one way airfares

Carl, never try to make sense of airfares.

I used to live in London and travel to HK and San Franscisco a lot.

HK - London - SF - London - HK was $2000 less expensive than just London - SF return on the same airline, same flights. So I used to book from HK every time.

Or Qantas will do Mel - HK return for $888 inc taxes at times, but if you book with FF miles it is about $650 just in taxes, plus 120,000 hard earned miles.

Or why is it always cheaper to book a ticket if you transit through another location. That's 2 take offs, 2 lots of airport taxes and charges, longer distances and more handling.

I never understood it.

Just a thought if you havent already booked elsewhere, call and get your cheaper quote, then just before booking with the other airline, call Qantas back and see if they will match or beat your other quote. I have done this a few times and its worked! Worth a try if you really do prefer to fly Qantas.
Enjoy Los Angles
Julie

That's how it is and many factors come into play including flight direction, number of passengers, how many landings or stopovers and the biggest thing competition.

This is what Qantas is up in arms about with the unions and their employee's..... the unions what better pay and services for the Qantas employee's (who in the airline world earn substantially more then there counterparts) and keep maintenance in Australia.

The "another airline" who you are going to use; use cabin staff and crew paid less and in most cases overseas cabin staff and crew who may earn 1/2 of what Qantas staff are paid..... plus their planes are maintained overseas and you will find even that Qantas is greedy the other airlines will charge you for everything and it will be more then Qantas.

As Qantas said you want us to be an international worldwide airline competing with the others we have to lower our overheads down and pay what the others are paying..... for some reason the unions and the Qantas employees's don't get ......and some of their passengers don't either.

Any other country that accepts overseas airline charge a tariff to aid their own local airlines..... for some reason the government here has this idea that if you invite others into a market with no tariffs the market will become more completive.

Why do you think so many other Australian icons and brands have gone overseas..... Australia is not big enough to support the market share they need to stay viable in a world market.

Australian companies get charged hugh tariffs to compete in overseas markets but overseas companies who want to come here get a welcoming gift.

Welcome to Australia...

Try this one Carl -- i can book a flight to Dublin on quite a few carriers Mel to dub for $7000 J class but if I book the same plane coming the other way its $4000 ??? no one will give me a reason

All that this proves Carl is that researching that little bit more always pays with better value. Thank the lord for the internet!

On occasion, I have actually booked return fares, then forfeited the return leg to save money on a oneway fare. Airlines and security are not too happy about it... but there is not much that they can do. People do not turn up for flights all the time. Often airlines have greater $$$ on a fare in one direction because they actually get bums on seats, but often do not have as many in the other direction, so reduce fares in attempt to attract customers. They scare off the one way traveller, but they do not seem to care. Qantas has a wild Irishman in charge... so what can you expect. Every job he has ever been in before has seen conflict between management and employees... so go figure!
regards

Never trust any company that states "Conditions Apply" it means that they tell lies

Why are we discussing this at all! Hardly anything to do with caravanning or camping in Oz!! Michael