Remember that Batanes winter promo? Seair announced that they’ve extended the booking and travel dates up to February 28, 2010. Head on over to www.FlySeair.com and be sure to put ilovebataneswinter09 in the promo code field to get a 10% discount on your airfare to Basco, Batanes.

In other news, Seair has announced a new destination in their route map: the island of Marinduque. Flights to and from the island is every Saturday, Tuesday and Thursday.
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Finally, after several years, Jetstar Airways is adding additional flights from Manila to Singapore and Singapore to Manila. For the longest time, they only have one daily flight in and out of the Philippines, which was rather frustrating. Jetstar is my airline of choice when flying to Singapore, since I much prefer Terminal 1 of the Changi Airport than the Budget terminal (which doesn’t look budget, actually).

Jetstar Airways Airbus A320

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One of the things that was presented during the press conference we attended in Malaysia was the ASEAN Pass. The ASEAN Pass is a set of four prepaid vouchers that would let you travel to up to four Southeast Asian cities served by Malaysia Airlines for as low as US$229 in economy class or US$729 in business class.

Malaysia Airlines’ Airbus A330 that we rode from KL to Manila. Forgot to take a photo before another plane parked right beside it. Pfft.

Of course, the big question is, what’s the asterisk?
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Ever wondered what’s it like inside Seair’s small aircraft? Here’s a peek inside:

The view from seat 9A

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Due to a couple of runway incidents at the Caticlan airport a couple of months ago, all flights to the small airport has been diverted to Kalibo, which has a longer runway and can accommodate bigger aircraft better. All flights, except Seair’s.

Seair’s Dornier 328 next to an oil truck. Yes, the plane is that small.

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Due to popular demand, Southeast Asian Airlines (Seair) is increasing their daily flights up to 32 per day. This means more chances to go to Boracay!

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Due to insistent public demand, SEAIR extends its anniversary promo by giving additional discounts of up to P70,000,000. All online ticket purchases from April 1 to May 31, 2009 get P1,400 discount per roundtrip, for all fare classes, for all seats, for all routes, and for all flights from June 15, 2009 to October 15, 2009. Just type iflyseair14 in the promo code field when booking online in www.flyseair.com.

Are you thinking of heading to Boracay this Holy Week? Seair just added more flight from Manila to Boracay between April 6 to 13 to accommodate last minute travelers who want to spend their summer holiday in Boracay. For booking, please call (02)8490100 or you can book online at www.flyseair.com.

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Times are tough and for most, travel is the last thing on their mind during a recession. However, I’ve been looking forward to this trip since last year, and there’s no way I’m putting this off, recession or no recession! Of course, this means keeping the expenses down and sticking to my budget (unlike what I did three years ago in Thailand).

Often, the biggest expense in any trip is the airfare. Though admittedly, airplane tickets prices have gone down drastically with the onset of no-frills airlines, it still eats up a huge chunk of one’s travel budget. That’s why it’s best to book tickets ahead in time or to take advantage of the airfare promos offered by the airlines. You’d have to always be on the lookout for these promos, because you can really save (though in some cases, it *can* be more expensive — booking way ahead often leads to flight cancellation or re-booking).

So how did I get round trip tickets to Singapore for less than US$100?
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