Qantas double status credits: Register & book between 12-18 March 2025

[JIMMYTHEJET]

Don’t Suggest Coach

I’m flying economy to Singapore because I already got two nz business class trips planned . Time to spend my points for an upgrade

 

[elanshin]

Can you ask NOT to go via the credit route when you call up? Tell them you don't want them to void your DSC offer. I'm yet to make any changes and find out what happens.

No idea. But presumably if you make a change online eg date and/or time (but same itinerary), you just pay the fare difference (as applicable). That ought to be ok.

@dandandan @RSD

Perfectly fine to do. In fact i just did that on Monday changing my SYD > HND return flight next week to
SYD > HND, HKG > MEL, MEL > SYD (not connecting). I needed to go to Guangzhou and wasn't about to do a HND > SYD (transit) > CAN. Seems like a pretty big waste of 15hrs.

Initial fare was a sale fare in Y. Paid the change fee ($225) and fare difference ($160) with the rep and got issued with updated e-ticket.

This is a DSC booked from previous Oct offer though.

 

[MG1]

There is zero chance that is correct:-

Qantas Frequent Flyer members who register and make a new eligible flight booking between 12.01am (AEDT) Wednesday 12 March 2025 and 11.59pm (AEDT) Tuesday 18 March 2025 for travel between 19 March 2025 and 24 February 2026, will have a choice of either one (1) of two (2) available rewards

It might well be the case that the Qantas system doesn't automatically credit the extra points for bookings made between 12.01am and 11.00am (AEDT) Wednesday 12 March 2025 and it requires manual intervention but there is no way that they are ineligible for this campaign. It would be a breach of their own terms and conditions and I'm guessing consumer law.

I hope that you're right - I'm only sharing what I was told by their FF team.

 

[DC3]

Interesting suggestions from some and a few tempting options. Am I able to resist the temptation to splash out for WP once again, or just slum it with existing LTG? More research coming up. Hmmm.

 

[henrus]

Interesting suggestions from some and a few tempting options. Am I able to resist the temptation to splash out for WP once again, if only for another 2 years, or just slum it with existing LTG? More research coming up. Hmmm.

When does your QF year restart? If you can do a whole lot of flights in the first couple of months then could lock in WP for 22-24 months.

 

[DC3]

When does your QF year restart? If you can do a whole lot of flights in the first couple of months then could lock in WP for 22-24 months.

Yes, good point. 1st May. The DSC have usually been well-timed for me to retain WP on a 2-year cycle. However, I’ve been chopping into a heap of QFF points over the past two years, making award bookings for my trips.

 

[get me outta here]

If only QF could agree amongst themselves the date the booking window closes.
2359 on 17 March or, 2359 on 18 March?

 

[RooFlyer]

I talked to my travel agent. They are quite certain that when they change the date and destinations of a fully flexible booking there is no credit created in the process. She did contrast this with the way it’s done on qantas.com.

As it happens, I calculated my SCs which will be earned from existing bookings ( including below) this year and I’ve I’m already on track to easily requalify WP so won’t be making any bookings beyond the very good award flight booking I did last night which will yield quite a few SCs under Points club.

Caveat emptor!

 

[Dmac59]

If only QF could agree amongst themselves the date the booking window closes.
2359 on 17 March or, 2359 on 18 March?

Registration for either double Status Credits or double Qantas Points is available to Qantas Frequent Flyer members and ends 11.59pm (AEDT) 18 March 2025

 

[Doctore1003]

I talked to my travel agent. They are quite certain that when they change the date and destinations of a fully flexible booking there is no credit created in the process. She did contrast this with the way it’s done on qantas.com.

Assume this would be the case with an online travel agent as well?

 

[RooFlyer]

Assume this would be the case with an online travel agent as well?

I don’t know, but if they are using GDS, you would think so.

 

[KathN]

Thank you @Mattg.
As usual, DSC breaking news comes first from you (on AFF) even though I get loads of marketing and other stuff from QF and check their app regularly.

PS. Since we spoke at Christmas event, I was able to get my connecting flight SIN-LHR-LJUB split/divorced into 2 separate flights (enabling a stopover) at no cost due to airline flight re-schedule

 

[Bolt]

Had to be both metal and marketed

Not entirely accurate. The promo also includes Finnair wet lease between SYD-BKK, as well at National Jet Systems, and Alliance Air.

 

[LinaLee]

Serious question - If a PNR for a new booking is fully flex created during the booking period (after 12 March) and then add segments for travel within travel window period. Is it safe to assume still get the DSC?

The terms:
Can I add a segment to an existing booking and be eligible for this offer?

No. All bookings must be new to be eligible. Any new segments added to an existing PNR during the promotional period will not be eligible. Existing PNR for the purpose of this promotion means a PNR booked before 12 March 2025.

 

[thebmw]

Serious question - If a PNR for a new booking is fully flex created during the booking period (after 12 March) and then add segments for travel within travel window period. Is it safe to assume still get the DSC?

The terms:
Can I add a segment to an existing booking and be eligible for this offer?

No. All bookings must be new to be eligible. Any new segments added to an existing PNR during the promotional period will not be eligible. Existing PNR for the purpose of this promotion means a PNR booked before 12 March 2025.

The bit you've quoted is referring to bookings already in place prior to the start of the DSC booking window.

What you're asking is possibly more related to the new rule about flight credits (depending on how that segment is to be added).

 

[LinaLee]

The bit you've quoted is referring to bookings already in place prior to the start of the DSC booking window.

What you're asking is possibly more related to the new rule about flight credits (depending on how that segment is to be added).

But if there’s a way of changing itinerary without flight credit as per @RooFlyer is alluding to via travel agent is the only way to go then? So best not to make a reservation via the online booking by self?

 

[justinbrett]

Serious question - If a PNR for a new booking is fully flex created during the booking period (after 12 March) and then add segments for travel within travel window period. Is it safe to assume still get the DSC?

The terms:
Can I add a segment to an existing booking and be eligible for this offer?

No. All bookings must be new to be eligible. Any new segments added to an existing PNR during the promotional period will not be eligible. Existing PNR for the purpose of this promotion means a PNR booked before 12 March 2025.

It's really quite simple. The PNR has to be created, as a brand new PNR, within this week (until the 18th). Not before, not after.

After that, you can do what you like to it, whatever you fly against that PNR will get DSCs. If you kill it, or it becomes a different PNR, do don't get it.

But if there’s a way of changing itinerary without flight credit as per @RooFlyer is alluding to via travel agent is the only way to go then? So best not to make a reservation via the online booking by self?

Options are get a fully flex ticket online and mange it all yourself, or go to a TA, get them to create a PNR now, and then get your TA to make all the bookings (you can have multiple tickets on the single PNR). Don't try and do a mix of self & TA.

 

[RooFlyer]

After that, you can do what you like to it, whatever you fly against that PNR will get DSCs.

Per discussions above, there is doubt now about that: if you change the itinerary yourself via Qantas.com, it will create a 'credit' before constructing the new flights and therefore breach the current offer T&Cs and void the DSCs. I haven't examined this closely, but there is a fair bit of opinion above about it (and my TA).

 

[DC3]

… I got a bit spooked by all the talk of AEDST vs UTC. So, I contacted the QF team and they informed me that the flights that I booked after midnight AEDST but before midnight UTC were ineligibe …

I take it that this was a conversation with a Call Centre. Not Manila by any chance? However, if you’ve got something in writing that would help your case if things had gone pear shaped. Anyway, it looks like you’ve cancelled and rebooked so maybe best for peace of mind.

Not worth looking back on what happened in previous DSC offers IMO, although we won’t all agree on that.

We all like to believe that we are helping others here, but some of the posts can be somewhat baffling.

 

[justinbrett]

Per discussions above, there is doubt now about that: if you change the itinerary yourself via Qantas.com, it will create a 'credit' before constructing the new flights and therefore breach the current offer T&Cs and void the DSCs. I haven't examined this closely, but there is a fair bit of opinion above about it (and my TA).

If the credit has the same PNR it should still count, as that is how the system works. If it generates a new PNR, then it won't.

There's no guarantees it will be retained, so will be safer to use a TA, however you will pay more for domestic & TT as GDS prices are higher. For international it's a no brainer to use a (good) TA.