Saturday March 31, 2007
AS THE debate heats up about how to combat the environmental damage from a booming aviation market, some travellers are turning to a slower, greener way of seeing the world.
Tuesday October 23, 2001
Ansett yesterday launched itself back into the discount air fare market with a range of fares to help it compete with Qantas, which last week released one million discounted seats.
Wednesday September 19, 2001
Consumer groups told bargain-hunters yesterday to forget about discount air fares for a month, and warned Qantas frequent flyers they might find it difficult to book seats using reward points for some time.
Monday December 21, 1992
Discount air tickets that slash some fares by up to 65 per cent go on sale today. Both Australian Airlines and Ansett will offer the cheap fares, which apply to travel between January and mid-February but only on some routes around eastern Australia. The heaviest discount is on the full econo
Saturday September 23, 1989
THOUSANDS of people will have to pay more for their school holiday air fares as domestic airlines yesterday cancelled all discount air tickets until January. People who paid a month in advance lose their 30 per cent discount under the APEX fare. They will have to pay the full fare or be h
Sunday March 12, 1989
THE recent collapse of several travel firms has forced people to become wary of discount air tickets and the agents offering them. Discount tickets are not necessarily suspect, nor are the agents who sell them. But as the recent collapses have shown, you need to watch for warning signs whi