Qantas Points Planes to Japan

[AFF Editor]

Qantas is making every Economy seat available on its flights between Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Tokyo available to book as a Classic Flight Reward between 10 May and 20 June 2023. All Business seats between SYD-HND on 10 May 2023 were also released as Classic Rewards.

This promotion runs until 13 October 2022.

Qantas Points Planes to Japan - Australian Frequent Flyer

Qantas has released six weeks worth of Points Planes to Japan where every Economy seat to Tokyo is available to book as a Classic Flight Reward.

www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au

 

[levelnine]

Frequent flyers will be able to take advantage of thousands more reward seats as Qantas and Jetstar celebrate the reopening of Japan for international travellers following years of COVID restrictions.

Both airlines will make every Economy seat between Australia and Japan available as a Classic Flight Reward over a six-week period from 11 May to 20 June 2023. All Economy seats on Jetstar flights between Australia and Japan between 11 October to 30 November 2022 will also be available as Classic Flight Rewards.

Up to 100,000 reward seats will be available across six routes:

• Qantas flights between:
  • Sydney and Tokyo (Haneda)
  • Brisbane and Tokyo (Haneda)
  • Melbourne and Tokyo (Haneda)
• Jetstar flights between:
  • Cairns and Tokyo (Narita)
  • Cairns and Osaka (Kansai)
  • Gold Coast and Tokyo (Narita)

https://www.qantasnewsroom.com.au/media-releases/frequent-flyers-to-enjoy-100000-reward-seats-and-points-planes-to-japan/

 

[levelnine]

The small exceptions:

To mark the beginning of the six weeks of reward seats, Qantas will operate two Points Planes between Sydney and Tokyo (Haneda) on 10 May 2023, meaning every seat in every cabin, including Business, can be booked as a Classic Flight Reward.

Qantas will also offer Points Planes between Sydney and Hong Kong on 30 January 2023 when the airline restarts its Hong Kong flights.

 

[SYD]

Qantas Points Planes to Japan - Australian Frequent Flyer

Qantas has released six weeks worth of Points Planes to Japan where every Economy seat to Tokyo is available to book as a Classic Flight Reward.

www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au

 

[AIRwin]

Too bad no more free cancellations/changes...

 

[Zetta]

A good gesture. But I will need to wait for Dec 23 tickets to open.

 

[Mattg]

Qantas will also offer Points Planes between Sydney and Hong Kong on 30 January 2023 when the airline restarts its Hong Kong flights.

I wonder what Qantas means by this. Are they pre-announcing that they are going to make SYD-HKG points planes available to book next January?

There are currently no Classic Reward seats to book on QF127 or QF128 for travel on 30 January next year, which is the next currently scheduled QF flight to Hong Kong.

I also wonder if this is Qantas hinting that they're actually planning to resume HKG flights then, i.e. that the current restart date for that route won't get pushed back again.

 

[Brettmcg]

I wonder what Qantas means by this. Are they pre-announcing that they are going to make SYD-HKG points planes available to book next January?

There are currently no Classic Reward seats to book on QF127 or QF128 for travel on 30 January next year, which is the next currently scheduled QF flight to Hong Kong.

I also wonder if this is Qantas hinting that they're actually planning to resume HKG flights then, i.e. that the current restart date for that route won't get pushed back again.

They published a new commercial policy yesterday re: HKG flights

https://www.qantas.com/agencyconnect/au/en/agency-news/agency-news-september-22/commercial-policy-for-customers-impacted-by-cancellation-of-qantas-flights-to-hong-kong.html

This policy is for providing information on managing customers that are impacted by Qantas cancellations of services between Sydney/Melbourne and Hong Kong.

The following commercial policy is available to customers holding a valid 081 ticket for flights QF127/QF128 and QF29/QF30 issued on/before 9 September 2022 for travel between 30 October 2022 and 29 January 2023.

That would indicate that any QF metal HKG flights won't resume until after 29JAN23. Obviously could change if HKG drop the remaining COVID measures more quickly, but not sure QF have the aircraft available at the moment anyway!

 

[Mattg]

They published a new commercial policy yesterday re: HKG flights

https://www.qantas.com/agencyconnect/au/en/agency-news/agency-news-september-22/commercial-policy-for-customers-impacted-by-cancellation-of-qantas-flights-to-hong-kong.html

That would indicate that any QF metal HKG flights won't resume until after 29JAN23. Obviously could change if HKG drop the remaining COVID measures more quickly, but not sure QF have the aircraft available at the moment anyway!

Yeah, I saw that they've cancelled all flights up to 29JAN23.

So, does Qantas have aircraft available to launch this route on 30 January as currently being sold?

 

[exmc]

Yeah, I saw that they've cancelled all flights up to 29JAN23.

So, does Qantas have aircraft available to launch this route on 30 January as currently being sold?

Yes, three times a week to HKG on weekdays. With most days being at a discount to what CX is charging. Also interested how they can free up an A330 to run this route, somewhere must have been downgraded.

 

[AIRwin]

Also interested how they can free up an A330 to run this route, somewhere must have been downgraded.

PER?

 

[Mattg]

Yes, three times a week to HKG on weekdays. With most days being at a discount to what CX is charging. Also interested how they can free up an A330 to run this route, somewhere must have been downgraded.

Unless the 3 Boeing 787s on order have arrived or more A380s return from the desert by then, although I think they are needed elsewhere.

 

[exmc]

Yes, three times a week to HKG on weekdays.

Correction on my bit - 3 weekly from 30 Jan but moving to six weekly from 28 Feb.

Unless the 3 Boeing 787s on order have arrived or more A380s return from the desert by then, although I think they are needed elsewhere.

The delivery must be here or soon if they are moving to six weekly from 28 Feb. Looks like there must be some slack in the system, I figure they can probably steal some A330s from Domestic/AKL at the moment.