Travelers going to Australia were the real winners this week at Lord’s Cricket ground in London as British Airways and Qantas teamed up to offer discount priced tickets based upon the score of the game between England and Australia.

Before the game, the airlines agreed that they would make a special offer on one-way tickets for the flight from London to Australia. They proposed to offer the same number of special price tickets as the number of runs that England would score in their first innings. The price of the tickets would be determined by the number of runs that Australians would score.

As it turned out, the British surprised fans by scoring a whopping 425 runs which translated into 425 bargain tickets being made available. Next, the Aussies went out and scored a paltry 215 runs which meant that the tickets would be priced at £215. Fans were ecstatic, not only because the Aussies were getting trounced, but also because the score resulted in a £515 per ticket savings for travelers on their way down under.

When the tickets officially went on sale they sold out almost immediately which was not at all surprising when one considers that the regular price for the flight is £730. Fans hadn’t seen such a good deal since the match back in 2005.

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