A disruptive Qantas passenger has inconvenienced hundreds of people after his actions forced Qantas flight QF9 to return to Perth on Saturday night. The Boeing 787 turned back to Perth around 2 hours into the 17-hour flight bound for London. The flight, which originally departed at 6.45pm on Saturday, was then unable to take off … Continued
Qantas began flying non-stop between Perth and London earlier this year. Back in March, AFF moderator JessicaTam wrote a scathing review of Economy class on QF10 from London to Perth. The conclusion was that the Economy seats were too narrow for a comfortable flight. But what’s it like at the front of the plane, flying QF10 from … Continued
Many Australian frequent flyers are happily loyal Qantas customers. But is there anything to be gained by abandoning Qantas loyalty and switching to another airline? This week a happy Qantas customer would like to know why frequent flyers would make the switch away from the flying kangaroo. This Platinum member enjoys the Qantas First Class … Continued
Qantas will use Boeing 747s on several flights from Sydney to Brisbane during the busy September-October school holiday period. Unfortunately, the jumbo jets are not a permanent addition to the Sydney-Brisbane route. There are currently only four flights with Boeing 747s scheduled. These will operate as international tag flights, with the aircraft continuing from Brisbane … Continued
Keen for a Qantas points boost? There are currently a range of Qantas Business Rewards bonus point offers available. These are in addition to the 5,000 bonus points on offer until 30 September if you earn points with a new program partner. Qantas Business Rewards is a loyalty program for small-to-medium business owners. Your business can … Continued
Thanks to the current Double Qantas Status Credits promotion, there has been a flurry of questions and discussion on the AFF forum about Qantas status runs. Many people are booking flights to take advantage of the reduced amount of flying needed to earn Gold (or Platinum) status. But is Gold status worth it? Well, it depends. … Continued
Qantas has quietly made a range of enhancements to top-up points, making it easier for more Qantas Frequent Flyer members to purchase larger amounts of points. But some Qantas top-up points prices have increased. Qantas is also adding a new fee for purchases made over the phone. It appears the recent changes to Qantas … Continued
Malaysia Airlines often has good value Business fares to destinations across Asia on flights departing Bangkok. All flights are via Malaysia Airlines’ hub of Kuala Lumpur. These deals are popular for Qantas status runs as it’s possible to earn large amounts of Qantas status credits relatively cheaply. But the deals would be even better if … Continued
Qantas status is in easier reach for the next six days, thanks to a brand new double Qantas status credits promotion! Until Tuesday 14 August, you’ll earn double Qantas status credits on any new Qantas flights booked for travel between 21 August 2018 and 8 August 2019. Status credits count towards earning Qantas status, so … Continued
Airnorth is a regional Australian airline based in Darwin. The Qantas partner airline operates jet and turboprop services to destinations across northern Australia, as well as to Timor Leste. Given the remote destinations served by Airnorth, flights are often expensive. But you can redeem Qantas Frequent Flyer points for Airnorth flights! Instead of paying $267 … Continued
Ever since Qantas revealed its new Boeing 787 Dreamliner Business Class suites, the airline has been telling us that frequent flyers nickname them “mini First Class”. And, sure enough, media outlets have repeated this claim time and time again. It’s quite a claim, but are frequent flyers really calling Qantas Business “mini First Class”? We’re … Continued
