Update: It appears that VH-OEJ, the last Qantas 747, is now scheduled to leave Australia on 22 July. Before this, Qantas will operate 3 domestic joy flights – one each from Sydney, Brisbane and Canberra. Tickets are expected to sell out quickly. The decision to put on the 3 joy flights was made at the last … Continued
Qantas Airways Limited entered a trading halt on the ASX this morning as CEO Alan Joyce announced a three-year COVID-19 recovery plan that’s harsh but necessary. The cost-cutting and job losses are far greater than those announced in the last major shake-up back in February 2014, when 5,000 jobs were cut. Today, Qantas announced 6,000 permanent … Continued
The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) has forced Qantas to contact customers issued with flight credits to inform them of their entitlement to a refund. This includes customers that opted to cancel their booking for a voucher before Qantas cancelled their flight. The ACCC alleges that Qantas failed to adequately inform customers of their … Continued
Qantas will offer triple frequent flyer points on all new domestic flights booked until 24 June 2020, for travel between 27 June and 31 October 2020. The “triple point sale” is expected to launch at 9am today, and runs in conjunction with a Jetstar sale that sees domestic flights start from just $19 one-way. Triple … Continued
Qantas flight credit vouchers have just become more flexible, with Qantas extending their validity by one year and allowing vouchers to be redeemed for multiple trips. Qantas flight credits issued due to COVID-19 cancellations were previously valid until 31 December 2021. But flight credits may now be redeemed until 31 December 2022, for travel up … Continued