A reluctance to allow travel arrangements coincide with electoral events meant we would be waiting till early December before we headed off.
While there was an awareness of the impending launch of Tiger Airways, we hadn't made any definite plans when ‘Er Indoors went for a little web surf in mid-November.
And there it was. Mackay to Melbourne.
Direct.
No stopovers or transfers. $9.95.
That sounded good.
The next issue was where to go from Melbourne, assuming there were further flights in the same (or a similar) price bracket.