BA / Qantas rewards during peak period

[olliekeighley]

Hi community,

I was wondering if BA restricts oneworld awards i.e. via Qantas during their peak calendar? Or maybe the peak calendar only applies to Avios meaning you pay more avios during that period,

Thanks!
Ollie

 

[aussieboozer]

Don’t really know but looking at SYD-LHR on BA in early Dec 2023 I have seen J awards on BA site that did not show via QF. They are all gone now anyway.

I am resigned to not going as there is no J award availibility out of Oz to any Asian hub where there is ongoing availability with partner airlines..

 

[olliekeighley]

Don’t really know but looking at SYD-LHR on BA in early Dec 2023 I have seen J awards on BA site that did not show via QF. They are all gone now anyway.

I am resigned to not going as there is no J award availibility out of Oz to any Asian hub where there is ongoing availability with partner airlines..

I had a look at Singapore-LHR on BA and they go within about 5 minutes of being released despite the 500 SGD surcharge per person!

Pretty sure the peak calendar only changes the avios amount, not the Qantas points amount via QF rewards.

Hopefully Cathay start ramping up, i've seen a couple of Cathay reward seats HKG-LHR dotted across Nov and Dec but piecemeal compared to before Covid.

 

[aussieboozer]

I had a look at Singapore-LHR on BA and they go within about 5 minutes of being released despite the 500 SGD surcharge per person!

Pretty sure the peak calendar only changes the avios amount, not the Qantas points amount via QF rewards.

Hopefully Cathay start ramping up, i've seen a couple of Cathay reward seats HKG-LHR dotted across Nov and Dec but piecemeal compared to before Covid.

Yes some HKG-LHR J rewards but none from Oz to HKG so they are of no real use. My wife won’t fly economy domestic so economy to HKG is out of the question!

 

[jpp42]

If you can find award ex-Singapore, maybe consider a paid ScootPlus booking from Australia? They're only about $1000 on average for a premium economy style product, which on a day flight isn't too bad (though note - no inflight entertainment).

Cathay Premium Economy AUS to HKG is about $1600 and also offers day flights where this is quite a comfortable way to fly. And a possibility of upgrade if you are OWE.

I know this involves real money, but given some of the BA (or Emirates etc) surcharges these days, might be worth considering.

 

[aussieboozer]

If you can find award ex-Singapore, maybe consider a paid ScootPlus booking from Australia? They're only about $1000 on average for a premium economy style product, which on a day flight isn't too bad (though note - no inflight entertainment).

Cathay Premium Economy AUS to HKG is about $1600 and also offers day flights where this is quite a comfortable way to fly. And a possibility of upgrade if you are OWE.

I know this involves real money, but given some of the BA (or Emirates etc) surcharges these days, might be worth considering.

Might consider this if any SIN/HKG award seats in J appear but the main issue then is having to leave adequate layover time to cover possible delays with the flight from Oz.

In the end I may just have to fork out the cash and use my 1.2 million points on domestic travel.