Jetstar $168 NON-STOP to Osaka

Jetstar flies DIRECT to Osaka from 1 Nov!

Finally a cheap non-stop flight to Japan - $168 one-way all in now on sale!!

Long-haul flights are on A330 so not to worry, its not the usual squeezy A320 used on regional flights.

Awesome schedule:

SIN 2230 - 0600 KIX

KIX 1030 - 1620 SIN

1 Nov - 17 Dec on Thurs, Fri, Sat

18 Dec onwards Mon, Thurs, Fri Sat

With the new service, they have up to 4 flights a day to Osaka, the two others via Taipei and Manila, so make sure you select the right 'Direct flight'.

According to their sale page, fares to Tokyo, Fukuoka and Sapporo are also available on a single through fare via Osaka (domestic flights on Jetstar Japan)!

At just $261 one way, Sapporo suddenly seems alot closer! Then again, with so many new budget flights flying to Hokkaido, I'm sure there's always another promo to be had.

Hooray no more expensive SIA charter flights! Also, SIA is the only other airline operating direct flights between Singapore to Osaka.

S$81.50 to Osaka/Tokyo/Seoul

You heard it first here.

AirAsia X's (AAX) sale on international routes begin this Wednesday at 12am, and here are the one-way all-in ex-KUL fares.

Kuala Lumpur to

Osaka/Tokyo/Seoul - RM200 (S$81.50)

Hangzhou/Chengdu - RM202 (S$82.30)

*Perth/Melbourne/Gold Coast/Sydney - RM250 (S$102)

**Taipei - RM252 (S$102.70)

*Return fares from Australian ports are usually more expensive due to exorbitantly high airport taxes. But now that Scoot flies to Sydney and Gold Coast direct from Singapore, AAX's promo may not be so tempting afterall.

**Jetstar and Tiger Airways ply the SIN-TPE route, so going to Taipei via KL is a waste of time.

Booking period: 16 May - 20 May

Travel period: 4 Jan - 22 May 2013


AirAsia X offers a 'Fly-thru' connecting service, where you can book Singapore to any of the above destinations with a transit stop in KL using just one ticket, and your luggage will be tagged all the way to the destination. However, you will still need to pay two sectors of credit card payment convenience fees (not applicable if paying via ENETS) and luggage fees for a one-way flight.

Although you do not need to clear immigration, the transit area within LCCT is nothing like Changi's, but there's (unstable) WIFI though. Also, the system only selects connecting flights that have a transit window of 2 hours or more, which can make the wait extremely arduous.

Connecting flights are priced very strangely, but I find booking separate flights making more sense then using the Fly-thru service. With only KL-destination confirmed, I can play around with SIN-KUL anyhow I want, and with almost 40 flights everyday, there's always another $18 promotion to go for. Also, paying in Ringgits also ensures a cheaper fare instead of relying on the airline's conversion rate.

Because the flight is so many months away, there maybe a chance where you can't make the trip. My advise is, do not include luggage allowance and meals during the initial booking, so as to cut losses if you really have to forego the ticket. You can always log in to your account (set it up before booking) and pay for those closer to the date or when the trip is confirmed. Yes, luggage fees will more or less remain the same (subject to fluctuation from fuel prices) as they do not penalise you for purchasing them later, unlike Jetstar.

So if you're keen to visit the next sakura season, just secure that long-haul flight and worry about the rest later. My estimation is that a return ticket from KL to Japan and Korea should cost approximately S$180, seat only, promo fare both ways.