Qantas Surprising Platinum Flyers with Free Upgrades
Qantas has resumed actively upgrading lucky Platinum and Platinum One frequent flyers into empty Business and First Class seats.
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Qantas has resumed actively upgrading lucky Platinum and Platinum One frequent flyers into empty Business and First Class seats.
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Qantas has begun contacting the 5.7 million customers whose data was accessed in last week's data breach, with specific information about which of their personal information was stolen.
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Qantas has quietly reduced the value you get for your frequent flyer points when redeeming them towards a hotel or Points Plus Pay flight booking.