Qantas Confirmed Upgrades

[mviy]

$225 for BNE-MEL on the A220

 

[nancypants]

Just got this (pair of) offer(s)
I can offer some pricing insights

-discount Y DRW-SYD-LAX-BNE-DRW booking
- quite last minute- that combo was $2131.80, on the same dates SYD-LAX-SYD (couldn’t get QF to price the same SYD return flight in conjunction with DRW legs for some reason) was $1260 give or take. Couldn’t get the DRW legs for less than $800 or 100k points (!!), it is high season I suppose but let’s say that the Y cost of the DRW-east coast rtn was around $1k, this would make $1700ish return in J which is actually not bad

-leads to the points valuation around 1c/point

-ergo, in this case a cash upgrade probably makes sense- unless anyone has any different thoughts?

 

[fletty]

-leads to the points valuation around 1c/point
-ergo, in this case a cash upgrade probably makes sense- unless anyone has any different thoughts?

I'd go the cash upgrade personally, would be getting better value than that for an upgrade on the SYD<>LAX legs (if they happened). Also probably getting better than 1c value off 32k for a future domestic booking even in whY.

 

[Shazzadude]

I’ve just accepted a confirmed upgrade offer. SIN-BNE in a couple of weeks, I was looking at putting in a classic upgrade request but they gave me an offer of $897. I decided 65,400 Qantas points was worth more than $897, so accepted the confirmed offer and it was updated to business in around 5 minutes.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

I’ve just accepted a confirmed upgrade offer. SIN-BNE in a couple of weeks, I was looking at putting in a classic upgrade request but they gave me an offer of $897. I decided 65,400 Qantas points was worth more than $897, so accepted the confirmed offer and it was updated to business in around 5 minutes.

Seems like a good deal!

Out of interest, was was the economy fare? Sale or a higher one like flex?