Earning QF Points on China Airlines Flights

[ajstewart79]

I currently live in TPE and am looking at return flights on China Airlines (TPE>MEL>TPE). Do I need to book on the QF website to earn points? Or can I book directly with China Airlines (cheaper) and still earn QF points?

The QF website says this:

When you fly between Australia and Taipei, you can earn Qantas Points on eligible flights with a Qantas (QF) flight number, and use your Qantas Points on eligible flights operated by China Airlines.

An article from 2019 on AFF says:

China Airlines is not in the Oneworld alliance and is not a full Qantas Frequent Flyer partner. As such, it is not normally possible to earn or redeem Qantas points on China Airlines flights (unless booking a Qantas codeshare flight between Australia and Taipei). You also won’t receive any Qantas Frequent Flyer status benefits when flying with China Airlines.

Since the TPE>MEL flight would have a QF codeshare number, I'm assuming I can earn points regardless of whether I book it on the QF or CI website, but I wanted to double-check.

 

[RichardMEL]

Yes, as long as you book the QF codeshare flight number - no matter where - it should earn.

 

[encryptededdy]

Since the TPE>MEL flight would have a QF codeshare number, I'm assuming I can earn points regardless of whether I book it on the QF or CI website, but I wanted to double-check.

I don't think you can book the QF codeshare on the CI website.

To be clear, it means you need to be booking the QF flight number and have it be on the ticket. It doesn't work to book just the CI flight number (even though that actual flight does have a QF flight number), if that makes sense.

 

[ajstewart79]

Thanks for the info. The prices are now almost the same on CI or QF's websites, before CI was much cheaper than QF.

 

[KingHuang]

Thanks for the info. The prices are now almost the same on CI or QF's websites, before CI was much cheaper than QF.

Hey did you end up finding out/clarifying the difference between the 2 booking methods? I am seeing that CI flights on Qantas are never the 'sale' tickets so they are much more expensive than booking directly from CI. Almost double in price..