Qantas International Schedule changes

[Dantas]

Does anyone have an update on when the HND and NRT changes will start to filter through on existing bookings? I have NRT-BNE booked for next year and the significant time change will affect a connection so will need to sort that once the airport and time change comes through.

 

[ozflier]

Does anyone have an update on when the HND and NRT changes will start to filter through on existing bookings? I have NRT-BNE booked for next year and the significant time change will affect a connection so will need to sort that once the airport and time change comes through.

I'm in the same boat!

 

[Himeno]

Does anyone have an update on when the HND and NRT changes will start to filter through on existing bookings? I have NRT-BNE booked for next year and the significant time change will affect a connection so will need to sort that once the airport and time change comes through.

All we know at this stage is that the 3rd slot at HND becomes available to QF from Feb 25, needs to be in use by Apr 30 and that QF has told IASC that they intend to be using it from Mar 30.

We know the flight times that QF would like (from their IASC submission), but we don't have confirmation on those times.

 

[Dantas]

All we know at this stage is that the 3rd slot at HND becomes available to QF from Feb 25, needs to be in use by Apr 30 and that QF has told IASC that they intend to be using it from Mar 30.

We know the flight times that QF would like (from their IASC submission), but we don't have confirmation on those times.

OK, so it's subject to confirmation then. Might be something we can expect to hear more from early in the new year perhaps.

 

[ozflier]

OK, so it's subject to confirmation then. Might be something we can expect to hear more from early in the new year perhaps.

Thank you, I'm just wondering if the Australia to NRT daytime flights will continue as well as those to HND.

 

[Himeno]

Thank you, I'm just wondering if the Australia to NRT daytime flights will continue as well as those to HND.

Qantas has only mentioned the 3 daily flights to HND. There is speculation from some 3rd parties that one of the current SYD-HND flights will move to NRT.

Australia and Japan have open skies. Unlimited flights between Australia and Japan are allowed, subject to airport availability, except to HND.
It is not yet known if QF will drop AU-TYO to 3 daily flights, retain a 4th to NRT or resume service to another Japanese port.

 

[Kiwiash]

Has anyone booked on QF88 ICN - SYD prior to 14 June 2025 (which was the published end date) been notified about a cancellation? I have been scoping out reward flights during May but it looks like the flight has been pulled from both cash fares and redemptions from 6 May 2025 which is before the announced end date...

 

[thaigerfly]

Has anyone booked on QF88 ICN - SYD prior to 14 June 2025 (which was the published end date) been notified about a cancellation? I have been scoping out reward flights during May but it looks like the flight has been pulled from both cash fares and redemptions from 6 May 2025 which is before the announced end date...

Yes I got an email a few days ago saying that the end date for the Seoul route is now 6 May and my mid-May flight has been changed from Qantas to Jetstar. Definitely not happy about that. Qantas can't just pretend that Qantas is equivalent to Jetstar. I asked for a refund and now have rebooked with SQ Business using Velocity points.

 

[dollop]

Yes I got an email a few days ago saying that the end date for the Seoul route is now 6 May and my mid-May flight has been changed from Qantas to Jetstar. Definitely not happy about that. Qantas can't just pretend that Qantas is equivalent to Jetstar. I asked for a refund and now have rebooked with SQ Business using Velocity points.

Has anyone booked on QF88 ICN - SYD prior to 14 June 2025 (which was the published end date) been notified about a cancellation? I have been scoping out reward flights during May but it looks like the flight has been pulled from both cash fares and redemptions from 6 May 2025 which is before the announced end date...

I was affected by this change and was initially offered the JQ flight. After doing some digging, I found this thread and someone a few pages back said to ask for a reroute via HKG or HND. The first two times I called, they said no as there were no classic rewards availability on those routes in business class. I even asked if they could release CR seats as it was an involuntary change.

I called for a third time and the operator let me route SYD to HKG on QF followed by HKG to ICN on OZ.