Most people may not know there are a few airlines flying to and from New Zealand from Australia that aren't the well known airlines like Air New Zealand but often charge substantially less than the main carriers, up to 50% cheaper!!!
They usually are just stopping off in New Zealand to drop off passengers before continue on to Australia. It is this dropping off of passengers that drops their flight prices as they would prefer to fill their flights than cross the Tasman with less passengers.
They often provide great specials on flights from Auckland to Sydney return as they may have free seats they want to fill.
One of the best sites for comparing flight prices to OZ is:They have NO BOOKING FEES & often find the cheapest flights!
For example
We searched for flights from Auckland to Sydney on Expedia for flights in July:
They found based on lowest prices (incl taxes):
Aerolineas Argentinas was $126 one way, Lan Chile $157, Pacific Blue $169, Emirates $182, Air NZ $189 etc
So it found flights even cheaper than the low cost airlines like Pacific Blue! Surprising hey!
Some of the cheapest airlines are:
Lan Chile: Flies Auckland to Sydney (Comes from Santiago, Chile, stops briefly in Auckland to drop off and pick passengers and then continues on to Sydney before flying back again to Auckland).
They have recently upgraded their aircraft to provide new in flight entertainment.
Aerolineas Argentinas:Flies from Buenos Aires to Auckland before carrying on to Sydney and back again.
Their Aircraft are of older design but are often the cheapest on the Auckland to Sydney return route. (NOTE: They don't fly every day so if you don't find a flight for the day you need, try changing the dates by a day or two)
The problem with Aerolineas can be that they can cancel flights at times so aren't as reliable as LAN.
Jetstar:Jetstar has also been offering some great fares across to Australia such as from $99 one way including taxes. Remember if you want to fly back cheaply, it can be worth checking out their Australian web site for specials too.
Check out these airlines as they may offer some great deals but always check the low cost airlines too but sometimes the above can show you flights cheaper than the low cost airlines!
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