Valuair
to begin selling discounted tickets to Hong Kong,
Jakarta
Channel NewsAsia
30 Apr 2004 1406 hrs (GMT)
SINGAPORE : Valuair has unveiled its
introductory promotional fares to Hong Kong and Jakarta.
Return tickets to Hong Kong will cost S$300. They go on sale from 1
May.
Jakarta tickets will go on sale from 5 May and cost S$138 - the
same it is currently charging for return flights to Bangkok.
These tickets are less than half the price normally charged for an
SIA flight.
The promotion however will not last long.
Bangkok fares will rise to S$199 from June 1 when the current
promotion expires.
And the Jakarta and Hong Kong promotions will expire
end-June.
In the meantime, Valuair's inaugural commercial flight took off on
Friday for Bangkok - a charter flight organised by one of its
shareholders, asiatravel.com
Tickets for this were all sold out in just 10 minutes.
Valuair 's first real scheduled flight takes off next Wednesday to
Thailand.
It has now secured air rights to both Hong Kong and Jakarta, but is
still awaiting landing rights.
If all goes to plan, it will touch down in Hong Kong on 7 May and
Jakarta three days later. - CNA
