Qantas Fixes Alaska Airlines Classic Reward Pricing

Qantas has finally fixed an error with the way its website prices Classic Flight Rewards on Alaska Airlines after more than a year.

Last month, Australian Frequent Flyer highlighted a glitch with the Qantas website where Business Classic Reward seats on Alaska Airlines were being incorrectly priced at the higher “First Class” level. The Qantas website even warned users that the flight “will be in Business”, while charging for a First Class ticket.

The error was likely caused by the fact that Alaska Airlines markets its domestic premium cabin as “First Class”, although for all intents and purposes it’s a Business Class product. Qantas Frequent Flyer already knew this as it has been issuing Qantas Frequent Flyer points & status credits for Alaska Airlines domestic First Class flights at the lower “Business” level ever since Alaska Airlines joined Oneworld in March 2021.

American Airlines also markets its premium cabin on two-class domestic flights as “First”. The Qantas website correctly prices these reward seats at the Business level.

Alaska Airlines reward seats are now priced correctly

The good news is that this error was fixed earlier this month. The Qantas website now correctly displays Alaska Airlines premium reward seats as “Business”.

These seats are also now once again being priced correctly, with Business Class points applied.

This is especially good news for Qantas Frequent Flyer members who wish to book a Oneworld Classic Flight Reward in Business Class. Before this change, adding even just a single Alaska Airlines Business flight to the booking would re-price the entire multi-city itinerary at the First Class level – costing an extra 137,000 Qantas points per passenger!

Now, Alaska Airlines Business flights can once again be used without messing up the rest of the Qantas points booking. This opens up more flight options for frequent flyers booking Oneworld Classic Flight Rewards.

Join the discussion on the Australian Frequent Flyer forum: QFF pricing Alaska Airlines Business flights as First Class

Matt Graham

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