Oracle of DelphiWhy would you travel any other way than by plane?
December 6th 2006 10:41
I booked my flights to Melbourne today for over the new year period. They only cost $180 and that included $11 for insurance and about $4 for the credit card transaction. One has to ask, why would anyone travel any other way, particularly between Sydney and Melbourne, when flights are just so cheap? Normally I would check a website like Flightcentre.com.au as it gives you the Jetstar, Virgin and Qantas flight details, but I thought this time I would just give the Virginblue site a go. There's no having to fly out to Avalon with Virgin like there is with Jetstar.
For starters I made sure I went on between 12 and 1 pm as it is happy hour. You never know, you may just pick up a real bargain.
Secondly, one must be willing to fly early in the morning, but for the reduction in price it is definitely worth it.
Finally, if you can, fly midweek. Because there are so many people flying down just for the weekend, it is cheaper to fly midweek. Coming home Tuesday made it significantly cheaper.
Looking at the cost of flights Vs the actual tax you pay on your flight and you realise two things. The airlines aren't making that much money on a single flight and the government tax you a heap. I'm not neccessarily against taxing what is a luxury and not an essential, but perhaps one flight per year should be tax free. I know business flyers are claiming their tax back, so it doesn't really even out either. But that's a rant for another time
For starters I made sure I went on between 12 and 1 pm as it is happy hour. You never know, you may just pick up a real bargain.
Secondly, one must be willing to fly early in the morning, but for the reduction in price it is definitely worth it.
Finally, if you can, fly midweek. Because there are so many people flying down just for the weekend, it is cheaper to fly midweek. Coming home Tuesday made it significantly cheaper.
Looking at the cost of flights Vs the actual tax you pay on your flight and you realise two things. The airlines aren't making that much money on a single flight and the government tax you a heap. I'm not neccessarily against taxing what is a luxury and not an essential, but perhaps one flight per year should be tax free. I know business flyers are claiming their tax back, so it doesn't really even out either. But that's a rant for another time
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