Priority Economy seat purchase - Please explain

[stomplad]

Priority Economy seat purchase for up to two, including yourself

Priority Economy seat purchase is available when holding or purchasing a Full Economy ticket for up to two people, including the Platinum member. It is available on any Qantas operated flight with a Qantas flight number (excluding non-jet QantasLink services) for bookings made before midday on the day before travel^.

Can somebody please explain this benefit. I looked up rules and did a search but was not enlightened. So if u already have a ticket what is the "priority" benefit?

 

[serfty]

It means a WP can purchase either:

• [*=1]Seats for up to two additional Economy PAX to accompany the WP or[*=1]Seats for themselves and up to two additional Economy PAX,

... on any Qantas flight up until Midday the day before. This can be done even if the flight has been oversold.

Note that this is normally charged at full Y rates so can be quite expensive.

e.g. See the following base fare levels for Economy class MEL to BNE - see Y compared to others:

Results from ExpertFlyer.com

Fare Information Search:

Departing MEL on 27/10/11 for BNE
Flying QF  
Purchasing at MEL
Viewing in currency AUD

Fare Basis  Airline  Booking  Trip Type   Fare           Cabin  Effective  Expiration  Min/Max  Advanced
                     Class                                      Date       Date        Stay     Purchase Req
OSXI        QF       O        One-Way     128.82 (AUD)   E                                      
QSXI        QF       Q        One-Way     156.09 (AUD)   E                                      
NSXI        QF       N        One-Way     187.00 (AUD)   E                                      
SPXI        QF       S        One-Way     223.36 (AUD)   E                                      
VPXI        QF       V        One-Way     265.18 (AUD)   E                                      
LFLEX       QF       L        One-Way     319.73 (AUD)   E                                      
MFLEX       QF       M        One-Way     383.36 (AUD)   E                                      
KFLEX       QF       K        One-Way     465.18 (AUD)   E                                      
KIX         QF       K        One-Way     465.18 (AUD)   E                                      
HFLEX       QF       H        One-Way     556.09 (AUD)   E                                      
BFFLEX      QF       B        One-Way     647.00 (AUD)   E                                      
Y           QF       Y        One-Way     733.36 (AUD)   E

 

[stomplad]

It means a WP can purchase either:

• [*=1]Seats for up to two additional Economy PAX or[*=1]Seats for themselves and up to two additional Economy PAX,

On any Qantas flight up until Midday the day before. This can be done even if the flight has been oversold or is sold out.

Note that this is normally charged at full Y rates so can be quite expensive.
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OUCH Those Y fares are pricey!
THanks for the explanation Serfty. OK so WP can get up to 3 seats on any flight as long as long as they book before midday the day before (and pay through the nose :-0 )