Flighthacker

A couple of shorts from the last few weeks:

• Tiger Airways is now flying between Sydney and the Gold Coast, commencing 15 December. Introductory fares start from $39, with daily frequency.
• Virgin Blue and Pacific Blue flights will no longer accept cash for food and entertainment services on their flights – only credit card. Just as well – carrying loose change on international flights is a bit of a drag.
• Singapore Airlines and others are encouraging punters to buck the discount trend and purchase earlybird fares. So far, these fares are largely hot air, being neither particularly cheap (Sydney to London for $2000 with Singapore Airlines) and in the face of a strengthening dollar, not necessarily in short supply.
• Tiger Airways has more than enough material for another season of Airways, with a flight cancellation delaying passengers in Hobart for up to 3 days. Tiger denies that the police were called – that said, if I was stranded in Hobart for 3 days…!

It’s great to be back on the couch. Game on!

Yes, this Sydney chill is sure getting at me. I’m just coming out of a bout of ‘kinda-swine-flu‘, the Winter doona has come out of the closet and I’m taking a new interest in video games. So, I’m starting to envy my Pacific Islander friends. The only swine they know is buried with coals and cooked. Flight delays are more likely the result of island time than fog. Most aptly, their airfares are going cheap, then cheaper!

VirginBlue/Pacific Blue are offering seriously cut-price fares from Sydney to the Pacific Islands, including:

• Sydney to Port Vila, Vanuatu for $390 return
• Sydney to Nadi, Fiji for $424 return
• Sydney to Nuku Alofa, Tonga for $506 return

All fares are for direct flights and include tax. Travel periods are 04 Aug – 15 Sep, 20 Oct – 09 Dec and 27 Jan – 30 Mar, 2010. Sale is on now until 26 Jul or sold out.

Yep, I can smell that roast pork already. For more details and to book, view VirginBlue’s sale page!