Re: Found a cheap flight to SYD

["Brendan" <nadnerb_2000@NOSPAM.com.au>]

And after the GST comes in that will rise to $3.75, unless the Carr
government has its way and rounds it up by 50 cents in which case it goes
up to $3.90


Gemini <coastwiz@sun.big.net.au> wrote in article
<948695976.148235@sunshine.big.net.au>...
> Hi Stuart !
> 
> You are dead right.
> The fare is $000 - the $3.40 is payable on every arrival into Sydney for
> noise tax no matter what the fare !
> Cheers !
> Gemini
> 
> Stuart Chard <stuartc@corplink.com.au> wrote in message
> 387aef67.0@newsin2.apacinternet.com.au">news:387aef67.0@newsin2.apacinternet.com.au...
> > I was one who took up on Anthony Tubbs' suggestion and booked a flight
> last
> > night.
> >
> > Being an avid Western Bulldogs fan I thought I'd try to book a ticket
to
> > Sydney and back on 14th May
> > to go up for the day, watch the game and come home.
> >
> > This morning I was contacted by a Telstra Big Pond travel consultant
and
> was
> > told that the
> > fare was not valid at $3.40, due to it being available only to inbound
> > passengers from the UK
> > and Europe (ie. When you buy a return ticket from UK/Europe to
Australia
> you
> > receive a free
> > domestic return flight, in much the same way as QF/BA make these offers
> for
> > people travelling
> > from Australia to  UK/Europe). If you looked in the conditions when
> booking
> > it mentions "UK Bonus Sale"
> > under the heading "TE.TKT Endorsement".
> >
> > I tried putting in other city pairs such as MEL-ADL & return, MEL-HBA &
> > return, ADL-PER & return and for
> > these flights the offered fare was zero! YES ZERO! There were no
> > restrictions on days of travel and times.
> >
> > The cheapest fare he could offer me was $242 - the standard 21 day APEX
> fare
> > with a Saturday
> > night stay.
> >
> > If anyone does have success with these fares, please let me know.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Stuart Chard
> >
> > e-mail : stuartc@corplink.com.au
> >
> >
> 
> 
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