Qantas Classic Award last minute 2 hours or 24 hours?

[m535607]

Hi

I may need to make a QF Classic Award redemption booking next month online at last minute. Subject to availability is it 2 hours or 24 hours I need to book from departure time? Travel is domestic in economy. The website says 24 hours but then says booking on Qantas.com is 2 hours.

 

[aikman]

The website lets me book a classic award for tonight so I guess the notice required must be really short.

 

[oz_mark]

It's 2 hours for domestic:

Bookings can be made up to 353 days in advance and up to 24 hours before scheduled departure, unless you are booking on qantas.com where you can book up to 2 hours before departure for domestic flights or up to 4 hours before departure for international flights. Some locations require earlier advance booking.

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[serfty]

I had a situation last year where U class was showing for an international Qantas flight I wanted; this for was the next day but within 24 hours of departure - I could not book it on Qantas.com. I could book it on AA.com.

 

[mviy]

Of course waiting to the last minute to book a classic award is quite risky even for economy seats. You could be left having to pay top dollar for a revenue seat.

 

[Pleb Status]

QF were unable/not capable to ticket an award booking change made about 96 hours before departure (and despite three separate phone calls telling them they had yet to ticket the booking changes).