Brisbane to Sri Lanka upgrade with QFF points

[auspal]

Hoping to fly from Brisbane to Sri Lanka on or around 24th Dec , for approx 2 weeks and upgrade to business using my QFF points, and a fast route, what would be my best option please ?

 

[TomVexille]

FYI: You are only able to upgrade on a QF operated flight

 

[opusman]

If you mean purchase a Y ticket and then upgrade to J, the furthest you'd be able to get would be SIN since you can only use QF points to upgrade on a QF-operated flight, and they don't fly to CMB. You could then try for a FF partner award SIN-CMB or just buy a cheap ticket separately.

Note that points upgrades are not guaranteed and you often don't find out until the day of travel whether you have been successful or not.

 

[auspal]

Thank you, I have upgraded before and had a 90% hit rate with upgrades, but possibly wont this time due to the time of travel. Good idea to look at buying a separate ticket for SIN - CNB, didnt think of that.

 

[Mattg]

Thank you, I have upgraded before and had a 90% hit rate with upgrades, but possibly wont this time due to the time of travel. Good idea to look at buying a separate ticket for SIN - CNB, didnt think of that.

Tickets from SIN-CMB are often quite cheap anyway, so this could be a good option regardless.

If you do end up booking a Y ticket from SIN to CMB on Sri Lankan Airlines, you may be offered the chance to bid for an upgrade anyway.

 

[auspal]

Why is that Mattg, is it because they are affiliated with Qantas ?

 

[Mattg]

Why is that Mattg, is it because they are affiliated with Qantas ?

I'm assuming your question is about bidding for an upgrade on Sri Lankan?

No, it has nothing to do with Qantas. They quite regularly send out email invitations to Y passengers to bid for an upgrade with cash (not points). Although, it does depend on the predicted cabin loading in J - if J is full, it probably won't be offered.

 

[auspal]

Yes that was the question, thank you for the answer.

 

[Fifa]

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They often have 30% off deals - we picked up cheap J flights DXB-CMB-SIN.

 

[wandering_fred]

You should also consider one way to Sri Lanka as the fares exCMB are a lot less expensive than exAustralia...

Happy wandering

Fred

 

[bsb]

Malaysian (which is Oneworld) has a very cheap sale on in Business. You'll get from SIN or BKK to CMB very inexpensively and get lots of status credits. Book via the SIN or Thai websites

 

[auspal]

Thanks Fred , will have a look at that and also sign up to the news letter.