Warring Aussie airlines offer A$9 fares
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It said thousands snapped up the all-inclusive air fares yesterday as the airlines upped the ante in the battle for cheap-air fare supremacy.
The price war will be a boost to regional NSW, with Newcastle starring as the hub of the discount flights, rather than Sydney, which missed out on the price war by failing to attract Tiger Airways, the report said.
The carrier announced it would bypass Sydney Airport and fly from its Melbourne base to Newcastle, Canberra and Hobart in early 2008.
“Newcastle is an attractive alternative for tourists with its wine and food experiences
and also gives travelers who live in the northern suburbs of Sydney a real low fare
alternative to trudging through the traffic to Mascot,” Tiger Airways chief Tony Davis said.
Canberra will also for the first time have access to the benefits of a true low cost airline, he said.
“Not everyone who flies to Canberra has an expense account.”
To promote its first NSW flights, Tiger released 40,000 promotional fares of A$9.95 for the Melbourne to Newcastle route and another batch of cheap tickets on six of its other routes.
Jetstar hit back with a range of A$9 fares on its twice-daily Melbourne-Newcastle services for a period next year.
“Melbourne and Victoria, in particular its tourism industry, are reaping the benefits of their foresight in winning Tiger Airways’ headquarters,” Davis said.
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