QF to give SCs for Classic Awards [Economy(X) only, booked by Dec 31]

[markis10]

Just got an email talking about how you can combine cash and points, of interest was the new offer: Today we are excited to announce the latest updates to the way you book flights at qantas.com that help you find the flight you want faster. You can now combine cash^ and Award˜ fares in the same booking and choose to use Qantas Points* for taxes, fees and carrier charges when flying domestically or leaving Australian shores for a trip overseas on Qantas (QF), Jetstar (JQ) and selected flights on partner airlines. All of this great new functionality is available on your desktop or when you're on the go via mobile or tablet. Visit qantas.com on your mobile or download the Qantas app available now for both iOS and Android devices.

To celebrate the launch of this new functionality, you will soon be able to enjoy a Qantas Frequent Flyer exclusive offer that will allow you to earn Status credits on eligible Classic Award[SUP]#[/SUP] fares. This means you could earn Status credits towards your next Membership level while enjoying one of the great perks of the program. Look out for more information on this in the coming days.

 

[GoldenWinger]

QANTAS Classic awards to Status Credits

Just received this email about QF's new booking system allowing combo cash and classic flights in one booking and this was at the end:

"To celebrate the launch of
this new functionality, you will soon be able to enjoy a Qantas Frequent Flyer
exclusive offer that will allow you to earn Status credits on eligible Classic
Award[SUP]#[/SUP] fares. This means you could earn Status credits
towards your next Membership level while enjoying one of the great perks of the
program. Look out for more information on this in the coming days."

Not sure if this will be a permanent thing or a limited offer like Virgin Australia had....

 

[RooFlyer]

Re: QANTAS Classic awards to Status Credits

Just looked at the video.

Ssshhhhh ! Don't mention "call up for a MASA" . Because this enhanced web site can't handle having text put on it mentioning the 'M' thing (or its other identities).

 

[dede]

Re: QANTAS Classic awards to Status Credits

Sounds like it might be a one off offer. I can't imagine it will be a permanent change if they're saying it's "special". Might be like the 50% bonus offers they're having.

 

[straitman]

Re: QANTAS Classic awards to Status Credits

Sounds like it might be a one off offer. I can't imagine it will be a permanent change if they're saying it's "special". Might be like the 50% bonus offers they're having.

We have got to hope.

 

[sydks]

Just got this email myself and was skim reading till I saw the part about SCs on Classics. If it's a permanent thing then it would actually be a true improvement and resolve the whole MASA debacle! We can only hope

 

[serfty]

Re: QANTAS Classic awards to Status Credits

We have got to hope.

One off might indicate MASA's to stay.

Ongoing may be the end of mASA's ...

Not a good thing as at would mean the end of MEL-ASP via SYD for 24000 points or TSV-xBNE-DRW etc.

 

[markis10]

Re: QANTAS Classic awards to Status Credits

One off might indicate MASA's to stay.

Ongoing may be the end of mASA's ...

One off trial to see if its popular before implementing it and removing MASAs I suspect.

 

[ComeFlyWithMe]

We will watch with great interest...

 

[deejo77]

I had not planned to do the 140K RTW trip next year but if I am going to earn points on it I will be pulling the trigger

 

[Limewood]

Maybe for once Q have listened to the hoards of complaints about removing the online ASA feature and the cost to them for trying to implement the ridiculous MASA offline lottery with so much wasted time for both sides.

No doubt Red Roo will be along shortly to enlighten us if this is a new permanent feature.

Haven't received the notice, is there an online media link to it?.

 

[craven morehead]

markis10 was this email only received this morning ?? Assume it goes to WP's first..

 

[ComeFlyWithMe]

No doubt there will be a full page of caveats and disclaimers and yet another system to get your head around, if past performance is an indicator of future performance

 

[samh004]

Maybe for once Q have listened to the hoards of complaints about removing the online ASA feature and the cost to them for trying to implement the ridiculous MASA offline lottery with so much wasted time for both sides.

Maybe this was the plan all along even...

FWIW I have not received the email.

 

[markis10]

markis10 was this email only received this morning ?? Assume it goes to WP's first..

Yes, at 9AM.

 

[amaroo]

As a classic award junkie - super duper

 

[Warks]

As a SG I just received it.

I am familiar with JASAs but what do you mean by MASA?

 

[craven morehead]

As a SG I just received it.

I am familiar with JASAs but what do you mean by MASA?

marginal any seat awards as in ASA's or JASA's or FASA's booked at classic points cost

 

[samh004]

Re: QANTAS Classic awards to Status Credits

Not a good thing as at would mean the end of MEL-ASP via SYD for 24000 points or TSV-xBNE-DRW etc.

So mASA's price on a start-point to end-point distance with essentially free stops in between but classics will add each leg to get the price?

 

[opusman]

Re: QANTAS Classic awards to Status Credits

I wonder what "eligible Classic Award[SUP]#[/SUP] fares" means. Y only?