[Joe Frampton]

Yes, there are some amazing fares out there at the moment where you need to plan very carefully where to "jump ship". For example, one large Australian carrier is offering amazing fares from AKL, via BNE to the USA... far cheaper than the fares from Brisbane themselves... So 1 cheap flight to AKL to get on this flight, back via BNE again on the way to LAX, then a "stopover" in BNE on the way back from LAX to AKL, and you don't bother taking the AKL/BNE the next day, etc. As discussed in other threads, you just need to plan your "jump ship" carefully and you can take advantage of some amazing fares out there. As we all know, our travel "market" in Australia has got some pretty heavy fares at the moment compared to other markets, all down to power of economy and the amount markets are prepared to pay, etc. eg. UK to Aust is far cheaper than Aust to UK. So you have to put your thinking cap on to figure out how to beat the system.