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Emirates: Fares to Kuala Lumpur and Singapore for $700 return

Ok, so this is not some $508 Jetstar deal, for for a full-service airline, Emirates‘ rates are just great. For the travel period of 28 June – 30 November 2011, fares from Melbourne to Kuala Lumpur are on sale for $695 return and to Singapore for $701 return, including tax. On other booking websites, these fares are available until 30 June.

There are loads of fares available on Emirates’ website and thankfully, their booking system is one of the better ones for finding a bargain fare. So if Melbournites weren’t already spoilt for choice with fares, then scoot over to Emirates’ website – they sure are now.

Kuala Lumpur at a nice price with AirAsia. Photo Credit: onggon (Flickr)

AirAsia X has released a rather unusual batch of sale fares for travel in 2010, with fares departing Gold Coast, Melbourne and Perth for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia starting from a laughable $52 a pop one way, prior to tax. Post fees and taxes, the return fare comes to $238 departing Gold Coast and Perth and $298 from Melbourne.

This may not be AirAsia’s cheapest sale, but we live in what is truly a buyer’s market – getting to Malaysia for less than $300 is not a price to shirk from. Strangely enough, this fare has not been announced by AirAsia (who currently have a sale advertised, but not at these low prices).

Travel period for these solid fares is from 20 January to late July, 2010.

Check Adioso for the cheapest fares from Gold Coast, Melbourne and Perth to Kuala Lumpur – http://adioso.com/au/australia-to-international.html

Happy Mooncake Festival, everyone!

AirAsia's Big Sale goes international. Australia deports itself.

AirAsia has nipped the whiners in bud by extending their existing ‘Big Sale’ to their entire route network. Tickets from Gold Coast, Perth and Melbourne to Kuala Lumpur are again $99 including tax, however if you book the Kuala Lumpur – Australia leg separately (ie. as a second one-way segment), it comes to only $51 inclusive for this return leg! [...]

Singapore Skyline. Photo Credit: Christopher Chan

Malaysia Airlines has extended their run of great sale fares departing Australia to not only Malaysian cities, but to Asian destinations as well! Sale destinations are:

• Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• Penang, Malaysia (home of my favourite char kway teow!)
• Singapore
• Manila, Philippines
• Bangkok & Phuket, Thailand
• Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

For example, Sydney to Manila return fares are selling from $725 return including tax, which is awesome as they usually retail for about a grand. Sale is on now until 15th August, for travel for various travel dates extending until June, 2010! Check out Malaysia Airlines sale page for their seemingly endless array of sale fares and to book, then get into them noodles!

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!

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. [...]

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.

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! [...]

AirAsia X’s “Hot Sales, Cool Fares” sale is on – tickets are $149 one-way, $300 return including tax to Kuala Lumpur from Melbourne and Perth!

Sale is on now until 26 July, for travel between 1 August and 30 November. View details at AirAsia’s sale page for details and to book.

AirAsia X has extended their ‘Big Sale‘, offering even more cheap fares between Gold Coast, Melbourne, Perth and Kuala Lumpur, plus countless Asian routes. Available fares include:

• Melbourne, Gold Coast to KL – $260 return
• Perth to KL – $250 return

All fares include tax, for travel between 1 Aug – 30 November. Check out Adioso for availability and AirAsia’s Big Sale page for further details!