JASA Question

[muffy28]

Hello all,
I have never booked a JASA before and as I am going to Cairns for a short break in August, I thought it might be a good opportunity to give it a go. How do I know if the JASA is a better deal than just paying for a ticket?
I can book a JASA for 24 000 QFF points and $154 from Brisbane to Cairns (earning 60sc) or 24 000 and $367 from Brisbane to Sydney, then Sydney to Cairns (earning 120sc).
Any help would be appreciated.

 

[opusman]

Business class will be a lot more than $154+$367 for a paid ticket so it just depends how much you value the FF points.

 

[Aus ATC]

A well priced JASA will always be better than paying for a ticket. Seems to me the dilemma is to go via SYD or not. For an extra $213 you will get an additional 60SC (about $3.50/SC not so bad, but not fantastic either) and an additional 1970 points (for an extra 3-4 hours travelling time). How important are the status credits to you?

 

[markis10]

Hello all,
I have never booked a JASA before and as I am going to Cairns for a short break in August, I thought it might be a good opportunity to give it a go. How do I know if the JASA is a better deal than just paying for a ticket?
I can book a JASA for 24 000 QFF points and $154 from Brisbane to Cairns (earning 60sc) or 24 000 and $367 from Brisbane to Sydney, then Sydney to Cairns (earning 120sc).
Any help would be appreciated.

If you do book the BNE CNS via SYD trip, enjoy the bemused look if you do human checkin, I did the reverse a little while ago and the CNS checkin asked me twice if I really wanted to go to Brisbane via Sydney, I was happy with the knowledge both planes were lightly loaded and I could finish work with a colleague on the Sydney flight, the SCs and extra points were icing.

 

[Limewood]

Unless your chasing points, JASA is simply not worth it for a 2 hour BNE/CNS flight IMO.