talk about being competitive QR are on the run with J 2 for and Y 3 for 2 can see it all here.

 

[Pushka]

Talk about being competitive QR are on the run with J 2 for and Y 3 for 2 can see it all here.

I’m not getting 2 for 1 prices. But might try again on the PC.

 

[Comoman]

Talk about being competitive QR are on the run with J 2 for and Y 3 for 2 can see it all here.

This links is for flights from HK.

There certainly doesn't appear to be 2 for 1 ex-Perth unfortunately when I search direct on the QR website.

 

[Limewood]

Had gander it is unfortunately ex HKG.

 

[OZDUCK]

You lot beat me, I just signed on to mention this special.

As usual the "Australia Tax" applies. However from a Perth point of view the good news is that prices ex-Singapore have dropped from about Sin$5,400 to Sin$2,900. So, a quick cheap flight to Singapore and you can have a nice "cheap" J seat for most of the trip.

EDIT: The above figures were a guesstimate for Sin - Helsinki. Another example is Sin - Barcelona return. Leaving early May and returning just before the 7 June lockout period. For 2 pax Sin$6,842 - for 1 pax Sin$6252.

 

[Pushka]

You lot beat me, I just signed on to mention this special.

As usual the "Australia Tax" applies. However from a Perth point of view the good news is that prices ex-Singapore have dropped from about Sin$5,400 to Sin$2,900. So, a quick cheap flight to Singapore and you can have a nice "cheap" J seat for most of the trip.

EDIT: The above figures were a guesstimate for Sin - Helsinki. Another example is Sin - Barcelona return. Leaving early May and returning just before the 7 June lockout period. For 2 pax Sin$6,842 - for 1 pax Sin$6252.

Got all excited for a while there. Oh well, back to - mmm, other plans.

 

[CaptJCool]

Yea this got splashed all over social media as 20th anniversary fares but on one I viewed 1 = $6,000. 2 = $11,000. Highly unlikely to pique my interest. 2 4 1

 

[Limewood]

The way to save big $ in J is out of HKG, been doing it for years.

 

[jxv]

Talk about being competitive QR are on the run with J 2 for and Y 3 for 2 can see it all here.

I only noticed this thread yesterday and investigated this sale immediately. I got J for two pax ARN-MEL early June on the "2 for 1 promo" combined with MEL-ARN on "Business Basic" for mid Sep for a total of $6030. I am very happy with that, even though I could not get my preferred dates, just close enough.

Thanks Limewood! And thanks AFF for alerting me to the concept of buying cheaper airfares ex-Northern Europe!

 

[gaz1]

I only noticed this thread yesterday and investigated this sale immediately. I got J for two pax ARN-MEL early June on the "2 for 1 promo" combined with MEL-ARN on "Business Basic" for mid Sep for a total of $6030. I am very happy with that, even though I could not get my preferred dates, just close enough.

Hi,
I'm interested in more info on how you found this.
I thought the 2 for 1 promo was only for a return flight?
Also, a one-way MEL-ARN seems to be about $10k for 2 people.
Am I missing something?
Cheers,
Gary.

 

[jxv]

Hi,
I'm interested in more info on how you found this.
I thought the 2 for 1 promo was only for a return flight?
Also, a one-way MEL-ARN seems to be about $10k for 2 people.
Am I missing something?

Hi Gary, I searched for ARN-MEL return for 13 June/14 Sep, 2 pax. The page then shows the lowest prices for each of the flights for the week around those dates. You can use the arrow buttons to go "week earlier"/"week later". That way I found the "Business Promo" for the outbound flight (ARN-MEL) for 3, 4 and 5 June at SEK 14k. Do the same for the inbound flight (MEL-ARN) and I found "Business Saver" cheapest on 17 Sep for SEK 24k. Combined price for the return tickets SEK 38958, which hit my credit card at $6030 (BankWest card which doesn't charge foreign exchange fees).

I had looked at these flights a month ago and found them to be about $7800, both ways as "Business Saver". Not bad savings!

Hope this helps.

 

[gaz1]

Aaah - so your flight originated from ARN ?
I can't find any 2 for 1 fares ex Australia (Perth in particular) & was hoping you found a way around this.

 

[jxv]

Yes, flights originating from OSL or ARN to Australia are much cheaper than the other way around! If you go regularly to Europe you can save a lot of money.

 

[Franky]

Aaah - so your flight originated from ARN ?
I can't find any 2 for 1 fares ex Australia (Perth in particular) & was hoping you found a way around this.

You and me both..

 

[CaptJCool]

So you could use frequent flyer points one way to Europe and book from the other end.

Even if you didn't use the return ticket, at that price it's exceptional value !

 

[jxv]

If you use your points to get to Europe you can usually find one-way J fares back to Australia from OSL or ARN in the $2500 to $3000 range on either BA/CX or QR. Google Flights is great for finding the best dates and places. Just make sure to use google.com.au/flights to get the results by default in A$.