Japan airfare promotion thread

[stars87]

interestring lor
even i find 747 seating damm crapy
too oldsch t accept it after i took a380

maybe a330 is more acceptable? hehee

hehhe... budget mah. if you got the cash to spare, book 3 seats and make yourself at home

 

[SquallLH]

someone asked this before i think. because their girlfriend got stuck in tokyo or something like that and want to come back

i think the answer is no as its a two sector flight. if the first sector is not consumed (e.g sin to NRT), the second sector is automatically invalid and you likely have to pay for a no-show fee for missing the first sector flight.

what i can advise is this.

book cebu pacific flight osaka to manila, then from manila to singapore by either cebu pacific or tiger. prices are quite comparable to a return NWA flight from what i researched a couple of months ago. approximately 700~

an alternative route would be to find hong kong express (promo fares cheap,but regular fares expensive) from nagoya to HKIA, transit to jetstar or tiger there or head over to macau for a flight back on tiger or jetstar. should cost approximately 800-900 one way return.

as an option of last resort, you could take the ferry from kobe to shanghai and then make your way down to guangzhou/shenzhen by train and take a tiger airways flight back to sg. will probably cost about 500-600 SGD but its the cheapest option

i know all these arent ideal cheap solutions to get back one way to sg, but these are from what i do know are budget air routes. but given that you want to head home before cny. id advise haste and solid planning. good luck.

lol... I think I was the one. We managed to find a kind soul to redeem a 1-way for us. One way back from Jpn is just too ex for the other method.

 

[fone]

not really. its logically valid because of the caveat at the end. interesting possibilities.

scenario 1 : scaleback. if they form part of skyteam alliance, Northwest/JAL could provide similar route services but with only one jet (the rest, codeshare on that flight), reducing the need to deploy multiple aircraft to serve route. = route capacity cut. Its different from continental & UA because 1) not under jurisdiction of US courts, 2) unlikely that between them, carriers control % of route capacity that will allow them to dominate market and control pricing 3) codesharing = strategic alliance to maximize revenue for deployment of aircraft per route / increased appeal of carrier/airline due to increased connectivity options

JAL might want to scale back to reassess what is efficient as its deploying relatively older aircraft/fuel efficiency/competition (everyone else is operating something newer) (767) compared to NWA's a330. i dont think NWA is required to file for anti-trust/competition for overseas route with JAL ? should be pure and simple business decision since it doesent involve US market.

scenario 2:status quo remains. given the fact that current capacity on the route SQ (A380,747 and 777 via BKK daily; BKK currently suspended, uncertain if restored), ANA (777 X2 daily flights), UA (777 X1 flight) NWA (1 X A330) JAL (1X 767) is likely to be indicative of a highly profitable/high demand route. pie is big enough for jetstar to come in. everyone operates the same way. some extent of codesharing between NWA and JAL (surplus capacity)

scenario 3: JAL withdraws from route. refocus on more profitable routes. (although i think its unlikely given the sin-NRT route is quite a big money spinner). jetstar soak up market position

5 A330 on lease from parent company quantas. Jetstar CEO has gone on record that they are targeting the china and european routes. interesting possibilities.

what is definite and forseeable is that Jetstar is likely to set and define lower end of price range. lower price point = downward price pressure on other competitors. if SQ thinks it can sell 1,100 tickets from SIN-NRT its crazy.

remember. SQ alone accounts for 50% of capacity in this sector. will consumers pay so much for this route ? SQ is likely to have to move into the medium high price bracket to maintain price competitiveness.

Lol, don't really care about requirement to file for anti-trust immunity or not, it is here just to illustrate that alliance or partnership, quite alot of time is not beneficial to the consumer.

CO/UA does do codeshare too, since both are based in US. Also, I'm not sure how NW / JAL codeshare will work, current *A codeshare works such that operating carrier gets most of the money (please correct me if I'm wrong), at most the marketing carrier gets a small fee for selling the ticket. Not sure if JAL or NW is willing to cut its own share of the supposedly profitable route. Reports have been that customer service have been unwilling to change flights (US domestic standby, since that is free) to partner flights (even if it is a codeshare flight but on partner plane) since it takes revenue away from the carrier.

Haha, SQ IS crazy. Otherwise, they would not have maintained astronomical pricing on the suites even though it was reported to be not selling as well as they have thought, since there are supposedly better products out there than the suites (some think Emirates A380 suites are better, more privacy than the SQ suites).

 

[jlpk007]

i bought mine for JAL $661 + 500 uni points with UOB travel. i feel its the best deal so far since i have some UOB uni points to spare for my trip... Travel period end of March till April.

Heard from my colleague if you do not have sufficient uni points on ur UOB credit card, have to pay additional $20 per ticket only. Not sure you can call and ask.

Im aware of the JAL bankrupcy saga but still go for it as life still goes on for JAL on its operation prespective.

where to buy for uobtravel?
i may have some points also..spend quite a lot on this credit card

 

[Alibrabra]

UOB travel contact

where to buy for uobtravel?
i may have some points also..spend quite a lot on this credit card

Call 62526822 UOB Travel to check out, i think they are available half day on Sat.
Have a good weekend all

 

[chanvh]

I bought mine from uobtravel.com for uni$500 plus $612. Best deal I found so far.

I think this deal is for NWA? or was it on ANA / JAL / SQ?

 

[Clue99]

I think this deal is for NWA? or was it on ANA / JAL / SQ?

ANA & JAL only.

 

[urban_closet]

Looks like quite a good deal.. 500 UNI$ + $440 for JAL to tokyo. Does that include Taxes?

 

[icyboi4eva]

cheapest i can find is from Cathay on MISA
Sales Period 01 Feb 2010 - 03 Mar 2010
Travel Period 01 Mar 2010 - 30 Jun 2010
Min / Max Stay 2 nights / 14 days
S$549.00 inclusive of tax

 

[jlpk007]

cheapest i can find is from Cathay on MISA
Sales Period 01 Feb 2010 - 03 Mar 2010
Travel Period 01 Mar 2010 - 30 Jun 2010
Min / Max Stay 2 nights / 14 days
S$549.00 inclusive of tax

549 is inclusive of tax? This is not direct flight right

 

[snap99]

cheapest i can find is from Cathay on MISA
Sales Period 01 Feb 2010 - 03 Mar 2010
Travel Period 01 Mar 2010 - 30 Jun 2010
Min / Max Stay 2 nights / 14 days
S$549.00 inclusive of tax

need to change flights at hong kong, and arrives narita late (8-9pm).

 

[jlpk007]

need to change flights at hong kong, and arrives narita late (8-9pm).

thanks! saw the promo..

Airfare seems to go off fast..

 

[zx]

I think this deal is for NWA? or was it on ANA / JAL / SQ?

It's for ANA. Now the price is $652 due to increase in fuel surcharge.

 

[chanvh]

wow, really...

 

[jlpk007]

It's for ANA. Now the price is $652 due to increase in fuel surcharge.

652 inclusive of tax? i cant find this price .where did you see it?
Thanks!

 

[chanvh]

Anyone experience flying on ANA? whats the diff between just going to Tokyo and taking transit to Sapporo? It's comfy or just plain bad?

 

[cosmos9933]

Just back from Japan on ANA flight on Sunday. Overall experience still good. But met some unfriendly stewardess when on the way back to Singapore. Will choose ANA over Delta Airlines.

 

[zx]

652 inclusive of tax? i cant find this price .where did you see it?
Thanks!

http://www2.uobgroup.com/uobtravel/deals/index.html#tab3-bullet2

 

[lsling]

Anyone travelling by delta airline?
Just bought my tixs @ S$705nett

 

[pker88]

Anyone travelling by delta airline?
Just bought my tixs @ S$705nett

i have not experience with most of the forumer here use delta airline

mostly used here is
ANA, SIA, MA, cathey and the other uS company i forgotten i htink is northwest
mostly ppls say ANA is best in customer service
2nd is SIA due to newer fleet so u get to enjoy newer planes like the a380
the a380 i took its on SQ
if u seen it on my picture album
its on the a380 SQ