Airfare - Manila to Australia (One Way)

TasBurrfoot · September 2012

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!

@johnandjosh - I am just wondering sino itong nangongotong?

LokiJr · September 2012

@johnandjosh yep yun nga po balak ko, pagkabili ko online isama ko na rin yung additional baggage hehe

Akalain mo naman kahit sa ticket counter may corruption...onli in da Pilipins talaga hehe

johnandjosh · September 2012

@johnandjosh - I am just wondering sino itong nangongotong?

@psychoboy eto yung mga airline staff sa airport counter. Iba talaga sa atin. Na-experience ko na ring ma-excess baggage sa ibang airport, like sa Darwin, I was charged $125 for excess. I asked for a discount at binigay naman nung babae sa counter at $100. I paid $100 at binigay nya ang receipt amounted to $100. Ok lang kung ganito di ba? Pero dun sa airport natin, $500 ang binayad ko at humihingi ako ng receipt ang pwede lang daw nilang resibuhan e $120. Common sense na lang kung saan mapupunta yung $380. Hindi naman siguro sa charity yun.

clemf · September 2012

hello, newbie po

nakuha namin tickets namin thru IOM. nag-email ako sa IOM sa aussie but they referred us to IOM Manila. tinawagan ko then ung nakausap ko, hiningi email address then sent me the information - same sa ni-share ni @aldousnow.

natanong ko rin pala regarding sa price ng tickets, ang advice naman ng taga-IOM, hindi naman daw lumalayo...what changes is ung exchange rate. example ung sa amin, may ni-quote sila na total e lalabas na PhP85k+ (MLA-SYD 2 adults, 1 child, 1 infant) kaso hindi agad naibigay ung bank details para madeposit namin ung bayad. the next time nag-follow up kami, aba biglang naging 83k+ na lang kasi bumaba ung exchange rate...so syempre, bayad agad. 2k din un!

regarding naman sa baggage allowance, tataas than usual kasi magiging 40kg na from the standard 23kg ata. un lang, talagang Qantas lang sila at direct flight ung kukunin, which is ok naman sa amin kasi mejo hassle mag-layover kung may kids (sa tingin namin).

nobela na ata to hehe

TasBurrfoot · September 2012

@johnandjosh - I am just wondering sino itong nangongotong?

@psychoboy eto yung mga airline staff sa airport counter. Iba talaga sa atin. Na-experience ko na ring ma-excess baggage sa ibang airport, like sa Darwin, I was charged $125 for excess. I asked for a discount at binigay naman nung babae sa counter at $100. I paid $100 at binigay nya ang receipt amounted to $100. Ok lang kung ganito di ba? Pero dun sa airport natin, $500 ang binayad ko at humihingi ako ng receipt ang pwede lang daw nilang resibuhan e $120. Common sense na lang kung saan mapupunta yung $380. Hindi naman siguro sa charity yun.

@johnandjosh - what i want to know right is; was the amount you paid the supposed regular excess baggage fee? kasi if this was the regular fee, you have definitely every right to ask for the receipt...

It may be a different story though if this was already a discounted rate...

LokiJr · September 2012

@johnandjosh I'm assuming nagmamadali ka kaya hindi mo na inabala sarili mo para magreklamo...sana maalala mo yung pangalan nung tao na yun para masumbong namin dito hehe

johnandjosh · September 2012

@LokiJr ganun na nga, kasi halos 1 hour ako nakipag deal sa kanya. We were ready to leave other boxes sana pero we were convinced by other staff na ok lang daw kausapin yung boss nila at mabibigyan ako ng discount. Nabigyan nya nga ako ng discount pero di nya siguro expected na hihingi ako ng OR. Anyway, charged to experience na lang. Di ko na malala yung name nya pero I remembered posting it in www.philippines.com.au 2 years back. Kaso di ko na ma-access itong website na ito.

hotshot · September 2012

@LokiJr ganun na nga, kasi halos 1 hour ako nakipag deal sa kanya. We were ready to leave other boxes sana pero we were convinced by other staff na ok lang daw kausapin yung boss nila at mabibigyan ako ng discount. Nabigyan nya nga ako ng discount pero di nya siguro expected na hihingi ako ng OR. Anyway, charged to experience na lang. Di ko na malala yung name nya pero I remembered posting it in www.philippines.com.au 2 years back. Kaso di ko na ma-access itong website na ito.

sayang! sana na-picturan/video nyo para maisumbong natin sa T3!

LokiJr · September 2012

@hotshot tapos nagsuntukan din sila sa airport noh? hehe

@johnandjosh onga e, napabayaan yung site...sayang tsk tsk

iammaxwell1989 · October 2012

Mura pala talaga sa Jetstar. I saw an ad 10K lang one way from Clark to Melbourne, jetsar din. I just dunno kung ilan baggage allowance.

TasBurrfoot · October 2012

Mura pala talaga sa Jetstar. I saw an ad 10K lang one way from Clark to Melbourne, jetsar din. I just dunno kung ilan baggage allowance.

Err, I think you are referring to AirAsia...

Jetstar don't fly to Clark

iammaxwell1989 · October 2012

Yes i stand corrected, airasia pala yung ads.

TasBurrfoot · October 2012

Yes i stand corrected, airasia pala yung ads.

okey lang ang AirAsia - I flew with this plane last June going to Melbourne. Not too comfy pero super cheap naman!

iammaxwell1989 · October 2012

@psychoboy, magkano air fare mo? and ilan yung baggage allowance?thanks

TasBurrfoot · October 2012

@psychoboy, magkano air fare mo? and ilan yung baggage allowance?thanks

Back and forth SIN-KUL-MEL-KUL-SIN, it was round SGD350...

15kg baggage allowance

pgp · October 2012

hi guys,

why not try tiger airways...sample...from manila to singapore to perth is 10k one way plus plus plus if you add more baggage allowance, etc...

TasBurrfoot · October 2012

hi guys,

why not try tiger airways...sample...from manila to singapore to perth is 10k one way plus plus plus if you add more baggage allowance, etc...

ahahaha, pangit tiger...

magkapatid sila ng Cebu Pacific... in fact, pwede mo masabi na twins sila! :P

LokiJr · October 2012

@psychoboy, magkano air fare mo? and ilan yung baggage allowance?thanks
Back and forth SIN-KUL-MEL-KUL-SIN, it was round SGD350...

15kg baggage allowance

Ito ba balak niyo paglilipad na kayo papunta Australia?

TasBurrfoot · October 2012

@psychoboy, magkano air fare mo? and ilan yung baggage allowance?thanks
Back and forth SIN-KUL-MEL-KUL-SIN, it was round SGD350...

15kg baggage allowance
Ito ba balak niyo paglilipad na kayo papunta Australia?

@LokiJr - this was what we used during our short vacation to Melbourne last June...

Hopefully if makakuha na ng visa, we plan to use SQ para mura as we have some miles to redeem tickets.

icebreaker1928 · October 2012

hi guys, question lang...
kasi nung pumunta ako dito sa AU last Sep.... nag-avail ako ng first time migrant sa PAL...
tapos uwi ako nxt yr, sunduin ko pamilya ko...

pagpunta naming pamilya pabalik dito sa AU, balak ko sa IOM kumuha ng ticket, so Qantas ang airline nila diba?
pede pa ba ako mag-avail ng first time migrant kahit naka-avail nako sa PAL dati?
o yung mag-ina ko na lang pede maka-avail nito?
mahirap kasi baka magkahiwalay pa kami ng eroplano pag nagseperate booking pa kami..

sino na naka-experience nito? tia

icebreaker1928 · October 2012

san nga pala nakakabili ng balikbayan box?

TasBurrfoot · October 2012

sa may planong umalis after May 1 - you may want to check Air Asia X:

http://www.airasia.com/ph/en/promotion/rr2920509.page?mb

naka sale sila:

Clark ► Kuala Lumpur ► Sydney PHP 8709
Clark ► Kuala Lumpur ► Gold Coast PHP 8799
Clark ► Kuala Lumpur ► Perth PHP 7359
Clark ► Kuala Lumpur ► Melbourne PHP 8889

icebreaker1928 · October 2012

any feedback on jetstar? ok ba sila?
sila ang pinakamurang airfare na nakikita ko.

hotshot · October 2012

any feedback on jetstar? ok ba sila?
sila ang pinakamurang airfare na nakikita ko.

jetstar yung ginamit namin when we went to australia for a vacation last year. ok naman yung flight namin kasi pag long haul...A330 naman ang plane na gamit nila at hindi yung mga maliliit na A320. but if you'll be flying from pinas, i'm assuming you'll be stopping over dito sa sg? pag ganun, mejo tiis muna sa A320 plane from pinas to sg tapos from sg to oz, ok ka na sa A330. pero yun nga, as it's a budget airline, no food and IFE. actually, meron palang IFE pero it's not free to use. kelangan magbayad muna kung gusto mo gamitin. for the food, pwede mo na din bilhin when you're booking online para may reserved nang food syo agad.

LokiJr · October 2012

My boss rode Jetstar from Sydney to Manila...nagkaproblema raw sa flight kaya they were re-routed to Darwin and had to wait one more day...binayaran naman ng Jetstar yung accommodations and all pero hassle pa rin yun hehe

hotshot · October 2012

My boss rode Jetstar from Sydney to Manila...nagkaproblema raw sa flight kaya they were re-routed to Darwin and had to wait one more day...binayaran naman ng Jetstar yung accommodations and all pero hassle pa rin yun hehe

ay ganun? luckily for us, never pa ko naka-experience ng mga major problems or delays sa flights when taking budget airline flights (jetstar, cebupac, tiger). kaya sa ngayon, maganda pa ang tingin ko sa budget airlines. pero once magka-bad experience siguro ako, isusumpa ko na sila. hahaha! pero for now, ok pa ko sa budget airlines. and besides, beggars can't be choosers so no choice talaga. haha

LokiJr · October 2012

Hehe, in fairness to Jetstar, if you pay for the 'premium items', mukhang enjoyable naman siya sabi ng boss ko...Can't say the same for Cebu Pac though...naku hindi ko maimagine yung Sydney flights nila sa 2014 hehe

hotshot · October 2012

Hehe, in fairness to Jetstar, if you pay for the 'premium items', mukhang enjoyable naman siya sabi ng boss ko...Can't say the same for Cebu Pac though...naku hindi ko maimagine yung Sydney flights nila sa 2014 hehe

sana naman bumili sila ng bigger planes. di ko din ma-imagine kung A320 ang gamit nila to fly from pinas to sydney. hahaha

TasBurrfoot · October 2012

Hehe, in fairness to Jetstar, if you pay for the 'premium items', mukhang enjoyable naman siya sabi ng boss ko...Can't say the same for Cebu Pac though...naku hindi ko maimagine yung Sydney flights nila sa 2014 hehe
sana naman bumili sila ng bigger planes. di ko din ma-imagine kung A320 ang gamit nila to fly from pinas to sydney. hahaha

ahahaha, a320 to sydney? i could not imagine this...

it would be hell i suppose, very cramp, uncomfy seats (typical 5J planes) and crappy food (again, typical 5J) - but then again, it they sell it for less than 5K!

anytime baby...

hotshot · October 2012

Hehe, in fairness to Jetstar, if you pay for the 'premium items', mukhang enjoyable naman siya sabi ng boss ko...Can't say the same for Cebu Pac though...naku hindi ko maimagine yung Sydney flights nila sa 2014 hehe
sana naman bumili sila ng bigger planes. di ko din ma-imagine kung A320 ang gamit nila to fly from pinas to sydney. hahaha
ahahaha, a320 to sydney? i could not imagine this...

it would be hell i suppose, very cramp, uncomfy seats (typical 5J planes) and crappy food (again, typical 5J) - but then again, it they sell it for less than 5K!

anytime baby...

napa-research tuloy ako bigla. eto ang sabi:

Publicly-traded Cebu Pacific plans to launch its new long-haul operation in 3Q2013 with leased A330-300 aircraft. Four A330s are expected by the end of 2014 and eight aircraft by 2016.

so kung matuloy nga ang long haul flights nila by 2013/2014, mukang hindi naman A320. kung mag-piso fare sila ng manila-sydney....ibubook ko ang buong angkan. hahahaha