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.

 

[Franky]

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

We are in Perth doing the same trip this April, and found that flying via HK on CP was the best option. May not suit you, but either way, there's a lot of water to transit to get there...

 

[robert kennelly]

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.

Thanks for this. I am observing now 400 days out. and the use A330 200s!

 

[mbe1510]

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

You'll need to look at one-stop flights as currently Qantas does not fly to Vancouver on Tuesdays - at least on its current schedule.
It can help to be flexible and look at alternative routings via NAN, SFO, LAX or even via Asia as your chances are slim if you need a precise date. Currently QF flies to YVR on Mon, Wed, Thu, Sat.

 

[bPeteb]

Thanks for this. I am observing now 400 days out. and the use A330 200s!

Apart from noise, the A330 J experience is barely any different to QF 787, or A380.

 

[justinbrett]

Bus class sounds terrible

 

[stu961]

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

I would be targeting NAN to YVR with FJ.... that's a realistic possibility!!