QF Domestic Query

[BensAdventures]

I have a booking for QF485 (MEL-PER) next Monday 22nd and returning Tuesday 23rd. I booked it on the cheaper seats and the booking cost be around $640. I now need to add Adelaide to my trip, but I still need to fly out on QF485, then PER-ADL Tuesday 23rd, home early Wednesday 24th. The issue is this. Traditionally when I have to do this, I cancel my booking, get a credit, then re-book. I get charged the ridiculous change fees, but that's life with the cheap seats. To rebook on QF485 now it will cost me $635, that's just short of my total original flight cost.

The question is, can I leave this booking stand, make another booking to fly PER-ADL, then ADL-MEL and just forget about the return leg (originally PER-MEL)? Will I still get points and SC's for the first flight (obviously not the one I don't fly). Also if my PER-ADL flight is scheduled to leave before my originally booked PER-MEL, will this cause an issue? If it's too hard, I'll cancel the flights and start again.

Thanks in advance!

 

[serfty]

Anecdotes indicate you should be fine ... also for points/SC's on the segment you fly.

After travelling this segment you may try to cancel/rebook the PER-MEL flight to use what's left of credit at a later date.

 

[JohnK]

There would be no issues at all if you decided to be a no-show for the return leg PER-MEL and you booked PER-ADL and ADL-MEL separately.

Another option can be to do your MEL-PER flight and then change the PER-MEL flight to a later date paying the $50 change fee. Isn't there a sale on at the moment for February/March next year?

 

[Joshua]

Another option can be to do your MEL-PER flight and then change the PER-MEL flight to a later date paying the $50 change fee. Isn't there a sale on at the moment for February/March next year?

Yep, either change your PER-MEL leg to the new sectors you need if it's not too complicated otherwise after you have arrived in PER then cancel the return ticket and get a partial credit for later use. No need to throw it away on QF.

 

[BensAdventures]

Thanks everyone. I'm going to try to cancel the return leg when I get to PER.

I appreciate the help!

Ben

 

[Justinf]

I hope it's OK to post in this thread Ben and I am glad you got your question sorted out.
I am flying in business class from MEL to Brisbane on an award flight. EVen with an award flight in business, do I still get free entry into the QP?

 

[serfty]

Being in Business you get free entry into the JL at BNE, not just the QP.

 

[Justinf]

Being in Business you get free entry into the JL at BNE, not just the QP.

What about at MEL serfty? I am only flying one way.

 

[dk4]

If you hold a QF Business Class BP, you can enter any Qantas domestic lounge in your departure terminal, marketed as -

• Business Lounge
• Qantas Club
• Qantas Regional Lounge

You can NOT enter any lounge marketed as -

• Private Lounge (Chairmans Lounge)

In Melbourne that means, you go up the escalators and turn hard left around into the QP, and can continue through to the JL, if you wish.

 

[serfty]

Opps, I though you were heading to MEL.

Of course you can in MEL.

Access to The Qantas Club lounges

Class of Travel

Qantas Domestic Business

Domestic Business Lounge

Next onward flight that day must be on a Qantas marketed and operated flight.
One guest permitted if also travelling on a Qantas marketed and operated flight.​

Maybe no on arrival into BNE, but you can always politely try ..

 

[Justinf]

Thanks guys. Will try it out.

 

[markis10]

Thanks everyone. I'm going to try to cancel the return leg when I get to PER.

I appreciate the help!

Ben

Have you looked at coming back earlier to MEL then going to ADL, might work out cheaper?