Phuket Thailand - Tiger Airways adds Perth-Thailand and Perth-Singapore routes

Bello Uomo · #1 12-01-2007, 14:31

Good stuff!!

Already looking at the website to book a quick trip to Phuket maybe for Songkran

Jaws · #2 12-01-2007, 14:40

Been using them for a while now and will continue to do so as I have had no problems with their service. And as you say there great prices

Bello Uomo · #3 12-01-2007, 15:01

So tempting.

Can get a $A600 return fare (including all taxes) to Phuket at Easter time.

senor123 · #4 12-01-2007, 15:52

Hard to believe that there would be the number of passengers from Perth to Phuket to make it viable. Nevertheless. it's half the cost of the Sydney/Phuket fare. I'd be into it like a rat up a drainpipe if I lived in Perth.
Steve

stevem · #5 12-01-2007, 16:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by senor123

Hard to believe that there would be the number of passengers from Perth to Phuket to make it viable.

Its not, the flight is PER/SIN

Mav · #6 12-01-2007, 16:05

Bastards.........l'm looking at Melb/Sing prices atm.........fkn still expensive

senor123 · #7 12-01-2007, 16:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bello Uomo

So tempting.

Can get a $A600 return fare (including all taxes) to Phuket at Easter time.

If this price is PER/SIN then Singapore Airlines still worth the extra couple of hundred bucks. Can't fault them.
Steve

Bello Uomo · #8 12-01-2007, 17:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by stevem

Its not, the flight is PER/SIN

Perth to destinations in Thailand too.

Perth-Bangkok
Perth-Phuket
Perth-Chaing Mai
Perth-Hat Yai
Perth-Krabi
Perth-Udon Thani
Perth-Singapore

The flights to Thailand are NOT direct, and involve a changeover in Singapore.

stevem · #9 12-01-2007, 17:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bello Uomo

Perth to destinations in Thailand too.

Perth-Bangkok
Perth-Phuket
Perth-Chaing Mai
Perth-Hat Yai
Perth-Krabi
Perth-Udon Thani
Perth-Singapore

Of course, once your in SIN you can connect to any flight

Ozskin · #10 14-01-2007, 15:27

Best news ive heard in ages. Perth to thailand was always overpriced for the distance flown. At least there will be some competition to the current duopoly.

Using their website there are return fares as low as $466 Inc Taxes Perth to Phuket return (via SIN)

Have flown tiger before from Singapore to Phuket and found the service ok.

aussie dollar · #11 14-01-2007, 15:48

flying time perth to singapore ?

Bello Uomo · #12 14-01-2007, 16:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ozskin

Using their website there are return fares as low as $466 Inc Taxes Perth to Phuket return (via SIN)

Wow, didnt find one that cheap. I've booked myself a flight covering the Easter period and got it for $A600. I am delighted with that.

Quote:

Originally Posted by aussie dollar

flying time perth to singapore ?

Approximately 5hrs 20 mins

Mav · #13 14-01-2007, 16:36

Guys...when do the flights kick off ?

stevem · #14 14-01-2007, 17:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mav

Guys...when do the flights kick off ?

Thats OK Mav, I'll go and have a look at the Tiger web site for you, wait a sec.................OK back now, according to the Tiger web site 23rd March

Mav · #15 14-01-2007, 21:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by stevem

Thats OK Mav, I'll go and have a look at the Tiger web site for you, wait a sec.................OK back now, according to the Tiger web site 23rd March

Ok Steve l was feeling a little lazy.......owe ya a bundy

stevem · #16 15-01-2007, 03:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mav

Ok Steve l was feeling a little lazy.......owe ya a bundy

No worries mate, I realise that you were in a hurry to get back to ya window.

Bello Uomo · #17 15-01-2007, 10:49

I don't think there is much in this for you Sydney/Melbourne guys, unless you have frequent flyer points and/or family in Perth to make it worth the effort of flying Sydney-Perth-Singapore-Phuket!

It's a long way to fly on a budget airline, as I am a tall handsome man, but I am feelign adventurous

welshmike · #18 20-01-2007, 16:39

they just quoted me $720 rtn for 2/20 april perth/phuket,ok but it takes 12&13 hours to get there.For an extra $90 you fly thai and have free food/drinks watch a movie and get there in half the time,surely this makes better sense.

Bello Uomo · #19 20-01-2007, 16:55

For $90 extra I would go with Thai Airways for sure, everytime. But I wasn't getting quoted ~$800 for a return flight with Thai. It was about a hundred bucks more than that.

Big difference between $600 and $900. Almost takes care of my accommodation...

aussie45 · #20 28-01-2007, 09:38

I've just booked to go Perth-Sin- Phuket return at easter, $895aud. fare same to Singapore or Phuket. If I could have gone a week later would have picked up a fare of $389.00 Aud return! SQ booked out at easter, Qf to singapore $1167AUD plus extra Sin- Phuket. I'mm only a short a*** so legroom not to much of a problem. Flight arrives Sin about 2.50a. but I am saving about $277.00 each plus a Sin - Phuket flight all up about $400aud each. Give me Tiger anytime

Bello Uomo · #21 28-01-2007, 10:22

Good stuff Aussie45. I will see you in Phuket at Easter time then!

Not surprisngly, most of the uber-cheap fares in April seem to have been snapped up. But there's still quite a lot of the $90 flights for later in the year.

I think a $500 return flight to Pattaya may be perfect for me, say, in November

Bello Uomo · #22 02-03-2007, 09:02

Tiger Airways announced yesterday that they will now be flying daily from Perth-Singapore and Singapore-Perth.

So there are a lot more new flights on the Tiger Airways website.

I just had a random look at mid-November 2007 (a nice time to visit Phuket) and you can get a return Perth-Singapore-Phuket flight for as little as $A430 (including all taxes).