02/07/2023
We hit the road, testing out some of our sweet travel hacks to Vietnam, Philippines and Malaysia. We paid full fares for over 11 flights, totalling under 1K, and can rate the following products & service as follows (an arbitrary rating). Thank you China Southern (CZ), Philippine Airlines (PR), Vietnam Airlines (VN) and Malaysia Airlines (MH).
1. CZ SYD-CAN 789 - 6.5/10
2. CZ CAN-SGN A320 - 7/10
3. VN SGN-HAN A359 - 9/10
4. VN HAN-KUL A321 - 7.5/10
5. MH KUL-PEN 738 (new) - 4/10
6. MH PEN-KUL 738 (old) - 8/10
7. PR KUL-MNL A321 - 7/10
8. PR MNL-CEB A321 - 8/10
9. PR CEB-MNL Q400 - 4/10
10. CZ MNL-CAN 788 - 7/10
11. CZ CAN-SYD A359 - 8/10
A big shout out to Jeju Air. You guys had us contemplate doing a short trip from Philippines to Korea, for AUD $140 return with bags. At that fare for 9 hours of flying, we wouldn't be expecting much. Unfortunately we got pretty tired to try this out by the end of all this. Maybe next time.