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.
An ExpertFlyer award seat notification alerted me to Business Class availability that I would have otherwise missed. Sadly, ExpertFlyer no longer supports a large number of airlines.
You can now redeem Qantas Points to fly from Brisbane to Auckland in style with China Airlines, including in Premium Economy and Business.
Qantas' website layout could be better, but don't panic - Qantas Classic Reward prices to Los Angeles & London have not massively increased!
Cathay increased the Asia Miles needed to book airline partner awards on 1 October 2023. Our unofficial award chart shows the new prices.
We review British Airways' older Club World Business Class product on the Boeing 787-9 from Singapore to Sydney.
The best time to redeem frequent flyer points for award flights is generally either 11-12 months before you want to travel, or close to departure. But this depends on the airline you wish to fly with.
American Airlines currently has lots of Premium Economy reward seats available from both Sydney and Auckland to the USA.
Here are 8 of the most common errors Australians are making when trying to redeem their points for award flights... and how you can avoid them.
Qantas no longer releases most Classic Reward seats on international flights 353 days in advance. Instead, airlines are releasing frequent flyer redemption seats in batches closer to departure.
If you'd like to use your Qantas Points to fly to South Africa, there are currently up to 9 First Class reward seats available on QF63 from Sydney to Johannesburg.
If you'd like to redeem Qantas points from Australia to South America, Qantas and LATAM currently have good Classic Flight Reward availability in Premium Economy and Business.
Singapore Airlines will fly Airbus A350-900s to Cairns from 31 March 2024, replacing the Boeing 737-8 MAX on the Singapore-Cairns route. There's also lots of Business Class award availability.