Low Cost Carriers is a popular topic at the Australian Frequent Flyer. And for obvious reasons - we all love a bargain! But the problem with low cost carriers is that once you have paid for all the extras, you could end up paying more than a discounted ticket on a full service airline.
If you're looking for a cheap ticket from Australia to Singapore, and don't want to fly Economy, ScootPlus could be a great compromise.
Airlines charge high excess baggage fees to compensate for the extra fuel, labour and opportunity costs... and, well, because they can.
In episode 99 of the AFF on Air podcast, Bonza CEO Tim Jordan joins Matt to discuss the airline's recent launch, route network, marketing, cabin crew, why the Bonza website doesn't offer bookings, and lots more!
Qantas, Virgin Australia, Jetstar and Bonza are all currently running some great sales, with airfares available from $29 one-way on various domestic routes.
The Bonza staff were incredibly enthusiastic - both on the ground and in the air - and this made the whole experience a lot of fun.
To celebrate the launch of flights from Sydney and Melbourne to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietjet Air has released sale fares from $269 return.
Australia's newest airline Bonza is now selling tickets, with its first commercial flight set to take place as early as next Tuesday.
South Korean low-cost carrier T’way Air will be one of two new airlines to begin operating direct Sydney-Seoul flights next month. From 24 December 2022, T’way Air will launch 4x weekly seasonal flights between Sydney and Seoul’s Incheon Airport using Airbus A330-300 aircraft. T’way Air has been operating under that name since 2010 with a … Continued
In the seven years leading up to the pandemic, Virgin Australia never once made an annual profit. Already in a weak financial position, it didn’t take long after COVID-19 hit for Australia’s second-largest airline to enter voluntary administration. Virgin Australia had been a good airline that was popular with passengers, but for too long was … Continued
Japan’s border may still be closed to independent tourists, but that hasn’t stopped Jetstar from restarting direct flights from Australia to Japan for the first time since the pandemic began! Jetstar began last week by restarting its Cairns-Tokyo route. The first flight back from Tokyo’s Narita Airport to Cairns was almost completely filled by Japanese … Continued
Malaysian low-cost carrier AirAsia X will launch flights between Sydney and Auckland in November 2022, bringing with it cheap Economy fares and Premium Flatbed seats at the front of the plane. The fifth-freedom flight across the Tasman will be a continuation of AirAsia’s Kuala Lumpur-Sydney service, which briefly restarted in February this year after a two-year … Continued
If you’re travelling around Europe, you may come across an airline called Eurowings. Part of the Lufthansa Group, Eurowings is a low-cost carrier based in Germany. Eurowings operates a large network of short-haul flights to destinations all over Europe using Airbus A319 and A320 aircraft. While its parent company Lufthansa operates many short-haul and long-haul … Continued