expired Tiger Airways SALE (lots of routes, except Hobart and Adelaide) - Melb to Sydney $19.95 One Way

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Tiger Airways SALE (lots of routes, except Hobart and Adelaide) - Melb to Sydney $19.95 One Way

siawkia on 09/08/2012 - 12:03 www.tigerairways.com (4533 clicks)

Just booked flight from Perth to Melb with Tiger, hopefully flight won't be cancelled, never flown with them but looks like they are getting much better than previous years.

Also I did another booking, with JetStar price beat to get further 10% OFF.

To do the price beat, it has to be in 1 hour timeframe of departure date (minus or plus 1 hour)

Below are the travel periods.

departing from Brisbane Price Travel period
Sydney from A$29.95* 01 Feb 13 - 30 Jun 13
Melbourne-Tullamarine from A$49.95* 01 Feb 13 - 30 Jun 13

departing from Cairns Price Travel period
Melbourne-Tullamarine from A$129.95* 01 Apr 13 - 30 Jun 13

departing from Gold Coast Price Travel period
Melbourne-Tullamarine from A$29.95* 01 Feb 13 - 30 Jun 13
Sydney from A$19.95* 01 Feb 13 - 30 Jun 13

departing from Melbourne-Tullamarine Price Travel period
Sydney from A$19.95* 01 Feb 13 - 30 Jun 13
Gold Coast from A$29.95* 01 Feb 13 - 30 Jun 13
Brisbane from A$49.95* 01 Feb 13 - 30 Jun 13
Perth from A$89.95* 01 Feb 13 - 30 Jun 13
Cairns from A$129.95* 01 Apr 13 - 30 Jun 13

departing from Perth Price Travel period
Melbourne-Tullamarine from A$89.95* 01 Feb 13 - 30 Jun 13
Singapore from A$218.00# 01 Oct 12 - 10 Nov 12

departing from Sydney Price Travel period
Gold Coast from A$19.95* 01 Feb 13 - 30 Jun 13
Melbourne-Tullamarine from A$19.95* 01 Feb 13 - 30 Jun 13
Brisbane from A$29.95* 01 Feb 13 - 30 Jun 13

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Beast on 09/08/2012 - 12:41 ¶

It's okay I found it
- +1 vote
  
  siawkia on 09/08/2012 - 12:50 ¶
  
  yes, you have to call them.
  best check the time through online and then call them. wait time around 5-10 mins.
-1 vote

faze on 09/08/2012 - 13:01 ¶

Using this, would I be able to book both a trip from Sydney to Melbourne, and then Melbourne to Sydney? I plan on using Jetstar price match btw.
- siawkia on 09/08/2012 - 13:13 ¶
  
  You meant return ticket from Sydney? Then Yes, You can use JetStar price beat only if both carriers flight times are within 1 hr timeframe of each other.
+1 vote

mystique1 on 09/08/2012 - 13:05 ¶

Got mine Syd-Melb - all up was $85 return for two people + seat selection and 1 person with 15kg luggage.
- +1 vote
  
  Beast on 09/08/2012 - 13:12 ¶
  
  was that with Jetstar?
  - siawkia on 09/08/2012 - 13:15 ¶
    
    I got mine with Jetstar Melb to Syd One way - $51.91 for 2 people , 1 person with 20kg, no seat selection
    So I reckon $85 return for 2 ppl is a good deal.
    - Beast on 09/08/2012 - 13:40 ¶
      
      Did you book it all on the phone or still go online?
    - siawkia on 09/08/2012 - 13:47 ¶
      
      JetStar Pricebeat is only by phone, no other way.
      They'll send the itinerary after paying through phone
+1 vote

richim on 09/08/2012 - 13:37 ¶

Their booking fees are very high, a $40 return airfare becomes $55!
- +1 vote
  
  richim on 09/08/2012 - 14:14 ¶
  
  Ahhh bugger it, went ahead and booked. Couldn't be bothered with the price match, the flight out was not within one hour of a jetstar flight anyway. Great price, thanks for posting!
+1 vote

simarjoshlib on 09/08/2012 - 13:47 ¶

Great post and thanks for the heads up about Jetstar and price matching. Just booked return flights Melb -> Gold Coast, next March for four people. Tiger quoted $314 (including some luggage) which is a pretty decent price. Just price matched with Jetstar and got the whole lot booked for $287. Bargain.
- siawkia on 09/08/2012 - 13:49 ¶
  
  Good job on scoring bargain flights!
mar79 on 09/08/2012 - 14:09 ¶

got 3 tix melbourne to perth return for $650ish, thanks for the heads up OP!
-1 vote

supabrudda on 09/08/2012 - 14:33 ¶

thanks! Jetstar mel->gc rtn $108rtn for 2pax
+1 vote

lisss on 09/08/2012 - 14:43 ¶

Late last year they cancelled my return flight from Melb with no warning. Ended up having to pay very high rates to get a last minute flight back with Virgin otherwise I would have been stranded. Never again.
+1 vote

akula on 09/08/2012 - 14:45 ¶

Thanks. Syd-bne for a weekend booked. its so hard to get a price like this …that too departing on friday night and returning by sunday night. Good one OP.
+1 vote

macharmaine on 09/08/2012 - 14:57 ¶

I have booked Tiger flights 4 times (4 return trips) 2 of them cancelled!! Had to look frenetically for qantas/jetstar/virgin flights at airport and being easter long weekend there was no availability. didn't end up going, wasted money on taxi, accommodation, concert & museum tickets and tours all of which non refundable due to such last minute. (it was cancelled after hours of delay and changing gate made us running around with our baggage…) in june long weekend it happened again, managed to pay much higher price and got a seat with virgin following day so had to go home and back to airport again and also lost money on 1 night accommodation. NEVER again!!!
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  supabrudda on 09/08/2012 - 15:44 ¶
  
  Changing gates & run around with luggage?
  Which airport had multiple tiger gates/dep area? Sydney?
  They all have cancellations/delays…Domestically Jetstar has my record Mel->GC 3hr late taking off, 10hr late to GC (had to fly into Brizzy, then eventually they bussed us down…wouldn't let us collect our luggage @ Briz & leave).
  
  Since it's relaunch Tiger has the best ontime record of all local carriers
  http://www.bitre.gov.au/statistics/aviation/otp_month.aspx
+6 votes

neil on 09/08/2012 - 15:02 ¶

I'm thinking these Tiger deals do more promotion for Jetstar than they do Tiger.
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  arcticmonkey on 09/08/2012 - 19:31 ¶
  
  But if no one buys the Tiger deals, they will eventually go out of business and we'll be left with Jetstar's high prices.
  
  For a bargain site, I am surprised how many people think of only the short term.
ade123 on 09/08/2012 - 15:10 ¶

Wish they can come down to Adelaide..
PissLUR on 09/08/2012 - 15:29 ¶

for jetstar pricebeat,
the 1hour window doesnt apply for international flights.
+2 votes

jnav on 09/08/2012 - 16:22 ¶

Scored a price beat with Jetstar, $71 for Melb-Sydney return for 2 people!

Thanks for the tip guys
daoople on 09/08/2012 - 17:15 ¶

Thanks for posting. Good find.
+1 vote

dle on 09/08/2012 - 17:27 ¶

Tiger flights are sometimes cheap but their customer services is very bad. I booked recently with Tigers. The iternary I got somehow shown a wrong departure time, different from what i saw at the booking. Rang them straight away and was told that their computer never wrong and it could be my fault. They asked me to pay $30 to rebook the flight. I asked to speak to supervisor but the guy refused to escalate. If i want to complain, i have to go to their online complaint system. Let me tell you, after you submit the complain, they would never get back to you. I have taken that flight yet so go no experience with the actual flight but it will be my first and the only last with Tiger. If Jetstar or Virgin is $10 or so more expensive, fly with them. It will save you the headache later.
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  Skystar on 09/08/2012 - 23:01 ¶
  
  "The iternary I got somehow shown a wrong departure time, different from what i saw at the booking."
  
  I work with someone who helped develop the airline software that Tiger uses, which is called Naviatare "New Skies", and I am sorry to say but its just not possible for it to happen.
  
  I believe Tiger 2.0 is better than 1.0.
+1 vote

arcticmonkey on 09/08/2012 - 19:25 ¶

My wife and I went from MEL to PER for $200 return last month. The flight there was 15 minutes early and the flight back was on time.

Service was much friendlier than Qantas or JetScum as well. Would definitely fly Tiger again!!
cooni on 10/08/2012 - 00:37 ¶

I'm new to this game of bargain flights.

Why do people price match/bear with Jetstar instead of just flying Tiger?

And exactly what's the drill? Find a flight online… I presume with seats still available, then call Jetstar then and there and get them to beat it?
- neil on 10/08/2012 - 01:06 ¶
  
  Find a Tiger flight at the similar time (~1 hour). Call up Jetstar and ask for price guarantee. They will match the price of the Tiger flight, take 10% off of that and you won't have to pay credit card fees (you do for normal bookings). It's all on their website.
  - -1 vote
    
    greenpossum on 10/08/2012 - 01:21 ¶
    
    I was overjoyed with this because I'm planning do to Mel-Syd next Feb, and drooling at getting it for $20 - 10%, but then I saw this last condition on the Jetstar page:
    
    This promotion is valid for flight bookings made to 30 September 2012.
    
    These Tiger flights are from Feb 13 onwards, so looks like I'm out of luck. :(
    
    But how did the people above do it? Are the service staff unaware of the Sep expiry of the price match?
    
    What the heck, I'll give it a go.
    - neil on 10/08/2012 - 01:26 ¶
      
      There seems to be a few who have done the price guarantee above. I think it means you need to book before Sept 30, not when the flights actually are.
    - greenpossum on 10/08/2012 - 12:20 ¶
      
      Unfortunately Jetstar either deliberately or due to high traffic shunts your call off to a "price matching department" where I waited for 10 minutes listening to inane spiels, including, the irony, one about their price beat guarantee, until I got tired.
      
      Wondering whether to try again later, or just pay Tiger's extortionate booking charge, since I don't have a MC DC and they don't have Poli.
greenpossum on 10/08/2012 - 02:21 ¶

Thanks I'll give it a go later today. I was sad that they use 1300 number that would cost from my mobile, but I did a search and found this page where they have a Skype contact, thus a "free call". Hope this tip works for you.

http://www.jetstar.com/au/en/contact-us/
- arcticmonkey on 10/08/2012 - 08:16 ¶
  
  Why not just book the Tiger flight? If people don't buy from them, we may see the end of these good deals.
  
  My flight from Melbourne to Perth was fantastic and had great service.
  - greenpossum on 10/08/2012 - 09:21 ¶
    
    Tiger Airways charges for the use of a credit card per passenger per sector. So the final cost will be more than $20.
    
    I don't think TA will have difficulty selling all the seats.
    
    Jetstar will be flying me at a loss.
    
    What's not to like? Except if you are a greedy airline.
Skystar on 10/08/2012 - 12:02 ¶

The Tiger call centre is basically down due to the floods in Manila.
Future Kids on 10/08/2012 - 13:13 ¶

Just wondering what do passengers get for compensation, if these cheap flight get cancelled. Will the airline book me in for a later flight?
- greenpossum on 10/08/2012 - 13:19 ¶
  
  They bundle up the leftover passengers in an old parachute and tie it to the next flight. No no, just kidding. :) I guess I'll find out next year.
- cookie2 on 10/08/2012 - 21:04 ¶
  
  no compensation.they put you on the next available.maybe the dsy before or after or even the day after.just depends how many flights and how many people to reaccomodated.dont think tiger will give you anything by way of compensation though… or jetstar
mikeyb555 on 10/08/2012 - 13:19 ¶

Singapore Airlines pushed tiger so heavily into Australia to screw Qantas/jetstar (because SIA is not allowed to compete domestically in Australia).

So i don't think they really care if your pricematching with jetstar, as they will happily make a loss on flights if it takes money from qantas/jetstar.
L3x on 10/08/2012 - 17:14 ¶

Just booked 2 tix from Syd to GC return $91 with jet star including seat selection. Call and ask for price guarantee.
-1 vote

cookie2 on 10/08/2012 - 21:05 ¶

mel- gold coast for 2 ppl. $107 FOR 2 POEPLE carry on luggage only. awesome! waiting for 10 minutes on hold with Jetstar, but worth it. Flew Tiger 3 years ago and will never fly again….But i have no scruples against always pricebeating Jetstar against Tiger. :)