30% off Qantas Points to Regional Australia

Qantas Frequent Flyer is giving 30% off the points required for Classic Flight Rewards to selected Australian regional destinations, for travel from 1 June until 30 November 2022. This discount is available when booking by 15 May 2022.

In addition, Qantas has turned over 1,700 flights on 33 Qantas regional routes into “Points Planes” for the month of August! On eligible routes, every Economy seat during August 2022 is available to book as a Classic Flight Reward. The 30% discount also applies to these Points Planes.

Eligible routes include Sydney-Uluru, Sydney-Broken Hill, Perth-Gold Coast, Canberra-Cairns and Melbourne-Coffs Harbour. You can find a full list of Qantas routes included in this promotion below.

Qantas Loyalty CEO Olivia Wirth said that the Points Planes would help to boost tourism to regional Australia and make it easier for residents of these towns to travel to the city.

“We’ve seen a huge increase in demand for regional travel since the start of the pandemic and these Points Planes will help tens of thousands of frequent flyers discover regional Australia this winter,” Ms Wirth said.

“Qantas’ regional network plays an important role in supporting local economies and this investment in domestic Points Planes will continue to drive visitation and support travel demand.”

The 30% Classic Reward points discount is being applied automatically when you book an eligible Economy Class flight on the Qantas website.

The 30% discount doesn’t apply to Business Class seats. On routes we checked, Classic Rewards in Business Class are still full price. The discount also doesn’t apply to connecting flights.

When we checked early on Monday morning (the first day of this promotion), some Business seats during August were not available as Classic Rewards despite seats being available to book using cash. But this glitch should now be fixed.

Which Qantas routes does this promotion apply to?

Here’s a full list of eligible Qantas domestic routes where you can get 30% off Economy rewards, and every Economy seat is available as a Classic Reward during August 2022:

1. Adelaide-Albury
2. Adelaide-Hobart
3. Adelaide-Mt Gambier
4. Adelaide-Newcastle
5. Adelaide-Townsville
6. Brisbane-Albury
7. Brisbane-Coffs Harbour
8. Brisbane-Hobart
9. Brisbane-Port Macquarie
10. Brisbane-Proserpine
11. Brisbane-Tamworth
12. Brisbane-Wagga Wagga
13. Canberra-Cairns
14. Canberra-Sunshine Coast
15. Melbourne-Albury
16. Melbourne-Burnie
17. Melbourne-Coffs Harbour
18. Melbourne-Merimbula
19. Melbourne-Mt Gambier
20. Melbourne-Newcastle
21. Melbourne-Townsville
22. Melbourne-Wagga Wagga
23. Perth-Gold Coast
24. Perth-Hobart
25. Sydney-Broken Hill
26. Sydney-Byron Bay
27. Sydney-Griffith
28. Sydney-Launceston
29. Sydney-Merimbula
30. Sydney-Mildura
31. Sydney-Orange
32. Sydney-Townsville
33. Sydney-Uluru

And here’s an overview of these routes on a map:

It’s a bit hard to see all the east coast routes on the above map, so here’s another map that excludes the two routes to/from Perth (to Hobart and the Gold Coast):

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Matt Graham

The editor of Australian Frequent Flyer, Matt's passion for travel has taken him to over 70 countries… with the help of frequent flyer points, of course!
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