Qantas Classic Reward & Upgrade Devaluation on 5 August 2025

[exLXCXFF]

No one on this forum (Australian Frequent Flyer) would think that no. But I have family members that have spent 100k+ points on Point Plus Pay from Sydney to Melbourne and a hotel for one night and literally said that and/or 'at least I'm saving money. One family member even texted me the AFR article talking about $600 each way to LA and literally said,' Sounds reasonable to me'.

Considering changing family \o/

 

[OATEK]

So not offering PE SYD-SIN following the devaluation??

 

[SYD]

So not offering PE SYD-SIN following the devaluation??
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Visible for me. I can see at least 1x PE seat on 10 Aug.

 

[JB31]

I just booked Paris in J , there’s a bunch of business classic seats available, rarely ever see them before. Also looks like LA J is also availble for next year

 

[Catweazle]

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.

Yes, but most suckers out there probably collect points to make a cute little holiday instead of forking out the cost of a Y ticket.

Now QF charges that same cost just to use your points. I mean, sure, if you have millions of points to burn.

But at this rate I may as well just fork out $1400 return to the USA in Y and save the points for JQ flights.

I remember doing HNL-SEA-ANC, YEG-HNL for $12 once, albeit in Y. Gone will be those days!