The Qantas Status Run Master Thread

[SYD]

Booked KUL-DOH-MAN via BA on QR, class I. $4,084 for 320SCs. Not the best SCs for the bux, however Q-Suites on 2 flights.

Why did you book via BA? Looks to be a couple of $’00 cheaper direct with QR, but I didn’t check if that would be “Lite” fares (so no AM lounge etc).

Although I guess booking via BA possibly avoids “Lite” fares on QR metal. Seat selection can be problematic with QR codeshares - did that work ok?

Popping across to Europe and flying long haul from there also save another couple of $’00. AMS, MAD, MXP and FCO seemed to be some the cheaper QR options (~A$3.6k into LGW, LHR, MAN).

 

[willyroo]

Why did you book via BA? Looks to be a couple of $’00 cheaper direct with QR, but I didn’t check if that would be “Lite” fares (so no AM lounge etc).

For the actual days we wanted, QR was ~$350 (each) more.

Seat selection can be problematic with QR codeshares - did that work ok?

Adient (Q-Suite lite) - full seat selection available.
Q-Suite - the centre seats were blanked out.

Went on to QR chat and a very helpful person booked 3EF and 7EF IIRC, thought we'd try each cabin on the 773.

 

[willyroo]

EDI-PMI (thanks AFF!) ~$800 each return in J looks a goer

EDI-LHR-MAD-PMI A$807 each, just booked. 280 SCs.

Thanks AFF community

 

[Mattg]

You'd have to do this one a lot of times to earn any meaningful status

But AU$45 for 10 SC isn't bad.

 

[ithongy]

Fancy a trip to San Juan from West Coast?

 

[I love to travel]

Fancy a trip to San Juan from West Coast?

There was a good one lax to Seattle via Austin too for about the same price. They are out there

 

[SYD]

Fancy a trip to San Juan from West Coast?

Did that a few years ago to join a cruise!

 

[sudoer]

Not a pure status run, but made use of some interesting routing options between Australia and Penang for an upcoming family holiday around SE Asia. I class fares were in the mid $5s and C class in the high $7s.



One quirk of the fare is that SIN-KUL vv legs must be in Economy if using the QF flight code, but it's possible to book into C on the MH flight number so have done that for an extra 20 SC.

With the help of a spare movie ticket, I'm expecting this to yield 840 SC and 48k QFF. Almost knocks over a 50 SC loyalty bonus too.

Mrs sudoer & Ms sudoer are on P/U class awards for this trip, so I'm hoping to join them in F on the SYD-SIN leg too (only 32k points from C-F)

 

[PERLHR]

Not a pure status run, but made use of some interesting routing options between Australia and Penang for an upcoming family holiday around SE Asia. I class fares were in the mid $5s and C class in the high $7s.

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One quirk of the fare is that SIN-KUL vv legs must be in Economy if using the QF flight code, but it's possible to book into C on the MH flight number so have done that for an extra 20 SC.

With the help of a spare movie ticket, I'm expecting this to yield 840 SC and 48k QFF. Almost knocks over a 50 SC loyalty bonus too.

Mrs sudoer & Ms sudoer are on P/U class awards for this trip, so I'm hoping to join them in F on the SYD-SIN leg too (only 32k points from C-F)

Confused by some of the timings on this...?..involves 3 transit night stops or impossible connections?

 

[sudoer]

Confused by some of the timings on this...?..involves 3 transit night stops or impossible connections?

I've intentionally removed dates but there are stops in SYD, PEN, SIN, SYD. KUL is also overnight - a 21 hour transit.

I am based in SYD and use these fares to end/start other holidays (in this case in BNE and ADL) for often the same price or cheaper than originating in SYD.

 

[SeatBackForward]

One quirk of the fare is that SIN-KUL vv legs must be in Economy if using the QF flight code, but it's possible to book into C on the MH flight number so have done that for an extra 20 SC.

That's a bizarre, yet fortunate quirk!

 

[I love to travel]

Fancy a trip to San Juan from West Coast?

Any tips on finding these types of gems. How far out on average to book?

 

[elanshin]

You'd have to do this one a lot of times to earn any meaningful status

But AU$45 for 10 SC isn't bad.

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https://www.iberia.com/es/en/flash-offers/#!/FLASHO

I think these are a bit better =)

 

[Mattg]

https://www.iberia.com/es/en/flash-offers/#!/FLASHO

I think these are a bit better =)

Looks like you have to be logged into an Iberia Club account to search/book those flash offers. I assume you can still change the FF number to Qantas during the booking flow, or are you locked into crediting to Iberia Club?

 

[ithongy]

Any tips on finding these types of gems. How far out on average to book?

Let me know when you can change all the equipment to a wide body plane.

 

[elanshin]

Looks like you have to be logged into an Iberia Club account to search/book those flash offers. I assume you can still change the FF number to Qantas during the booking flow, or are you locked into crediting to Iberia Club?

Not sure since I haven't actually tried booking one. Had a very close possibility but wrong direction.