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Jetstar Hawaii Launch Sale: MEL to Honolu Return from $328.86

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Jetstar Hawaii Launch Sale: MEL to Honolu Return from $328.86
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Mugz on 01/08/2012 - 16:40 jetstar.com (3733 clicks)
Last edited 01/08/2012 - 16:41

Just got an email about Jetstar's Launch sale for their Hawaii leg that comes into operation from December 2012.

Travel is for select dates between Jan - Jun 2013.

I had a play around with dates and there are weekend as well as mid week flights.

The cheapest I could find was $328.86 return ($199 up and $129.86 on the way back).

The usual conditions apply (no checked baggage, booking with credit card costs extra, etc).

Appears to finish at 8pm tonight, but still a massive bargain if anyone is keen!

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  • sukiya on 01/08/2012 - 16:58
    +2

    Booking as we speak lol

  • bigosmallo on 01/08/2012 - 17:00

    .

  • wezza on 01/08/2012 - 17:03

    Too late to the party and can't seem to find any $328 returns :(

  • UltimateWarrior on 01/08/2012 - 17:17

    I had $328 return flights but by time i proceed to finalise the booking they were gone. Ended up getting return for $625 with luggage. Will still be pressed to find better then that in the future.

    • Oliver on 02/08/2012 - 09:24

      thAn*

  • lusicul on 01/08/2012 - 17:19
    +5

    Booked for mid march for $392 incl cc fees. I just came back from my 2 weeks holiday in Asia yesterday. LOL

  • John Dough on 01/08/2012 - 17:38
    +2

    Rubbish… had everything selected, even decided to do seats and then some bs error saying no longer available!
    Tried twice now, and nothing much left, how can you select everything then it gets sold out from underneath you, thats a load of rubbish imo. Pretty annoyed right now….

    • VeganJerky on 01/08/2012 - 17:50

      What dates are you after? I can still see cheap flights in early Feb.

      • John Dough on 01/08/2012 - 17:59
        +1

        Anytime May July just for 2 weeks suits… but I keep having to fill details for 4 people and by the time I get to payment it says unavailable…
        They keep releasing a few seats here and there for last couple of hours.
        Absolute Rubbish marketing tactic making me furious.

  • Steptoe on 01/08/2012 - 17:39

    Departures 19 & 26 March avail, but not cheap return it seems.

  • drdolphin on 01/08/2012 - 17:56

    ALso couldnt find any dates where this deal was actually available. Has the sale been going for a while and the cheap tickets sold out, or are Jetstar pulling a shifty?

    • John Dough on 01/08/2012 - 18:00
      +3

      keep checking, they release them every 15 mins… errr actually please dont check ;)

  • John Dough on 01/08/2012 - 18:07

    Probably selling enough @ 499 so dont need to discount much more…. Im still holding hope though…

  • Cluster on 01/08/2012 - 18:09
    +4

    Just out of interest, whenever these airfare specials are posted on Ozbargain there's more than a few people who immediately book. Do people already have holidays from work lined up and the airfares hit the required time period? Do people book airfares now and contact the boss later to arrange time off work?

    • wezza on 01/08/2012 - 18:19

      Yup that's how I do it. My workplace is flexible enough to do that. It is 5+ months away though!

    • cornucopia on 01/08/2012 - 18:21
      +1

      Ah, not everyone works. Have you heard of retirement……

      • Cluster on 01/08/2012 - 19:04

        Heh, forgot about retirement

        • [Deactivated] on 02/08/2012 - 10:51

          Forgetting is a precursor to retirement :)

    • sparkles on 01/08/2012 - 21:12

      People could be self employed, stay at home mums, tradies, retired, jobless, or just plain rich, all options which give you nice flexibility.

  • cornucopia on 01/08/2012 - 18:13
    +5

    I found out May 25 back June 11 for $342, chose seats and entered the credit card details (a Jetstar credit card!!) Then the site crashed the booking and when I restarted the booking the price for these dates was now something like $1300!! Just the usual incompetent b%$^%*%t when dealing with Qantas/Jetstar. Oh and their Customer Support number is timing out….!!!!!! What a croc!!!!!!!!

    • John Dough on 01/08/2012 - 18:27
      +1

      Yep crapola!

    • Castrom8 on 02/08/2012 - 01:41

      Yep. Not just this one. Their latest marketing antics starts to lose me as a customer. They're becoming more and more like tiger airways. And I honestly can't think of a worse insult.

  • [Deactivated] on 01/08/2012 - 18:21

    Sold out unfortunately

  • minniethemoocher on 01/08/2012 - 18:27

    Ozbargained

  • Regie69 on 01/08/2012 - 18:30

    Good luck, had tickets 3 times each time at payment they were gone. there FB page have lots of the same complaints. they don't hold tickets while you are processing. they also said all tickets are now sold out??

    • John Dough on 01/08/2012 - 18:36
      +5

      Not holding tix is an absolute load of crap. I hope they cop a whole lot of backlash for that!

      • cornucopia on 01/08/2012 - 18:41
        +7

        So the booking system is absolutely useless UNTIL they accept your payment. Even when they're processing your credit card you don't yet have a booking!! At no other time in the process do you actually have a booking…such a joke!! Promo fares are supposed to be about positive image making….I don't think so on this occasion!!!

        • gamernz on 01/08/2012 - 18:57
          +12

          It would be good if it worked like Ticketek where the booking is reserved for X minutes.

        • John Dough on 01/08/2012 - 19:09

          Absolutely!

        • [Deactivated] on 01/08/2012 - 19:52
          +3

          I had the same thing. What a joke, worst experience. The high of booking a holiday and the low of getting screwed over by Jetstar

        • Castrom8 on 02/08/2012 - 01:42

          Their website is absolute rubbish when it comes to processing a high amount of traffic. You'd think a company that size would know better. What a disappointment.

  • alwaysis on 01/08/2012 - 18:35

    Cheapest I can find is $499 one way

  • jaygee on 01/08/2012 - 19:21
    +1

    All finished.

  • pinkscarf on 01/08/2012 - 19:25

    Devoooo… So wanted to go to hawaii was waiting for a sale :(
    These websites are so dodge.. Tiger $20 fare melb to syd was the same … I went thru 4 times and each time it bombed after i put in details and hit payment!! Was so frustrating.
    Lucky ppl who got tickets.. so jealous

  • hindo on 01/08/2012 - 19:34
    +1

    i tried booking, had my flights booked then got the error message at payment time. tried again and managed to book 6 of us in business class for about $4500 return, so happy with that.

  • Explosions_Hurt on 01/08/2012 - 19:47
    +1

    I've had too many bad experiences with Somoa to take up this deal.

  • Bargain4U on 01/08/2012 - 20:02
    +4

    Jetstar should be ashamed, they never had the availability that would have been easily expected. Follow that with featured advertising all over the MEL MX. ACCC anyone?

    • [Deactivated] on 01/08/2012 - 23:57
      +1

      They have a quota. Looks like ewes bogans jus gotta go back to Bali agains oi.

  • jvisaac on 01/08/2012 - 20:23
    +3

    its jetstar, its really worth paying a few hundred more dollars for peace of mind and a way better airline for that distance.

    • [Deactivated] on 01/08/2012 - 20:28
      +3

      but……

      Jetstar $330 return
      Hawaiian/Qantas $1300 return.

      I could stay there for another week just for enduring the Jetstar torture! Plus Qantas fly their shitty old 767's there which is worse than the new Jetstar A330.

      • Bargain4U on 01/08/2012 - 20:38

        First who actually got it for $330 return? 29 people? Whoop-Dee-Doo! Second it's $1,500 without a sale at Qantas, look above someone said Jetstar was asking $1300 with a sale.

        767's Shitty? No. Slightly grimy? Maybe. But at least you get entertainment, bags and meals. For few hundred more I'd pay that easily.

  • jaxon on 01/08/2012 - 20:30

    just out of interest, wondering if it would be cheap to fly through to USA with these tickets (missed the sale but just curious of ways to make it cheap to the US)

    • Bargain4U on 01/08/2012 - 20:38

      kayak.com

    • John Dough on 01/08/2012 - 20:39

      I am sure you could connect with an American carrier at a great price from there. Take a look on Delta or Hawaiian Air.

    • romaau on 01/08/2012 - 21:44

      yes, I was looking at it. Another good site is skyscanner. That and kayak, zuji, bestflights and expedia are the websites are usually use for flights. And if your whole trip originates in australia then flight centre will price match it.

    • PlagueistheCheap on 01/08/2012 - 22:17

      I flew from Maui to Vancouver for $69 in Jan 2009, so it is alot cheaper going to the mainland from hawaii

  • sparkles on 01/08/2012 - 21:20
    +1

    Such an awesome price, pity there wasn't awesome availability.

    Honolulu is great. You don't even have to spend much money there, just hanging out and going around on the public bus is good. Bargain tip: Snorkelling at Hanauma Bay is only a few dollars to hire the the snorkel and mask from the stand on the beach and only a couple of dollars to get there on the bus.

    Very jealous of whoever managed to grab flights! :D

    • plmko on 01/08/2012 - 21:46
      +5

      I'm pretty sure this deal was plastered on everything single bloody newspaper way before it was put on OzB.

    • [Deactivated] on 01/08/2012 - 22:10
      -2

      you make me sick

    • sparkles on 01/08/2012 - 23:14
      +7

      Although you speak the truth, especially about almost instantaneous OzBargaining, sometimes it's probably best to just gloat silently, rather than rub it in. So your praying worked and everyone on OzBargain missed out. Go you! ;D

    • MementoMori on 02/08/2012 - 08:09
      +1

      Chloden rhymes with Broden

  • gccmelb on 01/08/2012 - 22:21
    -1

    Makes me wonder how seats were available? Did they say how seats were offered?

  • zipperman on 01/08/2012 - 22:53
    +1

    anyone going to give the midnight sale a crack?

    "Jetstar Australia Hi guys, our economy Starter sale fares are selling fast. There are still Business Class sale fares to Hawaii on sale for $599 one-way, which include 30kg checked baggage.

    If you miss out on this launch sale fare, there will be special fares available to Hawaii from midnight tonight.

    Thanks for your patience if you are experiencing issues with the website, we are experiencing a high volume of traffic at the moment.

    All the best
    5 hours ago · Like"

    • John Dough on 02/08/2012 - 00:02

      Yes I am waiting for this, but after todays load of bs, I doubt it will even be on.

      • John Dough on 02/08/2012 - 00:07

        Yep nothing. So over it. Good luck everyone :(

    • cornucopia on 02/08/2012 - 08:15
      -1

      I just checked May/June and the 'sale' fares are $1000+!!! Thanks for nothing Jetstar……..so galling!!

      • [Deactivated] on 02/08/2012 - 10:46

        The Deal finished at 8pm last night. Maybe you need a spectacles bargain….

        • cornucopia on 02/08/2012 - 11:20
          -1

          Please read the post above by Zipperman. Now who needs 'spectacles' (quaint 19th century expression that…)

        • [Deactivated] on 02/08/2012 - 13:28

          Expression is correct.

          Your expression posted at around 8am I "JUST" checked, 8 hours past Zippermans Midnight deal.

          So I was just reading the expression you made, but at the same time I did put the wrong reference time.

          Care to see if we can get an extra discount for ordering two pairs at the same time :)

  • Castrom8 on 02/08/2012 - 01:46

    "How to alienate customers in 30 days" lol

  • isaw on 02/08/2012 - 08:25

    Eh, I got in just after 4 when it popped up in my new feed, Booked a return for 328 with carry on only. I missed out on my first dates choice case it was taken but that happens if your not quick.

    There were some flights at midnight for 350each way, and thats still 1/2 price compared to almost any other carrier.

    • mr_asstight on 02/08/2012 - 09:42

      Did the same :)

      Going mid Feb!! ^^

  • Oliver on 02/08/2012 - 09:26

    All the people that missed out make me feel better about missing out too. :) Thank you, schadenfreude.

  • [Deactivated] on 02/08/2012 - 10:43
    +4

    Missed out negative votes. You really should read our guidelines on voting.

    These are promotional fares. Once gone they are gone. Slamming posts like these, can just turn off people sharing, so guess what. Nobody will benefit from any deal if no one wants to share.

    Limited deals exist, if you dont like Jetstar, Virgin Tiger etc limited deals, just dont even try.

    Most of you who have complained about missing out, tried, so you were interested in flying, as much as you say you hate the airline. But like everything you want it when you want to go and at a price.

    Please get real, be happy for those who got the deal….

    • cornucopia on 02/08/2012 - 11:24
      -3

      Please read the negative posts again (in your 'spectacles') The angst is directed not at Mugz for posting (good job Mugz) but at Jetstar for such an assinine booking system that so misleads and infuriates people. Justifiably…

      • [Deactivated] on 02/08/2012 - 13:21
        +2

        Anger yes, But read the guidelines on voting - its not how its to be used.

        We here at Ozbargain think we are great (which we are!) but some nerd at Jetstar isnt reading this or at least not worried about the negative vote.

        Misusing the vote destroys its effectiveness as a deal warning

  • reykavik on 02/08/2012 - 10:53

    Heading off for a 10 day stint in May. Took 4 goes but got there in the end! Thanks OzBargain :)

  • ssmith3104 on 02/08/2012 - 13:12

    I get tired of all the best deals being gone before I even receive my copy of the daily OzBargain bulletin. How do other members find out about these deals quicker?

    • [Deactivated] on 02/08/2012 - 13:30

      They have a room with a bed under the server

      You can also get a message sent to you every time a deal is posted for a particular company.

      eg Myer Coles Dick Smith Virgin

  • PlagueistheCheap on 02/08/2012 - 16:29
    -1

    There is another sale for this out now, $349 for the tickets

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