Qantas Economy Plus Launching Feb 2026

[justinbrett]

I don’t recall seeing that thread but there was an example posted (dummy booking) where WP + NB could be seated together - no charge but they were not EL seats.

I’ll settle this now. Pax on the same booking get EL for free. @DejaBrew was your booking made before you got P1?

 

[DejaBrew]

I’ll settle this now. Pax on the same booking get EL for free. @DejaBrew was your booking made before you got P1?

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Actually it was made prior to hitting P1. I waited till I was P1 before attempting seat selection.

 

[justinbrett]

Actually it was made prior to hitting P1. I waited till I was P1 before attempting seat selection.

I’d say that’s it. I think the booking saves your status and doesn’t refresh - you could have tried removing your FF number and re-adding it.

If it was giving it to you free but not your guest it seems it knows you are P1 so doesn’t charge but for your guest it just refers to your booking.

 

[DejaBrew]

I’d say that’s it. I think the booking saves your status and doesn’t refresh - you could have tried removing your FF number and re-adding it.

If it was giving it to you free but not your guest it seems it knows you are P1 so doesn’t charge but for your guest it just refers to your booking.

May well be correct. Will keep that in mind for future bookings.

 

[aaa99]

Slightly OT, but wonder if it is part of economy plus changes.

The seat selection map now seems to show location of any babies on board. Is this new for Qantas? Have seen it on JAL before

 

[MEL_Traveller]

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Slightly OT, but wonder if it is part of economy plus changes.

The seat selection map now seems to show location of any babies on board. Is this new for Qantas? Have seen it on JAL before

Those are the designated bassinet seats and show as such. Doesn’t mean there’s an infant actually travelling.

 

[aaa99]

Ooh oops . Totally mis-looked

 

[Catweazle]

This reminds me of a low cost airline feature... is QF going that way now too?

 

[elanshin]

This reminds me of a low cost airline feature... is QF going that way now too?

The whole world is going this way. When the US big 3 does something and sticks, it filters around eventually.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

This reminds me of a low cost airline feature... is QF going that way now too?

It could be a logical step to introducing something like ‘economy basic’, except that wouod be eating into the JQ market, so I don’t see any incentive for that?

VA in the other hand may need to do something in response. It’s a huge bonus for QF gold members, something which VA cannot replicate if it’s going after the corporate $$.

 

[Flyerwin]

location of any babies on board

Baby bassinet on front row wall has always been shown AFAIK.

 

[Doddler]

It could be a logical step to introducing something like ‘economy basic’, except that wouod be eating into the JQ market, so I don’t see any incentive for that?

VA in the other hand may need to do something in response. It’s a huge bonus for QF gold members, something which VA cannot replicate if it’s going after the corporate $$.

I think Qantas, having claimed the Australian premium end, wants to win more of the middle ground. To do that, it needs to win (back) customers from Virgin. This is part of that. But the risk, if they're not careful, is to make the back of the airplane look more like a budget carrier, even if it's no different than the current offering. People judge things on a relative/comparative basis, not on absolutes.

 

[dvb2000]

So they are charging more for exactly the same thing you could get before..

 

[MEL_Traveller]

So they are charging more for exactly the same thing you could get before..

Yes! Although, fares have come down in real terms. So Y+ is still going to be potentially cheaper than a regular economy fare was (in relative terms) back in the 80s 90s and early 2000s.

 

[Beano]

Wow! That didn't take long to generate interest. Got the email. But isn't this just like AirNZ where the front seats are bigger spacing and only available to Koru Club members initially?

 

[itchy feet]

In my experience this is no longer the case - they board in groups now and if your group hasn't been called your boarding pass will not scan so I see quite a few turned away now

Not my experience at all. Disorganised. If one is in Group 1 or 2 , it can be difficult to get past all the other Group members already lined up. Some are bold enough to say "I'm in Group 4, can I board now?" and are told "OK"!

 

[justinbrett]

So they are charging more for exactly the same thing you could get before..

The only seats that would classify as Y+ now are the extra legroom seats, which even WP have to pay for.

More will get it for free (currently only P1) and the rest can pay for it if they want, in addition to the bundled benefits like priority boarding.

The bulk of the seats will be standard rows with 4” of extra pitch, something QF has never had.

Yes!

No!

 

[MEL_Traveller]

The bulk of the seats will be standard rows with 4” of extra pitch, something QF has never had.



No!

What was the economy seat pitch on the TAA/Australian 737-300s, 727s?

 

[justinbrett]

What was the economy seat pitch on the TAA/Australian 737-300s, 727s?

727 was 30”

Are aircraft seats getting smaller?

Squashy seating is a universal complaint among economy-class flyers, but is it really tighter today than in the past?

www.smh.com.au

 

[Steady]

Not my experience at all. Disorganised. If one is in Group 1 or 2 , it can be difficult to get past all the other Group members already lined up. Some are bold enough to say "I'm in Group 4, can I board now?" and are told "OK"!

YMMV but my experience is the scanner will not let them board so they are turned away.

I normally arrive at the gate before boarding is called, maybe once it moved to group 3 or 4 it is a free for all?