How good is this for Adelaidians? Beyond words.
Sometimes it feels like we're contained in this tiny city (or big city-town), where shops close at 5pm and your only options for food at 2 in the morning is McDonald's or the 24/7 bakeries in and around the CBD (because let's face it, driving into the city at any hour of the day is not really a hassle, brownie points for us).
There was one year, namely 2010, where I left Adelaide nine times. Nine. Times (I'm a university student, for crying out loud). Budget airline Tiger operated three flights a day to/from Melbourne and they still flew to Sydney from Adelaide, so it felt like I was never here.
Then Tiger ceased operations in Adelaide. Then I was stuck here, having to actually pay full fare to fulfill my need *ahem* desire to leave Adelaide.
.. then they came back, and off I went again.
Anyway, my point is, THIS IS GREAT. Budget flights out of Adelaide to overseas destinations? Awesome.
Have I taken advantage of this yet? Of course.
I've locked in two return flights to Kuala Lumpur next year with the $99 fares and intend to wait until later to book flights out of KL to other destinations.
The dates I've locked in have now gone up in price, but there are still a few $99 fares floating around. But come on, $149 one way of Adelaide is still fairly decent.
And here's a tip: book with Paypal to avoid nasty credit card fees.
AirAsia begins flying to KL from Adelaide from the 30th of October 2013. Sale fares available 30/10/13 until 5/8/14, book before 4/8/13. Plenty of time to
Happy travels!
