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If you had an opportunity to meet Qantas CEO Alan Joyce, what would you say to him? This question was recently put to the Australian Frequent Flyer community. There have already been 100 responses (and counting), with frequent flyers expressing a wide range of different points of view about the way in which our national … Continued
Update (20 February 2020): Qantas has announced that QF129/130 between Sydney and Shanghai will remain suspended until at least the end of May 2020. Qantas will temporarily cancel all flights to mainland China from 9 February 2020, as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. Qantas currently operates flights from Sydney to Shanghai and Beijing. The … Continued
Last Friday was the last day to earn or redeem Velocity Frequent Flyer points at BP petrol stations. Since Saturday, 1 February 2020, BP is now a partner of Qantas instead. Once Qantas and BP receive final ACCC approval, BP plans to give its customers the option of earning BP Rewards points or Qantas Frequent … Continued
Hanging out for a bonus status credits offer from Qantas Frequent Flyer? You may be able to “trick” Qantas into sending you one. Qantas has not released a public “double status credits” promotion since February 2019. Instead, as Australian Frequent Flyer has covered previously, Qantas is now sending personalised offers to individual members. These typically … Continued
Update (29 January 2020) | For a limited time, you can earn 1,000 easy Qantas points just for signing up to TerryWhite Chemmart REWARDS! You would need to join by 2 February 2020 and link your Qantas Frequent Flyer account. No spend is required to earn these bonus points. This is in addition to the 1,000 … Continued
It’s relatively common knowledge on AFF that Qantas releases Classic Flight Reward seats on its own flights from 353 days prior to departure. But unless you have Gold, Platinum or Platinum One status with Qantas Frequent Flyer, you may not get full access to premium cabin awards on Qantas long-haul flights until much later. For … Continued
IN BRIEF | Secure Parking will no longer award Qantas Frequent Flyer points or Qantas Business Rewards points from 1 February 2020. Currently, you can earn 1 Qantas point per $1 spent with Secure Parking by linking your Qantas Frequent Flyer number to your Secure Parking loyalty program account. You can also earn 20,000 Qantas … Continued
Qantas is returning to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport, which also serves nearby Byron Bay, with daily QantasLink flights from Sydney. It’s one of several new QantasLink domestic routes that will launch on 29 March, 2020. The QantasLink Sydney-Ballina flights are timed with business travellers in mind. The Dash 8 Q300 services will depart Sydney for … Continued
Want to redeem your Qantas Frequent Flyer points to fly to the USA in First class? This could be your opportunity! First class award availability on Qantas flights QF7 and QF8 between Sydney and Dallas/Fort Worth is surprisingly open at the moment. We’ve found Classic Flight Reward seats available in First class throughout 2020, with … Continued
Qantas will operate Airbus A330s on the Melbourne-Perth legs of its QF9 & QF10 services from Melbourne to London Heathrow, replacing the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners. The change applies to the sector between Melbourne and Perth on Tuesdays, starting from 11 February 2020. The aircraft downgrade only applies to the Melbourne-Perth and Perth-Melbourne legs of QF9 … Continued
Qantas has quietly increased the service fees charged when making or changing a booking, including Classic Flight Rewards. The airline has also raised the cap on credit card fees, meaning customers booking expensive tickets may now be slugged an even higher credit card surcharge. Increases to Qantas booking & change fees The fees for bookings … Continued
There is a common misconception that all flights on Oneworld airlines are eligible to earn Qantas Frequent Flyer points and status credits. Unfortunately, this is not the case. Many flyers are surprised to learn after they’ve taken their trip that their flight with Cathay Pacific, Qatar Airways, Malaysia Airlines or another Oneworld airline was ineligible … Continued