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    July 2025 Award Availability

    You should be able to find something out of Helsinki to the various SE Asian cities that Finnair fly to. Frankfurt to Tokyo with JL was also popping up when I was searching for similar dates recently.
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    July 2025 Award Availability

    how many passengers ? and where in Australia ?
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    Can't book a single-leg rewards flight

    Any tips of what to say to an agent so they can see or know how to book what we can see? I have had this situation in the past and again recently. Or is it better to keep calling to get a proficient agent ? In my recent example agent 3 was able to complete the booking but it took 1hr 20min...
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    Reselling wine

    if the wine points were a bridging loan scenario then returning them once you get more points makes some sense. Just check the terms as to how long you have to return
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    Article: Qantas Pleased with Classic Plus Uptake

    Does it really matter if someone redeems their points for classic plus, a toaster or points plus pay ? Yes the crude value is lower than the standard reward but ultimately it is up to the individual to attribute worth to the point. Someone may have lots of points but does not fly much however...
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    Changing Qantas Classic Reward Seats

    I have had luck in the past where I have booked economy reward seats then a higher class appeared a few days later for the same flight. I expected a change fee of 5000 points per passenger but it was 5000 points for the booking. I don't know if was a mistake. I agree with SeatOB. If you can get...
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    Well I'm stumped. Classic Reward, multicity, release dates, I must be doing it wrong.

    Yes I agree this is a good strategy. This strategy also works with reward seats from Australia to Asia, spend a night or two then fly reward to Europe. There are however less reward seats to Asia during peak season. Nonetheless I just managed booking my family of 4 complete reward seats to...
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    Reward seat change fee - class change only

    Hi, does the 5000 point change fee apply when there is only a change of class ?
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    China Eastern reward seat available but no cash flight to book.

    There is a Mel to Shanghai reward seat flight available to book on 1 July 2025. I have taken the dummy research booking as far as the passenger name field on the QF portal. However, the China Eastern website is yet to show any flights for this date. So, what gives? Will I be able to complete the...
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    Article: Emirates fifth-freedom routes

    thanks elanshin, yes I know !
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    Article: Emirates fifth-freedom routes

    Dubious value depending on the route it seems. (IMHO). MEL to SIN in business class is 75,000 points per passenger plus $1205 or 107,000 points in first class plus $1205. I think I would struggle to savour a premium class on an 8 hour flight that departed MEL at 2.25am going to a similar time...
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    Business class check in with economy passengers

    My family has an upcoming flight Melbourne to Cairns. My wife and I are in business class while our two sons ( 15yo, 17yo ) are in economy. Would it be reasonable that all 4 of us use the business class check in counter ?
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    Qantas Points Club

    Given you are approximately 10,000 points short, rather than spend money for the points and get nothing but the points, even if you are not a wine drinker you can gift the wine. Spend cash on the wine and get points PLUS the wine. The points credit usually take 2-3 days from purchase.
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    When will CX release their post March 2025 booking capability ?

    I suspect Cathay are trying to determine just how much demand there is next year for flights in and out of HKG given the hit HKG has taken with tourist numbers. I have noticed that MEL - HKG flights have dropped from 3 flights/day to 2 flights/day.
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    When will CX release their post March 2025 booking capability ?

    Hi do you mean 7/14 days or weeks prior to a scheduled flight ?
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    When will CX release their post March 2025 booking capability ?

    Hi at the moment bookings for Cathay flights stop at 31 March 2025. Does anyone know when April 1 2025 onwards loads onto the system ?
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    Helsinki to Tallinn reward seats

    Thanks for asking. The family and I have 2.5 weeks to spread between the focus of Stockholm, Latvia and Estonia for next year's Melbourne winter school holidays. Will be flying in and out of Helsinki . Gonna sit down and plan an itinerary and yes if we can factor in one of two nights in...
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    Helsinki to Tallinn reward seats

    So after calling Qantas the answer to my post is: * yes reward seats are available on the route, 10,000 points plus A$53.90 taxes * 35 min flight with Finnair (operated by Nordic Regional ) * by comparison the cash fare is 108 Euro with checked bag
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    Helsinki to Tallinn reward seats

    What I love about this forum is little tips like this from fellow learned travellers ! I am weighing up flight vs ferry in the first instance and would never have factored in a Scandinavian buffet breakfast while watching the waves role by vs airline food (if any on this short leg ) ! Bring on...
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