Long haul cheap flights by Jetstar

Long haul flights are usually associated with full service carriers but thanks to long haul budget carriers, you can now find cheap flight tickets on routes like Singapore - Melbourne, Kuala Lumpur Beijing, Sydney Honolulu, etc.

Jetstar Airways is one of those budget airlines offering long haul budget flights to many destinations from Sydney, Melbourne, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, etc. The budget carrier operates Airbus A 330 aircraft on long haul flights with 2 class configuration: Economy Class and Business Class.

Currently Jetstar Asia flies long haul to Singapore, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Beijing (China), Tokyo and Osaka (Japan), Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane Gold Coast and Cairns (Australia), Auckland (New Zealand), Phuket and Bangkok (Thailand), Bali (Indonesia) and Hawaii (USA).

Current long haul non-stop flight routes by Jetstar are:

Kuala Lumpur - Beijing
Singapore - Auckland
Singapore - Melbourne
Sydney - Bali
Sydney - Hononlulu
Sydney - Phuket
Brisbane Gold Coast - Tokyo (Narita)
Brisbane Gold Coast - Osaka (Kansai)
Cairns - Tokyo (Narita)
Cairns - Osaka (Kansai)
Melbourne - Bali
Melbourne - Bangkok

Below map shows these routes.

Jetstar long haul route map and A330 seatplan

AirAsia ex-Australia Promotion

Malaysian budget airline AirAsia has launched a new cheap flight promotion. AirAsia Ex-Australia promotion is available for booking until 16 June 2013 for travel period between 1 January and 30 April 2014. Flights to Kuala Lumpur, AirAsia’s hub are very cheap starting from just A$159 from Melbourne, Gold Coast and Perth, and from A$179 from Sydney to Kuala Lumpur.

AirAsia offers a huge range of Fly-Thru destinations from Melbourne. Below are some promotional ticket prices from Australia to South East Asia and Far East Asia (all one-way prices):

A$189 from Melbourne to Singapore,
A$199 from Melbourne to Tokyo and Seoul,
A$209 from Melbourne to Langkawi,
A$219 from Melbourne to Kota Kinabalu and Phuket,
A$229 from Melbourne to Bangkok and Ho Chi Minh and
A$249 from Melbourne to Bali and Hong Kong.

A$189 from Gold Coast to Singapore,
A$199 from Gold Coast to Seoul,
A$209 from Gold Coast to Langkawi,
A$219 from Gold Coast to Kota Kinabalu and Phuket,
A$229 from Gold Coast to Phnom Penh and Ho Chi Minh,
A$249 from Gold Coast to Bali and Hong Kong,

A$189 from Perth to Singapore,
A$199 from Perth to Tokyo, Seoul and Osaka,
A$209 from Perth to Langkawi,
A$219 from Perth to Kota Kinabalu and Phuket,
A$229 from Perth to Bangkok, Phnom Penh and Ho Chi Minh,
A$249 from Perth to Hong Kong,

A$209 from Sydney to Singapore,
A$219 from Sydney to Osaka and Penang,
A$229 from Sydney to Phuket and Langkawi,
A$239 from Sydney to Kota Kinabalu and Kathmandu,
A$249 from Sydney to Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh and Bali.

AirAsia Asia Australia Flight Destination Map

“Whether it’s a shopping holiday in Tokyo, a trekking adventure in Kathmandu or a beachside break in Bali, this sale has plenty of big destinations at tiny prices,” said AirAsia X commercial manager Australia, Stuart Myerscough. “And with some connecting fares less than A$200 one way, it’s a great opportunity to lock in your next holiday and discover the world.”