Redeem Qantas Points for Airnorth Flights

Airnorth is a regional Australian airline based in Darwin. The Qantas partner airline operates jet and turboprop services to destinations across northern Australia, as well as to Timor Leste. Given the remote destinations served by Airnorth, flights are often expensive. But you can redeem Qantas Frequent Flyer points for Airnorth flights! Instead of paying $267 … Continued

No, Qantas 787 Business is NOT “Mini First Class”

Ever since Qantas revealed its new Boeing 787 Dreamliner Business Class suites, the airline has been telling us that frequent flyers nickname them “mini First Class”. And, sure enough, media outlets have repeated this claim time and time again. It’s quite a claim, but are frequent flyers really calling Qantas Business “mini First Class”? We’re … Continued

Qantas First Class Awards to Hong Kong Available

Qantas is bringing First Class back to its Sydney-Hong Kong route from December until March 2019. If you’re quick, you may even be able to book Qantas First Class to Hong Kong using frequent flyer points. There are currently two First Class award seats available on the new flights almost every day! For several years, … Continued

Qantas Upgrade Revoked at the Gate

Ahead of a long-haul international flight, that beep at the boarding gate when you get an upgrade is a moment of pure joy. After working hard to save up enough frequent flyer points, you’ve won the upgrade lottery and can look forward to a delicious meal and comfortable sleep on board. But for one Qantas … Continued

How Qantas Punishes You for Flying Partner Airlines

Qantas used to award frequent flyer points and status credits at one standard rate based on the distance you’re flying and your class of travel. This would be the same rate when flying with Qantas or any Qantas partner airline. But this all changed a few years ago. Qantas now punishes its frequent flyers with … Continued