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JETSTAR has fired the next round in the battle for control of Australia's skies by swamping the market with 5000 tickets at just five cents each.
The discount carrier's own sale of the century will begin at 7pm.
It will run until a minute before midnight, with travellers getting to fly to the Gold Coast, Hobart, Launceston, Newcastle, Rockhampton and Mackay for less than it costs to buy a mint leaf sweet or a single bean in a fruit and vegetable shop.
The fares include flights from Melbourne to Hobart, Launceston and Newcastle.
Jetstar says it is celebrating five key industry awards, including the respected Skytrax World's Best Low Cost Carrier prize for 2007.
But the announcement comes only days before start-up carrier Tiger Airways begins its first flights at $9.95 a ticket from Melbourne to the Gold Coast and to far North Queensland.
Jetstar chief executive officer Alan Joyce said the airline was proud of its award-winning achievements.
"At a time when everything from petrol to groceries is skyrocketing, a five-cent airfare is unprecedented in Australia," Mr Joyce said.
Only travellers on the Jetstar database are eligible.
The fares will only be offered on seven Jetstar routes.
Tiger Airways, the budget offshoot of Singapore Airlines, is working to get regulatory approval to begin operating by Friday.
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22796022-662,00.html?from=mostpop
JETSTAR has fired the next round in the battle for control of Australia's skies by swamping the market with 5000 tickets at just five cents each.
The discount carrier's own sale of the century will begin at 7pm.
It will run until a minute before midnight, with travellers getting to fly to the Gold Coast, Hobart, Launceston, Newcastle, Rockhampton and Mackay for less than it costs to buy a mint leaf sweet or a single bean in a fruit and vegetable shop.
The fares include flights from Melbourne to Hobart, Launceston and Newcastle.
Jetstar says it is celebrating five key industry awards, including the respected Skytrax World's Best Low Cost Carrier prize for 2007.
But the announcement comes only days before start-up carrier Tiger Airways begins its first flights at $9.95 a ticket from Melbourne to the Gold Coast and to far North Queensland.
Jetstar chief executive officer Alan Joyce said the airline was proud of its award-winning achievements.
"At a time when everything from petrol to groceries is skyrocketing, a five-cent airfare is unprecedented in Australia," Mr Joyce said.
Only travellers on the Jetstar database are eligible.
The fares will only be offered on seven Jetstar routes.
Tiger Airways, the budget offshoot of Singapore Airlines, is working to get regulatory approval to begin operating by Friday.
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22796022-662,00.html?from=mostpop