Qantas Economy Plus Launching Feb 2026

[justinbrett]

I don’t recall seeing that thread but there was an example posted (dummy booking) where WP + NB could be seated together - no charge but they were not EL seats.

I’ll settle this now. Pax on the same booking get EL for free. @DejaBrew was your booking made before you got P1?

 

[DejaBrew]

I’ll settle this now. Pax on the same booking get EL for free. @DejaBrew was your booking made before you got P1?

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Actually it was made prior to hitting P1. I waited till I was P1 before attempting seat selection.

 

[justinbrett]

Actually it was made prior to hitting P1. I waited till I was P1 before attempting seat selection.

I’d say that’s it. I think the booking saves your status and doesn’t refresh - you could have tried removing your FF number and re-adding it.

If it was giving it to you free but not your guest it seems it knows you are P1 so doesn’t charge but for your guest it just refers to your booking.

 

[DejaBrew]

I’d say that’s it. I think the booking saves your status and doesn’t refresh - you could have tried removing your FF number and re-adding it.

If it was giving it to you free but not your guest it seems it knows you are P1 so doesn’t charge but for your guest it just refers to your booking.

May well be correct. Will keep that in mind for future bookings.

 

[aaa99]

Slightly OT, but wonder if it is part of economy plus changes.

The seat selection map now seems to show location of any babies on board. Is this new for Qantas? Have seen it on JAL before

 

[MEL_Traveller]

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Slightly OT, but wonder if it is part of economy plus changes.

The seat selection map now seems to show location of any babies on board. Is this new for Qantas? Have seen it on JAL before

Those are the designated bassinet seats and show as such. Doesn’t mean there’s an infant actually travelling.

 

[aaa99]

Ooh oops . Totally mis-looked

 

[Catweazle]

This reminds me of a low cost airline feature... is QF going that way now too?

 

[elanshin]

This reminds me of a low cost airline feature... is QF going that way now too?

The whole world is going this way. When the US big 3 does something and sticks, it filters around eventually.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

This reminds me of a low cost airline feature... is QF going that way now too?

It could be a logical step to introducing something like ‘economy basic’, except that wouod be eating into the JQ market, so I don’t see any incentive for that?

VA in the other hand may need to do something in response. It’s a huge bonus for QF gold members, something which VA cannot replicate if it’s going after the corporate $$.

 

[Flyerwin]

location of any babies on board

Baby bassinet on front row wall has always been shown AFAIK.