Flighthacker

As proposed earlier in the week, AirAsia has announced that they have upped the frequency of flights from the Gold Coast to Kuala Lumpur to 6x weekly. View the new flight schedule.

As per AirAsia’s ongoing international sale, fares are still available for $149 one way, $303 return including tax. Sale is now until 9 August or until sold out, for travel between 20 October and 10 January, 2010. Not bad, Christmas holiday fares! Looks like Santa came early this year.

Check AirAsia’s sale page for details. To select the choice sale fares and to book, visit Adioso. What an amazing week for cheap travel!

Final Call to hit the snow in NZ! Photo Credit: Christopher Bearman

Jetstar have released yet another rediculous New Zealand sale, offering fares from Sydney to Auckland and Christchurch for $119 one way, $204 return inc tax! Sale is on now until Thursday, 29th July, for the travel periods of 4 August to 15 September and 20 October to 9 December.

If you have left your New Zealand ski plans really late, this may be your final call to pick up a cheap Winter fare before the Queenstown slopes swap out their skis for mountain bikes and trail boots. Fares to NZ don’t get much cheaper than this and it’s impossible to predict if they will be as affordable next season (or the snow as plentiful)!

Check Jetstar’s sale page for further details and Adioso for choice travel dates and prices.

Jump in quick: Jetstar have just launched their Sydney – Perth route and are offering $99 fares for the travel period of 20 October- 10 December, but only until 1pm today! Usual fares offered by Tiger Airways are about $199 one way, so if you have ever wanted to experience the west coast, this is the time.

Sale fares are not yet visible on Adioso, so check Jetstar’s sale page for details and to book. Availability is great, so get over there!

Sampai jumpa lagi (See you soon) - AirAsia X shelves its proposed Sydney - Kuala Lumpur route. Photo Credit: Jason Tan

The Malaysian Government has deferred approval of AirAsia X flights between Sydney in Kuala Lumpur, thus dampening the hopes of countless Sydneysiders who have been hanging out for one of their rediculously cheap fares. Read entire article.

AirAsia are at it again, this time with flights from Melbourne and Perth to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for $149 one way, $300 return including tax! These sales have been non-stop; I’m starting to think this is their regular pricing. Wouldn’t that be excellent!

Sale is now until 9 August or until sold out, for travel between 17 August to 30 November. Check AirAsia’s sale page for details.

To select the choice sale fares and to book, visit Adioso.

Buy your tickets with low-cost carriers at the right time and save money. Photo Credit: Martin Gommel

Everyone will tell you – Earlybird specials are dead. So when exactly is the best time to book that budget holiday and how? Here are some lessons I’ve learnt from tracking sales and booking fares, so don’t let anyone bully you into buying an airfare 10 months in advance! Read entire article.

Singapore Skyline. Photo Credit: Christopher Chan

Perth has been having a great run these last few weeks and this sale is no exception – hot on the heels of this weekend’s Malaysia Airlines sale, Tiger Airways are offering fares from Perth to Singapore for $148 one way, $303 return including tax! Sale is on now until 29 July, for travel between 1 September to 30 November.

Please note that check-in baggage fees start from an additional $10 per sector.

Check out Tiger’s ‘Real Deals’ sale page for details and to book. Pounce at it!

The Venetian Hotel, Macau. Photo Credit: Andy Yip

Meet Viva Macau. They may not have flashy ads or notable marketing budget, they don’t fly daily, but they do offer very cheap flights from Sydney to Macau and beyond. Right now, they’re offering fares for $276 one way, $583 return inclusive of tax until 31 July, for the travel period of 1 August to 17 December. Read entire article.

Sunset over Langkawi. Photo Credit: Ahmad Hakym

Malaysia Airlines have made a point of flogging their Perth to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia route every weekend for the last month, so forgive me for the repetition. To spice things up a little, not only are they offering Perth to KL for $215 inclusive of tax, but Perth to Langkawi, Penang and Kuala Terengganu for $275! Read entire article.

Jetstar’s Friday Fare Frenzy is on now, until 8pm. My picks – Sydney to Gold Coast for $39, Sydney to Christchurch for $99, and Sydney to Phuket for $299. There’s a handful of other great specials for other Australian cities, too for various travel periods. Scoop ‘em up at Jetstar’s sale page!