Why does the Qantas website block VPNs?

[Mattg]

Has anyone ever noticed that the Qantas website simply doesn't work if you have a VPN switched on?

I'm genuinely interested in the logic as to why Qantas would do this (assuming it's intentional).

 

[Pushka]

It's been working for me. I'm using Express VPN.

 

[kpc]

I just turned on my VPN...Qf app still works normally.

 

[Be.au]

Perhaps Qantas has received a lot of DDoS traffic from customers using your VPN?
Perhaps Qantas has had a large number of fraudulent transactions from customers using your VPN?
Perhaps Qantas sees a lot of automated/bot activity from behind that VPN?

Which VPN service is it?

 

[transpactraveller]

Just tried with my (paid) VPN and seems to work (but haven't tried to do anything other than visit the homepage)

I would assume it's not intentional, they probably use some outsourced AI security now which made a mistake and thought you were a bot.

 

[Himeno]

I'm currently using surfshark. I've had issues when I'm connected via the Melbourne server, not just on Qantas, but the problems go away if I change to another server.

 

[Warragul]

I've had issues with the website using Express VPN, but none with the App on my phone with the same VPN. Sometimes changing to a different server in the same city resolved the issue, sometimes not.

 

[funnymummy]

I have Nord and cannot sign in unless I pause it. So annoying

 

[ChrisMars]

Chances are some aggressive web scraping were running via that vpn, and Qantas blocked the ip address or ip address range used by that vpn.

 

[Pushka]

Sometimes websites block certain locations. One website I couldn't access using Victorian site but NSW worked fine. I think it was Foxtel or Netflix while overseas.

 

[SYD]

Working for me using a McAfee VPN.

I vaguely recall have some issues while OS and probably got it to work by just forcing the VPN to Oz.

 

[esseeeayeenn]

I frequently access the QF website using IPVanish VPN to pretend I am in France.
I do this to avoid the site defaulting to Australia/English and giving me me warnings about being on the French site and paying in euros every time I search for flights departing Paris.
I haven't been blocked.