![]() Combined with our global network and services to Australia’s main capital cities, the Airpass is an easy and attractive way to tailor the perfect itinerary across Australia.” Our customers now have the opportunity to discover Australia’s unique landscapes and experiences with all the convenience and benefits our alliance with Virgin Australia has to offer. Singapore Airlines’ Executive Vice-President Commercial, Mak Swee Wah said, “The Visit Australia Airpass increases the travel options available for customers travelling to Australia. Includes reciprocal frequent flyer program benefits and lounge access for eligible customers.Enables customers to travel to a range of idyllic destinations like Broome,ĭarwin, Hamilton Island, Hobart, Uluru and the Whitsundays on one ticket, with terminal transfers, in-flight entertainment (where available) and meals included.Covers a total of 29 Australian cities and offers a choice of itineraries across 61 domestic routes operated by Virgin Australia.Offers Singapore Airlines and SilkAir’s international customers the opportunity to visit up to 10 domestic destinations at great value on any given trip to Australia.Available for purchase from today, the airpass: The air pass provides Singapore Airlines and Silkair customers travelling to:Īttractive and flexible access to Australia’s main cities and iconic destinations across Virgin Australia’s domestic network. If you're looking to bounce around to several areas (the typical tourist trail hits Sydney, Cairns for the Great Barrier Reef, and Alice Springs for the Outback and Uluru), the Walakabout Pass is probably your best bet.DARWIN: Singapore Airlines and Virgin Australia underlined the benefits of their new alliance for overseas travellers and the Australian tourism industry with the launch of the Singapore Airlines ‘Visit Australia Airpass’. It works on a system of "zones"-you pay $100 for a flight within Zone 1 $170 for a flight to Zone 2 or $119 for a flight to Zone 3 (which is New Zealand). ![]() The pass covers up to six internal flights within Australia (29 cities) and/or to New Zealand (5 cities). (This used to be called the Aussie Air Pass.) One benefit of the Qantas near-monopoly is the Walkabout Pass, ( available only to people who live outside Australia and who are buying it in conjunction with their international flight to Australia. Still, the tickets are cheaper than on flagship Qantas, so it has its uses. You'll also see "another" no-frills airline called Jetstar Asia ( but that's basically just an arm of the Qantas octopus, fielding its own low cost carrier in a desperate attempt to squash the competition (that way Delta and United tried in the US with Song and Ted). ![]() ![]() (Yes, this is essentially the same as Virgin Atlantic for arcane code-sharing reasons, Richard Branson had to create yet another, seperate airline in order to break into the Aussie market.) The only significant competition to Qantas is scrappy little Virgin Australia ( until 2011 as "Virgin Blue"-which helps cuts the cost of the routes it flies. ![]() This means there are plenty of connections, but not much choice or chance to shop around for a cheaper ticket. The 900-pound gorilla of Australian air travel is Qantas ( which controls the skies for the bulk of the domestic air market through Quantaslink regional jets and prop planes. ![]()
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