Qantas swaps Flight numbers

[CaptJCool]

Seems like I hit a couple of these

One on 29th November literally shifted me from morning to evening flight. No no no - did a change back to the same time, same route, different flight number hence this thread

The other one is a flight number change - Syd to OOL same time, same route, different flight number

Ps alerted to this by @blackcat20 in another thread and now copped a couple of these myself.

Would seem this is going to be an issue for forward bookings which is a pain point pushed onto the customer to sort out

 

[blackcat20]

Sounds like they are shuffling all the OOL flights, as that's what mine are too (but to/from MEL).

 

[clifford]

Yes, I got hit with this too. Had to change a couple of bookings. Of course, I had nothing better to do with my time than wait on hold for Qantas and then wait.

I also had a business class flight MEL-CBR which had to be changed to Y on a Dash-8, due to major schedule changes. Well done Qantas.

 

[RooFlyer]

Happens to HBA flights - the A220 flights have certain flight numbers QF12XX; if there is is B737 sub, a new flight number occurs.

 

[azza007]

I have a couple of all J DSC bookings early Feb 2027
Cash chc-mel-ool-mel-akl-mel-ool
Pts ool-mel-bne-syd
Last week had a couple of mel-ool or mel-ool flight time changes such as ool-mel changed from 9:15am-12:35pm to 9:25-12:50pm
Todays email points ool-mel & bne-syd both have flight number changes with aircraft change from QF 737 to Qantaslink A220.
Didn't have to do anything. Qantas auto have sent thru updated e-tickets each time.
I'll check seats tonight but no biggie.

 

[CaptJCool]

Sounds like they are shuffling all the OOL flights, as that's what mine are too (but to/from MEL).

I now looked at the original and new itineraries

The flight from Melb to OOL 22 Nov was a flight number change

The flight on 29 Nov is Bris to ADEL 9.15 am
It is a change of flight numbers but bizarrely, it moved me to an 1830 flight that evening instead of onto the same time flight. I rectified that as I deliberately booked the morning flight as I got an event on that afternoon

 

[SYD]

Happens to HBA flights - the A220 flights have certain flight numbers QF12XX; if there is is B737 sub, a new flight number occurs.

LST went through that with A220 and E190 between SYD.

 

[azza007]

Lucky for me so far just minor flight time changes & then just flight number changes at same time.
Pts booking ool-mel-bne-syd from last weeks changes now has 40min connection in Mel which is the MCT.

 

[Ade]

I also had a business class flight MEL-CBR which had to be changed to Y on a Dash-8, due to major schedule changes.

My ADL-CBR E190 J changed to Dash-8

 

[azza007]

Last year a visit to NZ had a QF flight change which then didn't meet MCT & allowed me to add in an extra domestic segment for free.

 

[mviy]

I had a triangle route flight moved to a QantasLink E190 recently with a change in flight number.

 

[azza007]

Just had a look at my pts ool-mel-bne-syd booking
Ool-mel 10min flight change & bne-syd flight just a flight no. & aircraft type change from B737 to A220
Currently seat 2A in all segments.