The Qantas Newbie Questions Thread

[AustraliaPoochie]

Excellent views to a few hangars with Dash-8's.

Sometimes they tug a 330 into one of their wider workshops across from the SYD J/QFd SYD QP.

 

[dairyfloss]

Won't we all cheer (those of us still around) when SYD don J gets redone (but bemoan the pain while it happens....)

I'll say hi to the nothing tomorrow as I'm passing through. Can't wait for another whiff of "brown slop de jour"

"Would you like anything from our bowl of sweaty cheddar slices with that, sir?"

 

[Beano]

Thanks. I've never really been much in SYD J lounge and usually late evening so I'm a bit of a newbie there. I've spent more time in the others.

That's not entirely true. There's a good serve of disappointment along with dirty tables in SYD

"Would you like anything from our bowl of sweaty cheddar slices with that, sir?"

Are we trying to put off our Newbie's or manage their expectations?

 

[dairyfloss]

Are we trying to put off our Newbie's or manage their expectations?

'Honesty is the best policy'

 

[Beano]

Must try the Syd lounges when I arrive in a couple of weeks to compare. Never been in the QC.

 

[Flyfrequently]

Forgive this lame question, but is there any benefit/downside in booking 2 domestic revenue QF oneway tickets rather than return? ie if cancellations/ flight changes etc?
(SG looking at MEL- OOL return 5 days)
Usually we do all on one PNR.
Thanks for any insight.

 

[tdimdad]

I book separate PNR's often. An extra step in admin (one vs two bookings) but easier to manage my own changes or cancellations. I'm yet to find a downside to this.

 

[AIRwin]

I'm yet to find a downside to this.

Unless wanting a full refund as the desired outcome where there has been an involuntary change to only one of the sectors

 

[AustraliaPoochie]

Depends too if you are going to use pay id or pay by card.
Paying by credit card will see 2 sets of visa/mastercard credit/debit card charges.
But if you pay by pay id, no fees.
I book separate, as I need to keep both my QFF and VFF accounts alive, so book one going out with one Aust dom airline, and come back with the other.
ADL - MEL with VAd J is quite cheap, $399.

 

[SYD]

Unless wanting a full refund as the desired outcome where there has been an involuntary change to only one of the sectors

or the ability to change flight for free.

 

[Flyfrequently]

Unless wanting a full refund as the desired outcome where there has been an involuntary change to only one of the sectors

Mmmm thanks @AIRwin - family "do" is the purpose of the trip, might get blacklisted from further events if we bailed!!

 

[Flyfrequently]

Depends too if you are going to use pay id or pay by card.
Paying by credit card will see 2 sets of visa/mastercard credit/debit card charges.
But if you pay by pay id, no fees.
I book separate, as I need to keep both my QFF and VFF accounts alive, so book one going out with one Aust dom airline, and come back with the other.
ADL - MEL with VAd J is quite cheap, $399.

Thanks @AustraliaPoochie payment will be c card.

Of course, hoping for DSC but not going to happen methinks!

 

[Beano]

Actually I think some of these answers are useful to more experience travellers. Keep up the good work.

 

[eminere]

Paying by credit card will see 2 sets of visa/mastercard credit/debit card charges.

Easily eliminated by buying a gift voucher and then redeeming it against the flight.

 

[Beano]

Easily eliminated by buying a gift voucher and then redeeming it against the flight.

or Poli.

 

[AIRwin]

or Poli.

Just saw: no more POLi payments for QF

Maybe its already known on here. Another money saving way to book QF flights now gone end of the month.

www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au

 

[Beano]

Just saw: no more POLi payments for QF

Maybe its already known on here. Another money saving way to book QF flights now gone end of the month.

www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au

Oh no!

 

[tdimdad]

Unless wanting a full refund as the desired outcome where there has been an involuntary change to only one of the sectors

That's a fair call. I usually both want to get there and back, anyway, and have flex in my schedule so this has been more of an annoyance than a need to cancel & refund. But I can see it'd be a consideration in some scenarios.

 

[enemsea]

Hi, I'd like some thoughts on booking the final leg of a return trip using Qantas points.

I'm Qantas Gold. Trip is Sept school holidays 2024.

So far I have booked classic rewards to Europe, and then back as far as Tokyo with a mix of business and premium economy. Arriving in Tokyo on a Sunday morning. No classic rewards available that Sunday, but there are some in economy on Monday night via Sydney to Melbourne.

The fees for the economy flight will be around $550 per person. A one way economy flight (cash) is currently around $930 on qantas.

If I book this is it true that I could change it for 5,000 if a miracle occurs and I find a business class seat on the same flight or the flight the day earlier?

But if I do that, and no miracle occurs later (or I'm wrong and I can't change it) then it means waiting around in Tokyo, then flying home overnight in economy, and wasting time transiting through Sydney, and getting home a day later than ideal given other commitments.

Alternatively I could pay cash (or points plus pay) and fly home directly the same day (about 10 hours to get from Haneda to Narita). The current one way fare on qantas is about $930 per person in economy.

Thanks

 

[serfty]

QF Lounge access 'on arrival' is only available to WP/WP1 members at the Australian domestic airport lounges (QC & J), following any Qantas flight on the same day. In theory you could transfer from INT to DOM to take advantage of this, but generally not worth the hassle, I'd expect

... or a Jetstar, Emirates, China Eastern or oneworld marketed and operated flight.

https://www.qantas.com/au/en/frequent-flyer/status-and-clubs/status/platinum.html

ΩΩ Lounge access eligibility is based on a customer's class of travel, Qantas Club membership, Qantas Frequent Flyer or oneworld membership tier, or partner airline benefit. Access to Qantas lounges is subject to the Terms and Conditions of the Qantas Club. Arrivals: Platinum and Platinum One Qantas Frequent Flyer members may access Qantas Domestic Business or Qantas Club lounges upon arrival, if you have travelled that day on any flight with a Qantas (QF), Jetstar (JQ, 3K or GK), Emirates (EK), China Eastern (MU) or a oneworld member airline marketed and operated flight number on your ticket.

I have availed myself of this several times over the last few years, mainly in MEL.