Airfare - Manila to Australia (One Way)

KTP

@tita_vech - ah ok po... gets ko na po.. Thanks

KTP

@faye - sige balitaan kita... Sa Jan 14 po.

LokiJr

@psychoboy, buti na lang sumagot ka regarding air asia hehe....direct flight ba yan o may stop over? parang hindi ko kayang walang ginagawa nang ganun katagal kung walang stopover kasi hehe

TasBurrfoot

@psychoboy, buti na lang sumagot ka regarding air asia hehe....direct flight ba yan o may stop over? parang hindi ko kayang walang ginagawa nang ganun katagal kung walang stopover kasi hehe

@LokiJr - I assume you will come from Manila right? No direct flight from Clarke to Australia - lipad ka muna from Clarke to Kuala Lumpur and from there you will switch to a bigger plane. This will take you direct na to Australia...

For me, the trip going there was okey... As mentioned nga, this was an evening flight so natulog nalang ako after taking off... Pero it is not so comfortable I tell you...

Bryann

Yup got mine din through Kent. Sobra bait nun tao na yun. Very accomodating. Hehe.

pjecuacion

hi guys, pansin ko lang parang mas mura sa air asia compared dun sa IOM

hotshot

@pjecuacion : mas mura parin po talaga ata ang budget airlines (lalo na kung promo fare) kaysa IOM rates for legacy airlines. yun nga lang, mas comfortable talaga sa mga legacy airlines.

TasBurrfoot

hi guys, pansin ko lang parang mas mura sa air asia compared dun sa IOM

Sir, I believe the air tickets being sold by IOM are those of legacy carriers (i.e. PAL, Qantas, Cathay Pacific, Malaysian Airlines, etc) whereas ang Air Asia naman ay isang budget airline...

Hope this helps!

rbolante

@KTP yup pwedeng balikbayan boxes. ganun din ang gagamitin namin kasi mahal nga naman pag bibili ka pa ng sangkatutak na maleta kahit pa na sale mo sya nabili mabigat pa din sa bulsa. just make sure to use a good duct tape (which is really expensive mga P600 per roll) to secure the sides and the bottom oof course.

rbolante

@KTP San po ba destination nyo ma'am? Adelaide-bound din kyo? thanks.

rbolante

@pjecuacion definitely yes but i don't think you can avail of the 40kg baggage alowance. maybe yes but they will charge you extra for that. kung ma-charge kayo baka nga pumareho lang un sa rate ng IOM. again, this is hypothetical. i maybe wrong though.

KTP

@rbolante - Sydney po

KTP

@KTP balitaan mo ako sis pag ngreply sau ang IOM ha? Kelan nga pla alis mo?

- Opo pede daw po balikbayan boxes sabi ng IOM.

rbolante

@KTP ah ic. but that doesn't mean di ka sasama sa EB sa december

LokiJr

@psychoboy, buti na lang sumagot ka regarding air asia hehe....direct flight ba yan o may stop over? parang hindi ko kayang walang ginagawa nang ganun katagal kung walang stopover kasi hehe

@LokiJr - I assume you will come from Manila right? No direct flight from Clarke to Australia - lipad ka muna from Clarke to Kuala Lumpur and from there you will switch to a bigger plane. This will take you direct na to Australia...

For me, the trip going there was okey... As mentioned nga, this was an evening flight so natulog nalang ako after taking off... Pero it is not so comfortable I tell you...

The moment you said that seats in Air Asia are like Cebu Pac's...sinabi ko na sa sarili ko ayoko na...kahit gaano pa kalaki ang matitipid mo hehe...kung minalas kang maupo sa maingay na bata or medyo magalaw na katabi....have a nice trip na lang haha...

But kidding aside, kung hindi naman big deal yung price, I would suggest taking your first flight to Australia through IOM. Hindi lang kasi parang travel agency sila...tumutulong talaga sila sa mga migrants

TasBurrfoot

The moment you said that seats in Air Asia are like Cebu Pac's...sinabi ko na sa sarili ko ayoko na...kahit gaano pa kalaki ang matitipid mo hehe...kung minalas kang maupo sa maingay na bata or medyo magalaw na katabi....have a nice trip na lang haha...

Ahahha, I feel you there!!

It just dawned to me right; try to purchase nalang talaga a good seat in a legacy airline. I mean, come on, only once lang yung initial entry mo to Australia as a PR - might as well make the experience going there great diba?

I remembered when I first entered Singapore in 2008 as an employee, pinaghandaan ko talaga ang flight ko. Kahit double than the price ng Cebu Pacific, I opted to buy Singapore Airlines para nice ang pagdating ko...

This is just me talking though... It is up to you guys to agree or disagree with my thinking, eehehehe! :P

TasBurrfoot

@LokiJr - are you saying that IOM is cheaper than say buying directly from the website of Qantas, PAL or Cathay Pacific?

LokiJr

@psychoboy Singapore Air! hay kung mayaman lang ako yan lagi ko pipiliin hehe...nasa top 10 sila lagi sa Best Airline Rankings Nasa top 10 din yung Cathay, Turkish Airlines at Qantas

Dun sa isang tanong mo, sa dami ng budget airlines na naglipana ngayon, I'm sure marami nang mas mura sa IOM...pero may POEA function kasi yung IOM so in the event na may mangyaring hindi maganda sayo (i.e. naipit sa giyera, minaltrato ng employer etc) puwede ka nilang tulungan.

KTP

@rbolante - ahaha san ba yan?

TasBurrfoot

@psychoboy Singapore Air! hay kung mayaman lang ako yan lagi ko pipiliin hehe...nasa top 10 sila lagi sa Best Airline Rankings Nasa top 10 din yung Cathay, Turkish Airlines at Qantas

Dun sa isang tanong mo, sa dami ng budget airlines na naglipana ngayon, I'm sure marami nang mas mura sa IOM...pero may POEA function kasi yung IOM so in the event na may mangyaring hindi maganda sayo (i.e. naipit sa giyera, minaltrato ng employer etc) puwede ka nilang tulungan.

Nope boss, what I meant was - say you buy a Qantas ticket sa IOM, is it cheaper than buying it from the website ng Qantas?

faye

@rbolante tuloy na ba ang EB? hehehe

faye

@KTP thanks sa info!

LokiJr

@psychoboy Singapore Air! hay kung mayaman lang ako yan lagi ko pipiliin hehe...nasa top 10 sila lagi sa Best Airline Rankings Nasa top 10 din yung Cathay, Turkish Airlines at Qantas

Dun sa isang tanong mo, sa dami ng budget airlines na naglipana ngayon, I'm sure marami nang mas mura sa IOM...pero may POEA function kasi yung IOM so in the event na may mangyaring hindi maganda sayo (i.e. naipit sa giyera, minaltrato ng employer etc) puwede ka nilang tulungan.

Nope boss, what I meant was - say you buy a Qantas ticket sa IOM, is it cheaper than buying it from the website ng Qantas?

I guess not all the time. Yung IOM hindi naman bumibili ng promo tickets sa Qantas so there should be times when buying from the site will be cheaper hehe

rbolante

@KTP dito po sa manila sometime in december. january pa naman alis natin eh. wala pang definite na plan actually and this plan originated from one the Adelaide threads. alam ko uuwi si @sohc ng december so no doubt it would be a good time have a little get-together. :-)

rbolante

@psychoboy i don't think bibigyan ka ng ganun kalaking discount pag dumirekta ka sa Qantas. bukod pa un sa 40kg baggage allowance. kaya nga nag-IOM na lng ako eh. but you can always try to inquire at their makati booking office though. no harm in trying. :-D

Bryann

Best thing about IOM, is the 40kg allowance. Max of 46kg pa yan. 23kg per luggage. Sa Qantas 20kg lang max of 23kg, 1 bag lang.

johnandjosh

Hi guys,

Advise ko lang sa IOM na kayo kumuha ng ticket dahil na rin sa 40kg per passenger allowance. Malaking bagay iyon. At before you go to the airport, make sure na natimbang nyo maigi ang baggages nyo. Balikbayan boxes are ok dahil yan din ang ginamit namin. Pwedeng sumobra ng kahit 1~2 kg yata pero depende dun sa counter officer sa airport, merong mabait meron namang gusto mangotong lang. Kapag sobra sa timbang be prepared na magbayad kesa mag-open ulit ng boxes at magbawas, malaking hassle.

In my experience, sobra-sobra talaga yung dala naming boxes dahil 2 yung kids namin, kaya yung halimaw na nasa counter, tinataga kami ng husto at gusto kaming singilin ng $1,000+. Inabot ng mahigit 1 hour ang negotiation namin at pumayag ng $500 lang bayaran ko. Pero isusumpa mo talaga sya dahil humihingi ako ng official receipt dahil pwede ko namang -reimburse sa company ko, ang gusto nya lang ilagay sa receipt e $120! Alam nyo na kung saan mapupunta yung $380. Hindi na ko nakipag argue dahil sobra-sobrang stress na yung inabot namin. Kaya para dun sa mga first timer, mag ingat na lang kayo. Naalala ko, parang "Flores" ang surname nung kumag na yun, hindi ko lang alam kung andyan pa sya at nambibiktima pa rin.

Good luck!

hotshot

@johnandjosh : nakakalungkot naman ang mga experiences na ganyan.

LokiJr

Pag pumipili ako ng flight namamahalan na ako sa +$10 o 20 ng additional baggage pero kung ganyan pala kastrikto sa flight counter, magpapa sobra na lang ako ng bili sa additional baggage hehe

johnandjosh

@LokiJr mas mura ang additional baggage kapag kumuha ka during booking or ticketting. Pero kapag nasa airport counter ka na, alam ko it ranges from $25 to $35 per kg ang rate ng mga airlines (not sure though).