Fares to USA provide relief at last
FARES on the once overpriced trans-Pacific route have hit new lows, with Qantas releasing an all inclusive $908 return fare from Sydney to New York.
The Qantas fare, which costs $25 more if not bought using Bpay, represents a huge discount of about 60 per cent on fares normally offered at this time of year and comes as new entrants V Australia and Delta Air Lines are battling for market share. The flying kangaroo has also dropped its return fares to San Francisco and Los Angeles to $898 as it fires the biggest low fares salvo so far and extends the battle to at least the end of October. The ultra-low fares are for travel up to June 16. Slightly higher fares of $1108 return to New York and $1098 return to Los Angeles and San Francisco cover July 2 to October 31.
Delta, which plans to launch a Sydney-Los Angeles service on July 3, entered the battle with pre-tax return economy fares from Sydney to Los Angeles of $777 and with pre-tax business class fares starting at $7777. Please call 1800 622 210 to book.
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