The Qantas Status Run Master Thread

[Mr_Tee]

Very tight connection up there tho, hope it all works out that you will pull this off.

I wouldn’t be surprised if the flights in and out of Mackay are the same aircraft.

 

[aaa99]

Yea, they probably are the same. To be clear, I haven't booked this. I just shared it as it might be useful for someone

 

[Aeryn]

Quite happy to see the $299 J fares are to OOL, BNE and CFS for the current Red-E sale, MEL is $329 not as good as the $299 last time but still decent.

Had been waiting for a good price to to book a SYD-BNE trip to go and see the Jim Henson exhibit and visit some friends so did so this morning as unlikely to ever be cheaper than $299 in J on the weekends I could go.

$7.47 per SC but if you used a movie voucher as I did then $3.73 per SC which is about as good as it gets for domestic J.

 

[dandandan]

The current Australia Red Tail Sale is offering some of the cheapest fares I've seen in a while. Many routes are similar to or cheaper than the status runs to NZ.

Any good price runs you can recommend?

 

[aikman]

Any good price runs you can recommend?

ADL-MEL-OOL
$554 for 100 SC

 

[AustraliaPoochie]

All these price drops are good, but when they are also cancelling flights, that is one downside.
Ie, if you had booked it, and take annual leave/long service leave, and got someone to look after the kids, if the other half works, and they then/then they cancel flights.
Havent booked, but using the cut of the ADL > MGB Qlk flight as an eg, that would have been a good one to use, to then road it to Warrnambool, then cheap vline to MEL.

 

[AustraliaPoochie]

Paid thousands, or $1500 and now QF have changed all my flights to a 737, they have also put me into row 4, so I loose the business seats.
If I had a link to QF, I would have put my complete displeasure at being put into Y, when I paid for J, that is how QF now treats their pax.
Who ever decided this, swapping the 330 to a 737 on flights into and out of PER/MEL and vv, wow, not a happy pooch.
Cant use swear words or get banned on here, and not like that there is a QF person here anymore.
That VH is very shrewd.

 

[Aeryn]

I understand why you are rightly upset @AustraliaPoochie

Noting that if an aircraft swap means you have been downgraded you should be able to:

• Request to be moved to a earlier/later flight which still has J availability.
• If that doesn't suit you, and you choose to fly in whY you should be eligible for a refund of 75% of the ticket price and the original routing status credits.
• Alternatively they should be able to cancel flight give a full refund to allow you to book with someone else.

As 737 are the most common aircraft used on capital city runs, often safer to book these flights because if an aircraft swap happens can only be to one with more J not less. Whereas an A330 has double the number of J seats so some passengers will have to be displaced if aircraft swap happens.

Were you provided with a number to call? I do not believe you have to automatically accept the downgrade you should have options per above.

 

[HMcM]

If that doesn't suit you, and you choose to fly in whY you should be eligible for a refund of 75% of the ticket price and the original routing status credits.

Does anyone know how that would work with DSC runs? Would you get the 75% refund and then double the original J status credits?

 

[AustraliaPoochie]

OffT: I will claim ORC if they put me in Y, which they probably would.
All the flights on that day, are all 737s now, and I already have paid a lot for hotels in PER, and also in MEL for the positioning flight, ie, ADL > MEL the night before.
Never mind, will go to VA for all of my flights, next time, at least we know what they are like, ie, all 737s, and none others.
Dont think I will fly the 350s with QF, as they go too far, (when the 350s arrive that is).
Moany that I am.
Very most likely I will be plonked in Y.
Sorry, I know none of you colleagues can do anything, but now I know how others feel when this happens to them.
Bugga, ...
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I am now only QFF NB, so if I call 13**13, it will most likely go off to their overseas call center, not to mention waiting hold time;
They are charging $3500 for J on that replacement 737, I paid about $1300 I think, both ways.
$3500 for a J on a 737, dom flight at that, that is $58 per SC!!!
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I had aimed for that 330, and no 787 QF9/Qf10 on my day of flight either.OnT.

 

[Aeryn]

Wait times arent bad, i would defintely call. It doesnt matter how much seats are selling for now, you bought J so can asked to be accomdated in J on an alternative flight which if there are still seats available for sale should be possible at no cost to you, sinve this was an involuntary downgrade.