Sean, go home!
Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2010 9:55 pm
Last time we flew to the UK we paid $1800 a head return...AirAsia offers return fares to London for under $250
ANDREW HEASLEY
June 8, 2010 - 3:41PM
Air Asia is offering return flights to London for $217 from the Gold Coast or $240 from Melbourne, airport taxes and charges included.
In the latest salvo in air fare wars, AirAsia is offering return flights to London for $217 from the Gold Coast or $240 from Melbourne, airport taxes and charges included.
AirAsia has been making headlines recently with ultra low- or no-fare flights: the airline offered free flights from some Asian ports to Bangkok to help restore tourism after the recent civil conflict there and earlier last month with one-way $378 Australia-London flights.
But Melbourne-Kuala Lumpur (KL)-London return for $240? That's probably unprecedented.
The rock bottom special fare is part of a network sale that starts at 2am on Wednesday, June 9 and runs for 48 hours.
The sale fares are for travel between October 11 to 14 November 14, 2010 only.
Of course the usual airline caveats apply: seats are limited and some methods of payment may attract additional charges.
The bookings can be made at the airline's website airasia.com or via smartphones at mobile.airasia.com
The fares are purchased as discrete sectors: travellers from Melbourne or Perth to KL will pay $73 one way, but only $23-$27 on the return leg.
From the Gold Coast it's $56 to KL but only $21 coming back.
Once in KL the options broaden significantly with $10 flights to London and a host of Asian destinations, including India, and $26 to $130 back to KL.
http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-new ... -xsx4.html
