Qantas Confirmed Upgrades

[SYD]

None of that is a guaranteed upgrade. There is no way to guarantee an upgrade - until now. This is a guaranteed upgrade.

Sorry, I interpreted your earlier comment was it’s impossible to get any upgrades.

There are folks here who say it’s impossible to get award seats…which is obviously not true.

 

[dairyfloss]

Probably no more than changing an existing booking to the higher cabin by paying fare difference and change fee (if any) - as a high end - so not necessarily cheap.

Yes - I think it will be something like this, but only on flights with lower than anticipated loads, and marginally discounted to account for the fact you only get the original SCs and points. I doubt it will even be offered on many routes, but I guess we’ll see

 

[elanshin]

Yes - I think it will be something like this, but only on flights with lower than anticipated loads, and marginally discounted to account for the fact you only get the original SCs and points. I doubt it will even be offered on many routes, but I guess we’ll see

I can already think of 2 flights to Japan over the last year I've taken that this would be offered.

BNE-NRT last September flew with 10-12 open J seats on takeoff.

SYD-CTS in March this year. J full but a bunch of them were on standby staff travel (Could overhear them talking to the cabin crew about it).

Could definitely be some converts from Y if the price was right.

 

[moa999]

BNE-NRT last September flew with 10-12 open J seats on takeoff.

But why were FFS not redeeming points on the leg?

 

[Scarlett]

My opinion, and like nearly everyone, that’s all we’ve got right now:

The price will not be right! This is QF we’re talking about here.

Want a confirmed seat in the J cabin? Pay the J price. Want a confirmed upgrade? I reckon you’ll be paying 85% of the walk up J price.
They’ve got the data, so yes, the offer will be targeted…

 

[mviy]

I have a lot of points I want to use for J/F points seat releases return to LHR or for upgrades on that route. If it becomes even harder to use points for this route now that there will be confirmed cash upgrades that will certainly be frustrating.

I do agree that with points becoming much harder to earn from later this year QF is pivoting. I reckon they killed Points Club because they expect most of those who currently have it wouldn’t have found it makes sense to keep it when credit card points earn reduces significantly.

 

[SYD]

But why were FFS not redeeming points on the leg?

Probably never occurred to them because they’re not on AFF! . Too busy saving their points for F class return to xyz - just like the “effluencers”.

Want a confirmed seat in the J cabin? Pay the J price. Want a confirmed upgrade? I reckon you’ll be paying 85% of the walk up J price.

More than that. Otherwise peeps will game it.

They’ve got the data, so yes, the offer will be targeted…

Yep. They have a lot of data that we don’t.

I have a lot of points I want to use for J/F points seat releases return to LHR or for upgrades on that route. If it becomes even harder to use points for this route now that there will be confirmed cash upgrades that will certainly be frustrating.

I’d be surprised if there’s a rush for these upgrades - most of the time.

I do agree that with points becoming much harder to earn from later this year QF is pivoting. I reckon they killed Points Club because they expect most of those who currently have it wouldn’t have found it makes sense to keep it when credit card points earn reduces significantly.

If anything, it’s the Points Whales that have been the bain of our existence getting award seats and upgrades. Happy days that they’re being harpooned IMHO.

 

[mbe1510]

The pay for a confirmed upgrade happens on other airlines such as Air France or British Airways.

Will be interesting to see what the price point is that Qantas charges, and whether it will be dynamic based on seat loads. The more seats empty, the "cheaper" it is than a comparable full flight.

 

[mviy]

If economy is oversold and there are insufficient upgrade requests one imagines the price might be more attractive as a confirmed upgraded would give them something rather than doing an op-up