Qantas to Resume Sydney-New York Route in 2023

Qantas will return to the Big Apple in 2023, with a new one-stop service from Sydney to New York’s JFK airport via Auckland, New Zealand. Launching on 14 June 2023, Qantas flight QF3 will depart Sydney at 10.05am on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, arriving in Auckland at 3.15pm. After a 105-minute turnaround in Auckland, the … Continued

Redeem Points on Qantas’ New Samoa & Tonga Flights

Qantas recently launched weekly flights from Sydney to Tonga and Samoa, with the latter service operating via Brisbane. Seats to Tonga start from $866 return, while Sydney-Apia fares start from $966 return in Economy Class. Fares in Business are obviously a lot more expensive. But if you have Qantas points to spend, there’s currently good … Continued

Qantas Reward Seat Release Fail

On Sunday, Qantas issued an apology to frequent flyers for the airline’s recent operational issues and offered a range of gifts as a peace offering. One of the promises made was that Qantas would release more Classic Flight Reward seats, with the first tranche of additional award availability to be released from 12pm today. On … Continued

Qantas Status Extensions & Gifts Offered as Apology

Qantas will offer flight discounts, more Classic Reward availability and other bonus benefits to its frequent flyers in an attempt to apologise for the “recent operational challenges” that have seen many flights delayed or cancelled and bags go missing. All Qantas Frequent Flyer members will also receive a further 12-month status extension. Qantas says it … Continued

Qantas Adjusts Departure Times By One Minute

Thousands of Qantas passengers with international bookings received notifications on Tuesday that their flight’s departure time had been pushed back by one minute. Then, on Wednesday, Qantas moved the departure times on these flights forward by one minute – reinstating their original departure times. Qantas international flights departing Sydney and Melbourne were affected by the … Continued