Qantas Classic Reward & Upgrade Devaluation on 5 August 2025

[Noah Count]

Can you see the taxes? I can't because I only have 8600 points now. EK was already expensive for taxes.

From another group:

QF Sydney to Paris 166,300 + $637 Business November 2025
QF Sydney to Paris 124,700 + $342 Premium Economy November 2025
QF Perth to Paris 58,900 + $242 Economy November 2025
QF Sydney to Los Angeles 195,400 + $641 First February 2026
QF Melbourne to Los Angeles 130,100 + $633 Business February 2026
QF Sydney to Los Angeles 97,600 + $316 Premium Economy February 2026
QF Sydney to Hamilton Island 29,000 + $87 Business February 2026
QF Melbourne to Cairns 20,700 + $59 Economy February 2026
JQ Brisbane to Tokyo (Narita) 61,600 + $199 Business May and June 2026
JQ Sydney to Osaka 29,900 + $167 Economy May and June 2026
JQ Sydney to Osaka 73,800 + $217 Business May and June 2026
JQ Auckland to Wellington 5,700 + $28 Economy February and March 2026
JQ Byron Bay to Sydney 5,700 + $27 Economy February and May 2026
JQ Melbourne to Singapore 61,600 + $220 Business November 2025
JQ Perth to Singapore 20,700 + $144 Economy November 2025

 

[lovestotravel]

Fairly enormous availability to LAX in February - all classes.

Yes F's galore, sadly I'm in France at the time

 

[kpc]

I see Qf have cynically released a lot of classic reward seats today after the award price rise. Of course, I burnt all my ponts before the price rise....

 

[kamchatsky]

FYI I booked SYD-PER-CDG J and back on 85K AA miles each way. Taxes are cheaper too at AA

 

[muppet]

FYI I booked SYD-PER-CDG J and back on 85K AA miles each way. Taxes are cheaper too at AA

Wow surprised the points plane dump included partners.

 

[burmans]

New points planes and reward seats released today: https://www.qantas.com/au/en/frequent-flyer/use-points/points-planes.html

Just as I expected, am sure plenty will jump on these. If it all helps to drain that lake of QFF points out there I’m ok with that.

 

[dylarr]

Can you see the taxes? I can't because I only have 8600 points now. EK was already expensive for taxes.

Here you go:

BNE-DXB-IST EK Y - 58900 + $496.49
BNE-DXB-IST EK J - 151800 + $1911.89

 

[muppet]

Here you go:

BNE-DXB-IST EK Y - 58900 + $496.49
BNE-DXB-IST EK J - 151800 + $1911.89

So EK J is essentially full fare considering with Classic Plus 1 point is worth 1.5c now.

 

[Tiki]

Here you go:

BNE-DXB-IST EK Y - 58900 + $496.49
BNE-DXB-IST EK J - 151800 + $1911.89

Thanks. Looks like J is off the table for me. By comparison VA/QR has
BNE-DOH-IST/SAW Y 65000 + $384.93
BNE-DOH-IST/SAW j 139,000 + $732.53 (couldn't find availability on SQ)

 

[RooFlyer]

I see Qf have cynically released a lot of classic reward seats today after the award price rise. Of course, I burnt all my ponts before the price rise....

Yes. redemption price rise . Look over there!!! It's a party!

 

[levelnine]

The media have taken the bait so easily.



Making $600 carrier charges seem like a bargain ...

 

[k1s3k1]

looks like qantas has removed all EK F seats as well! at least to and from Europe

 

[Youfah Mizzum]

Making $600 carrier charges seem like a bargain

Goes to show the media are either filling column inches (virtually) or are just suckers for QF spin. They clearly are just looking at the $$ charge (wow, only $600 to LA!) but forgetting that points are also a cost to the customer.

$600 seems pretty steep anyway.

 

[Flyfrequently]

The masters of spin:
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Yep, always wanted to fly Jetstar for 5700 points and now it's such a bogan ooops bargain

 

[muppet]

To be fair to the media, for most punters the only time they’ll ever see a First Class Classic Award is when QF does a points plane dump. So it is newsworthy. ~$1,200 plus 400,000 points is still a good deal compared to $20,000 to LAX.

 

[Bundy Bear]

looks like qantas has removed all EK F seats as well! at least to and from Europe

I did see some Y to Dubai ex Adelaide, its almost Qantas are given an allocation of a few flights with a Qantas code share.
I am looking for a oneway Y from Dubai to any London airport, in any class and telling me nothing is available, Emirates have like 10 flights a day and this for a flight in April away from Easter.