Premium economy earning

[oz_mark]

QF have updated the earning table to reflect the addition of premium economy:

SC's are the same as full economy
10% cabin class bonus on miles

 

[moa999]

Yet 150% of Y to redeem.

Definitely no value in these fares for SC/pts earn

 

[NM]

Yet 150% of Y to redeem.

Definitely no value in these fares for SC/pts earn

Did you expect it to be any different?

 

[JohnK]

SC's are the same as full economy

I think it is what most people predicted and is acceptable.

10% cabin class bonus on miles

No surprise really but a slap in the face considering that 50% more FF points are required to redeem a Y+ award compared to a WHY award.

 

[wtolmie]

I think its a bit of a joke really, considering you need to fly Economy Y on International flights to earn the full SC's, unlike on Domestic you can use B, K etc for the same result. Cheaper to fly JS to get the same net result.

 

[NM]

I think its a bit of a joke really, considering you need to fly Economy Y on International flights to earn the full SC's, unlike on Domestic you can use B, K etc for the same result. Cheaper to fly JS to get the same net result.

well they now provide full economy SCs from 4 different fare types for domestic (Y, B, H and K), and they now provide full economy SCs from 3 different fare types for international (Y, T, W). So better than the old case of only 1 full economy booking class (Y) for international.

 

[wtolmie]

well they now provide full economy SCs from 4 different fare types for domestic (Y, B, H and K), and they now provide full economy SCs from 3 different fare types for international (Y, T, W). So better than the old case of only 1 full economy booking class (Y) for international.

Well thats great news. Thanks for that information. When is that effective ?

 

[Dave Noble]

Hm. I wonder what the redemption rates will be for upgrades from economy to premium economy

Dave

 

[oz_mark]

Hm. I wonder what the redemption rates will be for upgrades from economy to premium economy

Dave

QF seem to have neglected updating that part of their website.

 

[futaris]

At least you will earn double points until June 08:

Frequent Flyer - Member Specials - Earn Double Points on Premium Economy

 

[Shano]

At least you will earn double points until June 08:

Frequent Flyer - Member Specials - Earn Double Points on Premium Economy

Would be even better if they doubled the status bonus too.....

 

[wtolmie]

Would be even better if they doubled the status bonus too.....

we couldnt be so lucky....

 

[NM]

Well thats great news. Thanks for that information. When is that effective ?

effective when you first fly on a QF Premium Economy W or T fare.

 

[NM]

Hm. I wonder what the redemption rates will be for upgrades from economy to premium economy

Dave

My guess is that it will be same as the current Full Y to J.

So, taking a zone 8 upgrade as an example, its currently:
72,000 Disc Y -> J
45,000 Full Y -> J
45,000 J -> F

so my guess (and its just a guess) is that it will end up like this:
72,000 Any Y -> J
45,000 Any Y -> W
45,000 W -> J
45,000 J -> F

I expect there were so few Full Y -> J upgrades that removing the Full Y rate is not going to affect many people.

 

[Dave Noble]

I would suspect that Y -> J upgrades will disappear and the upgrades will be Y->W and W->J

Dave

 

[serfty]

Nup, the T&C have been revised to indicate an optional second choice available upgrade to Y+ should a Y->J fail. I doubt this will change before Y+ commences service on Qantas Metal.

14. Flight Upgrades

...

14.1.5 The following conditions apply to the use of Flight Upgrades:

...
(d) Flight Upgrades may only be used to obtain an upgrade as follows:
(i) Economy to Premium Economy class
(ii) Economy to Business class
Note: at the time of registration, Members may also register a request for a Flight Upgrade to Premium Economy. This request will be considered if the Flight Upgrade from Economy to Business class is unsuccessful;
(iii) Premium Economy to Business class
(iv) Business to First class
Note: it is not possible to upgrade from Economy or Premium Economy to First Class.
...

 

[NM]

I would suspect that Y -> J upgrades will disappear and the upgrades will be Y->W and W->J

Dave

I did read somewhere that Y-J would continue to be available. And you could waitlist for both Y->J and Y-?W and if the J was not granted then you would be considered for W.

They have to maintain a Y->J option for all flights that do not have a W cabin.

 

[Shano]

I have been using the full Y -> J UG option this year on my flights to HKG so I hope that this does not disappear with the introduction of Y+ - currently 25,000 points versus 48,000 points for disc Y -> J

Although if the Y+ fare is around $2,000 rtn then I will probably try and book this rather than the Y fare and consider saving the points for other use.

If only they woud offer Y+ -> F UG's........

 

[v8Statesman]

Been looking at http://www.qantas.com.sg for a SIN-SYD-SIN ticket in Y+. Seems that are not available yet. Also looked at SIN-MEL-SIN with out sucess. Anyone know when QF.SG will be selling them?

 

[littl_flier]

Been looking at http://www.qantas.com.sg for a SIN-SYD-SIN ticket in Y+. Seems that are not available yet. Also looked at SIN-MEL-SIN with out sucess. Anyone know when QF.SG will be selling them?

I can't see the fares ex LHR either so it would seem they've only been posted in Australia so far.