Tiger's domestic sale(s)

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MEL-ADL $39.95
MEL-ASP $39.95
MEL-CBR $39.95
MEL-OOL $39.95
MEL-HBA $39.95
MEL-LST $39.95
MEL-NTL $39.95
MEL-ROK $59.95

Fly period: 1 Feb 08 to 31 Mar 08

* Buy between 28 Jan 08 and 29 Jan 08, or until seats sell out. Conditions apply.
 
Easter Fares That Will Get You Eggstatic

Mel-cbr $19.95
Mel-lst $19.95

Mel-adl $29.95
Mel-hba $29.95
Mel-ntl $29.95

Mel-asp $59.95
Mel-ool $59.95
Mel-mky $59.95
Mel-rok $59.95
Mel-mcy $59.95

Mel-drw $99.95
Mel-per $99.95
 
Tiger is running another sale this week (to 18 May). Travel period is 01 Sept to 25 Oct.

Fares start at $19.95 incl "taxes" for MEL-CBR or VV. Just booked one for this price for my preferred date in September. Looks to be lots of availability.
 
imapringle said:
There are heaps of 19.95 MEL-NTL fares from July-August 10th. Are loads that bad!
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I doubt it'd be a matter of loading anymore for TT MEL-NTL flights, now that they've announced they're pulling out on August 11.

I reckon they're just selling the seats for whatever they can get for them.

Anyway, new Tiger sale:

Affordable August Adventures

MEL-CBR from $29.95
MEL-HBA from $29.95
MEL-LST from $29.95
MEL-ADL from $29.95
MEL-OOL from $59.95
MEL-ROK from $79.95
MEL-MKY from $99.95
MEL-DRW from $119.95
MEL-PER from $119.95

Buy between 23 June and 25 June 2008
Fly between 1 August and 31 August 2008
 
Anyone know how to avoid Tigers 'Convenience Fees' an extra $10 on a round trip - 10 bucks more than the $29.95 price. which is really a electronic payment fee, but its not, as its charged per leg, per pax.

Their site states it applies to all electronic payments, and at $5 per sector, their lawyers probably, I guess correctly advised them not to call it a 'Credit Card fee' either. $5 is not 1% - which is what big credit card users pay.

If I was ACCC, I would call this this something else, as the displayed price is not obtainable. Now if online booking is cheaper, but I have to pay more online - maybe I am missing something - they should look.

They have also re jigged the online bookings so you pay another $10 for 15Kgs of baggage. So if I see $30, I mentally say $40.

On a different note, one month ahead, $40 seats showed up, and I snapped up a couple. Being careful not to buy landmine insurance, and another gourge for $8 for a seat pick. Did pay the luggage gourge and the convenience fee gourge - but did not see a way to avoid it.

I had given up looking at Tigers site, as they had done everything fishy to turn away Canberra passengers. I don't know if their Canberra flights are full, but when I see $89 or $109 - I just toggle to Qantas and Virgen. Because nothing seemed cheap, they became an obscure website that lost relevance, given a QF FF lounge pass or invite is a birthright for any civil serpent in Ruddland.

Anyway, they have seemed to have smartened up - and doing what VirginBlue/Easyjet used to do - increase prices ONLY as the seats filled, and not whack on arbitrary prices.

My 2cents on the matter, is that they urgently need to rename their inconvenience fees, and call and match DJ or QF, as us pencil pushers got a rude (sticker) shock.
 
ethernet said:
Anyone know how to avoid Tigers 'Convenience Fees' an extra $10 on a round trip - 10 bucks more than the $29.95 price. which is really a electronic payment fee, but its not, as its charged per leg, per pax.

Their site states it applies to all electronic payments, and at $5 per sector, their lawyers probably, I guess correctly advised them not to call it a 'Credit Card fee' either. $5 is not 1% - which is what big credit card users pay.

If I was ACCC, I would call this this something else, as the displayed price is not obtainable. Now if online booking is cheaper, but I have to pay more online - maybe I am missing something - they should look.
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There was some proposed amendments to the trade practices act a couple of months ago that were designed to require businesses to display in a prominent way, a single figure specifying the total minimum price. I guess until that amendment is amde to the law, then Tiger can technically get way with what they are doing.
 
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Well, I'm happy Tigers CBR service is often full, because Ansett, Compass and Rexx did it tough, big big QF bias - or used to be in this town. Even Virgin encountered CBR to SYD resistance for a while. I just don't know who is filling the $109 seats plus plus for an under frilly airline. Maybe 2 services means better odds of seeing something attractive. As Greyhound bus to Melbourne is also full, Tiger can't be tapping the huge latent demand.

As for the inconvenience fee, I believe both Virgin and QF allow some transfer or bpay. so their advertised rates are gettable. Tiger to my knowledge, does not ( I would be happy to book, and then pay cash at the counter) - but I don't think this possible. Intent to mislead, or misleading advertising , is also ACCC territory.

May be legal, but still on the nose.
However Virgin is earning my wrath - their midday sales are elusive, even >May 2009.
 
The other no-no Tiger does is not provide a proper tax invoice. I am surprised the ATO haven't got onto them yet, because it is impossible for any business to withhold 48.5%.
 
MEL-ADL $19.95
MEL-LST $19.95
MEL-CBR $29.95
MEL-HBA $29.95

* Buy between 8 Sep 08 and 15 Sep 08, or until seats sell out. Conditions apply.
 
imapringle said:
Yes, Tigers canberra service is frequently full, hence why going double daily also
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Probably because its the only airline with consistently cheap flights from canberra. Good for when youre not travelling for work from canberra.

Ive got a ticket with them, but am thinking of just going on qantas again, cause of excess luggage.
 
AI-Exper said:
Probably because its the only airline with consistently cheap flights from canberra. Good for when youre not travelling for work from canberra.

Ive got a ticket with them, but am thinking of just going on qantas again, cause of excess luggage.
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I am flying them to Canberra and back in 1 weeks time. I purchased the fare for 29.95 each way, for a daytrip, and now its gone up to $110!. Must be filling fast. I am only a "daytrip" or leisure traveller, so I have used Tiger so much over the past year. I am awaiting their first birthday sale in November 23, as mabye some $9.95 fares are coming....
 
Sunstar320 said:
I am flying them to Canberra and back in 1 weeks time. I purchased the fare for 29.95 each way, for a daytrip, and now its gone up to $110!. Must be filling fast. I am only a "daytrip" or leisure traveller, so I have used Tiger so much over the past year. I am awaiting their first birthday sale in November 23, as mabye some $9.95 fares are coming....
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Do you know if you can increase your prepaid baggage allowance by calling them? Currently its 15kg.
 
Mel-adl 19.95
Mel-cbr 19.95
Mel-lst 19.95
Mel-hba 19.95

14oct-10dec, Only For The Next 2 Days
 
Some Cracker of a Sale they have this week. Especially to the Alice..

Sale ends Monday 6th October

From Melbourne (1stNov-11th DEC)
Adelaidefrom A$19.95
Canberra from A$19.95
Hobartfrom A$19.95
Launceston from A$19.95
Gold Coast from A$69.95
Rockhampton from A$59.95
Sunshine Coast from A$69.95
Mackay from A$69.95
Alice Springs from A$59.95
Perth from A$99.95

From Adelaide (1st MAR-30th JUN)
Melbourne from A$19.95
Hobartfrom A$59.95
Gold Coast from A$79.95
Alice Springs from A$79.95
Perthfrom A$99.95
 
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