Upgrades now available across the Tasman on deep discount seats

[zhoutong]

There are two people in this itinerary and looks like it costs 20,000 points to upgrade a 1607-mile leg. It's booked in O class and normally I wouldn't be able to upgrade at all. The upgrade cost is 16,000 points from -Y to J, or 10,000 points from Y to J.

So my guess is that Qantas has introduced upgrades from deep discount economy (e.g. O and N) to business at a higher tier.

 

[markis10]

You may have stumbled on a promo QF do from time to time, I have changed the title to see if we get any other reports of similar outcomes!

 

[dairyfloss]

No love for me on my only forward 'O' class booking... "Upgrade Not Available"

 

[vmile]

No love here either for an 'O' class booking, Bangkok-Sydney.

 

[zhoutong]

You may have stumbled on a promo QF do from time to time, I have changed the title to see if we get any other reports of similar outcomes!

I have received a promo last year also for a trans-Tasman flight. However only 16k points were required and I received an email. This is 20k, which can't be found anywhere in the upgrade award table.

 

[Red Roo]

Well spotted zhoutong!

I’m excited to announce, effective today, we’re introducing the option to use your points to register for a Flight Upgrade Award on sales fares booked in N, O or Q class on Qantas flights across the Tasman.

While communication with the details will be available to all our members soon, I can confirm that bookings from AKL, CHC, WLG and ZQN (vice versa) to SYD, BNE, MEL and PER (vice versa), for departures 18SEP 2013 -30MAR 2014 can now request a flight upgrade using Qantas Points.

Hope this makes you smile too.

 

[Ansett]

Well spotted zhoutong!

I’m excited to announce, effective today, we’re introducing the option to use your points to register for a Flight Upgrade Award on sales fares booked in N, O or Q class on Qantas flights across the Tasman.

While communication with the details will be available to all our members soon, I can confirm that bookings from AKL, CHC, WLG and ZQN (vice versa) to SYD, BNE, MEL and PER (vice versa), for departures 18SEP 2013 -30MAR 2014 can now request a flight upgrade using Qantas Points.

Hope this makes you smile too.

Would make me smile if it was across the entire network much like Domestic

 

[lovestotravel]

Hope it gets extended and to all other routes

 

[Limewood]

yeah like Hong Kong.

 

[isdnman]

Only those running A330 worth the upgrade. (Perth - Tasman)
Otherwise was recline seat so I won't bother.

 

[DontGetMeStarted]

Or Sydney to a Shanghai return in April

 

[ozkid]

Great news. Just put in my upgrade request

 

[Thai-Kiwi]

Stumbled over this when looking to maybe upgrade a domestic sector on my return to NZ from TSV. Pleased to see the option to upgrade the SYD-WLG sector for 20k points.