Award Availability is a popular topic at the Australian Frequent Flyer. The ongoing challenge is to find an award ticket on the flight you want and when you want it.
Qantas is now codesharing with Air Tahiti Nui on its non-stop Sydney-Papeete route, and Classic Reward seats are available to book using Qantas Points.
Singapore Airlines is now deliberately blocking KrisFlyer members with low mileage balances from searching for award flights. This will achieve little and makes it harder to engage with the program.
Qatar Airways has understandably had to cancel many flights between Doha and Australia in recent months. Unfortunately, passengers who had booked using Velocity Points are not being offered alternative flights.
Still hoping to reach Europe this July or August? Last minute award availability is possible. You can look at alternatives to secure Business Class flights to Europe using Qantas, Velocity Points and Qatar Airways Avios.
You can now book flights on Philippine Airlines across their network with your Qantas Points, unlocking a new option for travel across the Philippines as well as one-stop to Asia and the USA.
You can now redeem Qatar Airways Privilege Club Avios for Philippine Airlines flights. There's decent award availability, but pricing is higher than expected.
Air Canada's Aeroplan program has announced changes to its award chart effective June 1, 2026. The majority of changes are price increases, and the routes affected include ones that Australian members tend to value the most. Here is what has changed and whether Aeroplan is still worth it for Australians
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Seats.aero shows award availability across many routes and dates on one page, including Qantas and Velocity Frequent Flyer reward seats.