After complaining as a "Gold" member and after lengthy delays, Qantas have agreed to make a goodwill gesture payment to us. A long process but, hopefully, we will see the credits to our credit card account.Let us know how this resolves please?
After complaining as a "Gold" member and after lengthy delays, Qantas have agreed to make a goodwill gesture payment to us. A long process but, hopefully, we will see the credits to our credit card account.Let us know how this resolves please?
Quite. If you’re not familiar with a typical fare/sale fare for a particular route, it pays to check with the likes of Google Flights, ITA Matrix, Skyscanner or the myriad of OLTAs. Some are better than others but you should at least get a feel for what to expect to pay.I'll refer to my case of beer example... If I buy a case of beer at Liquorland for $45 but then down the road at First Choice the same case is $40, it's up to me as the consumer to hunt around for the best price. No sane person would expect the Liquorland staff member to tell me that it's cheaper down the road because that's just how businesses work.
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And save on credit card fees - if JQ does come up as an option using gift vouchers?This is probably extremely rare but it is actually possible for a Jetstar flight to be cheaper on the Qantas website than on the Jetstar website.
That's VERY interesting; I wonder if it's delayed pricing adjustment. As we all know fares are very very dynamic, so if you've missed out on a cheap jq fare it might still be available on the qfa site? Be interesting to see if/when this example found by aikman updates to the normal.This is probably extremely rare but it is actually possible for a Jetstar flight to be cheaper on the Qantas website than on the Jetstar website.
Starter/Max on Qantas website is $370/$460
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Starter/Max on Jetstar website is $399/$484
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Could it be that the QF fare includes the 20kg luggage allowance (assuming you have SG or above with QF), which may not be included in the JQ fare?BNE-NTL is currently on sale on JQ for $39 but $132 on QF website but outside of sale JQ is $66 and QF website is still $132.
This is not the only example. Almost every route I check and it's the same. JQ airfare $99 and same airfare on QF website is $155.
Or for some it's just confusing ..especially when you are say not from Australia, hold one world status, want to buy a ticket and then realise to late possibly that you are on a low cost airline with no frills on possibly an expensive ticket, with no lounge access thinking you are flying something to do with Qantas! Why can't Jetstar just be independent away from QF. It's messy and sometime laughable.I think the price difference is just because they have a captive audience. Anyone who wants to book a JQ flight on the QF website must have a good reason to do so and whatever that reason is may just be worth the price difference for that customer.
Or for some it's just confusing ..especially when you are say not from Australia, hold one world status, want to buy a ticket and then realise to late possibly that you are on a low cost airline with no frills on possibly an expensive ticket, with no lounge access thinking you are flying something to do with Qantas! Why can't Jetstar just be independent away from QF. It's messy and sometime laughable.
Difference is though, at least with eurowings, lounge access if a LH status holder is permitted as is priority check in and often fastrack security. Is that the same for QF FF flying Jetstar?The same thing exists with many full-service airlines that are part of an alliance, but push passengers onto their low-cost carriers that are not part of the alliance.
E.g. Some Lufthansa flights are operated by Eurowings, Air Canada Rouge operates some flights for Air Canada, Thai Airways has flights operated by Thai Smile and SilkAir used to operate regional flights for SQ, etc. (Thai Smile will be folded into Thai in the future though, and SilkAir became part of SQ a couple of years ago.)
QFF flying jetstar can use the lounges. Not that it helps in places like Sydney Domestic where the lounge is in a different terminal. Also, lounges are not guaranteed to be open if there is no QF flights (eg late at night).Difference is though, at least with eurowings, lounge access if a LH status holder is permitted as is priority check in and often fastrack security. Is that the same for QF FF flying Jetstar?
MI was full serviceSilkAir used to operate regional flights for SQ
MI was full service
Difference is though, at least with eurowings, lounge access if a LH status holder is permitted as is priority check in and often fastrack security. Is that the same for QF FF flying Jetstar?
You are governed by JQ’s conditions of carriage, and any rules they regarding schedule changes or cancellations.Just wondering a question here regarding an award booking for JQ business ticked bought by Qantas classic award points.
If you have a flight that was a JQ business award flight booked by Qantas and the flight is cancelled, will Qantas as your ‘agent’ book you on a Qantas flight next departing (in business or economy) if there is no other Jetstar flight on that day?
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Thats good to know. Thanks for the quick response.You are governed by JQ’s conditions of carriage, and any rules they regarding schedule changes or cancellations.
That being said, it has been known for JQ to offer displaced pax seats on QF services. Pre-covid in the last days of JQ’s MEL-SIN flights they were getting cancelled fairly regularly, and passengers were being transferred to QF flights… including business class if you’d book Starclass.
But there’s no guarantee this will happen.
As per @MEL_Traveller's advice, Jetstar will rebook on another carrier.Just wondering a question here regarding an award booking for JQ business ticked bought by Qantas classic award points.
If you have a flight that was a JQ business award flight booked by Qantas and the flight is cancelled, will Qantas as your ‘agent’ book you on a Qantas flight next departing (in business or economy) if there is no other Jetstar flight on that day?
You are governed by JQ’s conditions of carriage, and any rules they regarding schedule changes or cancellations.
That being said, it has been known for JQ to offer displaced pax seats on QF services. Pre-covid in the last days of JQ’s MEL-SIN flights they were getting cancelled fairly regularly, and passengers were being transferred to QF flights… including business class if you’d book Starclass.
But there’s no guarantee this will happen.