QantasLink to fly to Christmas & Cocos (Keeling) Islands

[jase05]

Will definitely aim to get back there one day. My lad had a contract over there and spent a couple of 3 month blocks over there and we went over to visit him on one occasion. Would love to see more of Christmas Island and surroundings

 

[wandering_fred]

I think a thread on the various accommodation options would improve wandering
Fred

 

[Scr77]

I think a thread on the various accommodation options would improve wandering
Fred

The easiest way to book car and accommodation is via the tourism centre. Christmas Island

And for those who missed it…Christmas Island. (AFF community report)

 

[JustSlash]

The easiest way to book car and accommodation is via the tourism centre. Christmas Island

And for those who missed it…Christmas Island. (AFF community report)

Omg, those red crabs! Definitely need to squeeze that into the bucket list for next year.

 

[AIRwin]

Omg, those red crabs! Definitely need to squeeze that into the bucket list for next year.

Are you referring to squeezing those red crabs into a bucket?

 

[Franky]

My Father, being a former Wireless/Air Gunner in the RAAF in WWII spent a week or so there around 1952(?) when there was a world air race from London to Sydney from memory. He was the radio contact for the aircraft in the race. We live in Perth and I guess he may have gone via Christmas Island to get there...

 

[msam95]

lol and flights haven’t been released still due to technical issues, contact centre is aware of it and reported it has been identified.

 

[HSB44]

Which is more interesting for a family holiday?
Cocos or Christmas?

 

[Virgin Bart]

Which is more interesting for a family holiday?
Cocos or Christmas?

Adventure (nature) or beach?

 

[Scr77]

Which is more interesting for a family holiday?
Cocos or Christmas?

With a family, I’d choose Christmas. Has outdoor theatre, waterfall, Tarzan like jungle and the red crabs. Cocos doesn’t have the red crabs.

 

[HSB44]

Adventure (nature) or beach?

Probably both, but lean more towards beach if I can't have both - as I have a 2 year old and a 5 year old.

But we really love Vanuatu, PNG, new Caledónia, Broome etc

 

[henrus]

VA flights start at $556 oneway PER-CCK ($559 CCK-PER) and $608 for PER-XCH ($570 XCH-PER).

QF flights are now loaded with award seats on most flights. On all flights it's it's 20,700 points and $51 taxes oneway but do note it's currently not possible to book XCH or CCK back to Perth as a oneway award (must be booked as a return for the time being).

In terms of pricing this starts at $536 PER-CCK, CCK-PER, PER-XCH or XCH-PER they are all the same starting price for a saver fare (no sale fares).

 

[justinbrett]

do note it's currently not possible to book XCH or CCK back to Perth as a oneway award (must be booked as a return for the time being).

Is this written somewhere?

I got to the payment page for oneway XCH-PER (I didn't go any further as I was just testing).

 

[Scr77]

According to the flight numbers on the booking page, these flights depart from T4. Does that make a 90min connection when arriving from east coast doable? (QF676 arrive T4 too apparently)

 

[henrus]

Is this written somewhere?

They might have fixed it but when first released it wasn't possible.

According to the flight numbers on the booking page, these flights depart from T4. Does that make a 90min connection when arriving from east coast doable? (QF676 arrive T4 too apparently)

Should be T1.

 

[msam95]

Contact centre is aware of issues with the CCK/XCH-PER flights on a Friday glitch and are currently investigating and raising it with Qantas IT. Even a Hobart Team Leader was struggling with errors, errors around MCT between CCK-XCH-PER.

It also resulted in a misleading and overpricing in qantas points for the return flight, in comparison to the flight over or the flight returning on the monday, all of which have been raised to a highly competent VIP reservations customer care and reservations agent. (An absolute gem that I’ve spoken to on previous occasions).

Thankfully, flights are held and being worked on, but god, technical issues galore today

 

[Scr77]

They might have fixed it but when first released it wasn't possible.


Should be T1.

Maybe incorrectly loaded as T4

 

[henrus]

Maybe incorrectly loaded as T4

Some are showing landing into T1 unless they've figured out a way to depart from T4 and land back into T1?