Bus class award seats with Qantas FF points

[robert kennelly]

How best do I Get two business class award seats from Sydney to Vancouver on Tuesday 20th April 2027?

 

[MELso]

Luck will be involved but a few things to try.

1. Check from 360 days out. While Qantas releases at 355 days, some partners release earlier (e.g. CX)
2. Set up an alert on a site like seats.aero or Pointsyeah
3. Be prepared to book partner airlines (e.g. FJ - noting that FJ’s business product ranges from world class on the A350 to very weak on their 737s and A330s)

But with that high degree of inflexibility, be prepared to pay cash.

 

[Warragul]

1. Check from 360 days out. While Qantas releases at 355 days, some partners release earlier (e.g. CX)

The Qantas release date is for Gold Status and above Frequent Flyers. It's about half that for lower levels. Don't know about partner airlines.