tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840272570305147085.post8697436928198500552..comments2009-05-06T13:58:26.863+10:00Chris Thomas - Reseohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17700740211472282883noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840272570305147085.post-14896465267377443902009-05-06T13:57:00.000+10:002009-05-06T13:57:00.000+10:00Jetstar sent me an email tonight to invite me to participate in their fifth birthf=day celebrations where they were selling 5,00 seats for 5cents.<br />The email was received at 10:39pm.The sale started at 10pm to 11pm that smae day.<br />Are you serious Jetstar?<br />please forgive me for not participtating in your sale.......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840272570305147085.post-26490740074555729502008-10-09T17:57:00.000+11:002008-10-09T17:57:00.000+11:00A lot of things Jetstar do dosen't make much sense.<BR/>For instance they buy 30% share in Vietnam Pacific Airlines and re brand it with their Jetstat logo which creates a second hub for them in Asia (as well as Singapore) and access to the growing Vietnamese domestic market.<BR/>Great! But then they go and stop direct flights from sydney- Hcmc instead now flying to Darwin where you wait for 2 hours before continuing onto HCMC. Having a stop over in Darwin is not an option unless you book your journey as two one way fares (syd-drw,drw-sgn) which is more expensive.<BR/>Jetstar is creating a hub in Darwin from where you can fly to Bali, singapore or Vietnam.Why? I don't know-there are not a lot of people in Darwin and it is a nice place for a short visit but it's not the type of place that lures you to it or entices you to stay.<BR/>One would expect the fares from Darwin to Bali to be cheap considering that it's pretty close-well no.It is actually cheaper to fly to HCMC from Darwin than what it is to fly to Bali.<BR/>Oh and try to book a one way flight from Bali to Darwin on the Jetstar web site-you can't! it dosen't offer darwin as a destination from bali even though you can book it as a return itinerary from Darwin to Bali.<BR/>Jetstar is not cheap unless it has direct competition on the same route from another discount carrier.<BR/>Last year Tiger was flying from melbourne to Darwin for $99, so Jetstar matched their price.<BR/>This year Jetstar starts flying from Sydney to Darwin whith Qantas as it's only competitor and is charging $209 for the flight!<BR/>I welcome the true budget carriers into our Australin skies of which Air Asia is by far the best.This airline offers a true budjet experience with reliable aircraft and realistic prices.It is the only way to keep Jetstar honest.<BR/>Lets face it, Jetstar is really just Qantas pretending to be cheaper-after all they have already shown us that they will only offer cheap fares if they have direct competition on the same route.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840272570305147085.post-14832988846293768162008-08-16T11:09:00.000+10:002008-08-16T11:09:00.000+10:00An amazingly stupid oversight by a company that's pushing itself to the young and early adapters. Hope they've seen this post and sought you out to convert them from the stone age.Hackpackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08532180889693141173noreply@blogger.com