Flight paid with only points

[Brad157]

Hi. Just booked a flight , business, and the whole cost was paid using points. I thought there was always an out of pocket for taxes etc.
Am I wrong or is there a mistake with the booking.

 

[DC3]

Hi. Just booked a flight , business, and the whole cost was paid using points. I thought there was always an out of pocket for taxes etc.
Am I wrong or is there a mistake with the booking.

One million points?

 

[Brad157]

One million points?

Was to New zealand from Brisbane and 320,000 for 2 people

 

[Mwenenzi]

Was to New Zealand from Brisbane and 320,000 for 2 people

Last QF classic award economy flight I booked MEL CHC was 18,000 QF points plus $175. Business was 41,500. Retail cash fares were very high on all airlines.
So a Classic plus award for 160,000? Not the value I want from QF points. In my opinion those should be named "classic award minus" or "points plus cash" (which is what they are).
OOL - NZ may have QF Classic awards availability or better cash prices.

These QF oneworld (also incorrectly referred to as "Round the World") can be good value "oneworld" award (132.4K/249.6K/318K/455K) Planning - The Definitive Thread

 

[Brad157]

Thanks. Got a heap of points and NZ is our last trip. I know it's a terrible waste.

 

[DC3]

Thanks. Got a heap of points and NZ is our last trip. I know it's a terrible waste.

Have you checked out the toasters on the QF website?

 

[samh004]

Sounds like Any Seat Award, or whatever they're called now?

 

[opusman]

There's always been an option to pay the taxes etc with points as well as the flights.

 

[offshore171]

Was to New zealand from Brisbane and 320,000 for 2 people

Was that for return or one way?

 

[sudoer]

Was that for return or one way?

Doesn't really matter - it's definitely Points Plus Pay.

 

[Brad157]

There's always been an option to pay the taxes etc with points as well as the flights.

Ok. Thanks. Thought there was a mistake somewhere

Post automatically merged: Jul 11, 2024

Doesn't really matter - it's definitely Points Plus Pay.

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Post automatically merged: Jul 11, 2024

Was that for return or one way?

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[kangarooflyer88]

Thanks. Got a heap of points and NZ is our last trip. I know it's a terrible waste.

Sometimes it’s better to points plus pay than to points plus pray. Remember those points don’t mean anything unless you use them.

 

[sudoer]

Sometimes it’s better to points plus pay

Please be my guest. Did you know 40 return first class flights to London is just 128 million points?