Qantas Frequent Flyer has increased the points you can earn from domestic flights by 25%. It’s also removed the status bonus cap.
This change was originally flagged in January as part of the 2025 Qantas Frequent Flyer program changes, and came into effect on 22 July 2025.
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What are the new earn rates?
The new earning table on the Qantas website shows the number of points and status credits you’ll earn for Qantas domestic flights on or after 22 July 2025:
For comparison, this was the old earning table for flights taken up to 21 July 2025:
There are no changes to earn rates for Jetstar, other partner airlines or Qantas international flights. Qantas Frequent Flyer has made a new domestic earning table for Jetstar flights which continues to show the old earn rates. (Previously, Qantas and Jetstar shared a single earning table.)
There are also no changes to status credits, nor to the Minimum Points Guarantee.
The Minimum Points Guarantee per flight remains at:
- 800 Qantas Points for Economy Red e-Deal/Sale/Saver tickets
- 1,200 Qantas Points for Flex/Premium Economy
- 1,400 Qantas Points for Business/First Class.
Status Bonus cap removed
Qantas awards frequent flyers with status with bonus points for Qantas, Jetstar (with an eligible fare bundle) and American Airlines marketed flights. The status bonus is:
- 50% for Silver members
- 75% for Gold members
- 100% for Platinum & Platinum One members.
Since 2014, if you flew in a premium cabin, Qantas would only award this status bonus based on the “Flexible Economy” earn rate. But Qantas has now removed this cap, so you’ll earn more bonus points if you have status and fly in Premium Economy, Business or First Class. This includes on both domestic and international flights.
Some examples of old vs new earn rates
On a Business Class flight from Brisbane to Perth, as an example, you would now earn at least 4,125 Qantas Points instead of 3,300. If you had Platinum status, the earn rate for that flight (including the status bonus) would increase from 5,500 to 8,250 Qantas Points.
On the Sydney-Melbourne route, if flying on an Economy Red e-Deal ticket, a Bronze or Silver frequent flyer would still earn the Minimum Points Guarantee of 800 Qantas Points. However, since the base earn rate is now 500 rather than 400 points, a Gold frequent flyer would now earn 875 points instead of the previous 800. A Platinum or Platinum One member would earn 1,000 points for this flight – the same amount of points that you would have earned prior to 2014.
The flying kangaroo giveth and taketh
Qantas estimates that the higher earn rates on domestic flights, and the removal of the status bonus cap, will result in the airline giving out around 4 billion more points each year.
However, from 5 August 2025, you’ll need 10-20% more Qantas Points for a Classic Flight Reward or Classic Upgrade Reward. The carrier charges on Qantas Classic Reward bookings in Premium Economy, Business and First Class will also increase.
The higher earn rate on domestic flights goes some way towards offsetting the higher redemption costs going forward. But points earned from international flights, partner airlines and on the ground – including the billions earned each year from credit cards – will effectively become less valuable as a result of the upcoming redemption table devaluations.
