QF Kids Fly free promo

[Mal]

Ex-NZ: Qantas - Children fly free sale

Kids Fly Free

Take the kids for free!

Until midnight Friday 20 February 2009, you can get amazing deals for you and your family on selected Qantas international flights with our Kids Fly Free international sale.

Purchase a selected Qantas international Economy adult airfare and you can take one child with you for free! The adult prices are also valid for individual adult travellers.

This offer is available to a great range of international destinations for travel between 16 February and 1 July 2009 to Australia or USA and between 24 April and 1 July 2009 for all other (very limited seats may be available 16 to 23 April 2009) selected destinations.

Some of the great deals on offer:

Melbourne from Auckland
Adult: $185 one way
Child: FREE

Sydney from Auckland or Wellington
Adult: $199 one way
Child: FREE

Brisbane from Auckland or Wellington
Adult: $199 one way
Child: FREE

Sydney from Christchurch
Adult: $229 one way
Child: FREE

Singapore from Auckland, Wellington or Christchurch
Adult: $1499 return
Child: FREE

Los Angeles from Auckland, Wellington or Christchurch
Adult: $1849 return
Child: FREE

Johannesburg from Auckland or Wellington
Adult: $2499 return
Child: FREE

London^ from Auckland
Adult: $2669 return*
Child: FREE

London^ from Wellington or Christchurch
Adult: $2643 return*
Child: FREE

*Add $150 for travel to London between 1 June and 1 July 2009

Other destinations also available including Adelaide, Cairns, Perth, Manila, Mumbai, Buenos Aires, Hong Kong, Shanghai, San Francisco, New York and Frankfurt, depending on your departure city.

To book now visit our Kids Fly Free section. Kids Fly Free

Prices include ticket surcharges and taxes. For passengers departing from Christchurch or Wellington International Airports, the price excludes New Zealand departure fee of $25 payable at the airport.

Limited seats on offer. Hurry, at these prices they will sell out fast.

To view all great deals for this offer, visit our Kids Fly Free section.


Prices include:

*
* Inflight meal and refreshments
* Minimum earn of 1,000 Frequent Flyer points+
* Inflight entertainment

Important Information
For bookings made on 0800 767 400 or through Qantas retail outlets and airport locations, add a NZ$25 (Australia) and NZ$45 (all other destinations) service fee per fare paying passenger. Travel agents may also charge fees. Prices shown are valid for one way or return (as specified) Economy air travel between 16 February and 01 July 2009 to Australia or USA and between 24 April and 01 July 2009 to all other (very limited seats may be available 16 to 23 April 2009) selected destinations and include airfare, surcharges and taxes for one adult. There is no charge for an accompanying child under 12 years of age or infant. For the purpose of ticketing only, the total amount payable is split between the adult and the child ticket. Offer applies to one adult and one child under 12 at date of departure where both passengers travel in the same class on the same flights and days. Price is also valid for individual adult travellers. Normal child discounts and applicable surcharges and taxes apply for additional children under 12. Fares are correct as at 4 February 2009 but may fluctuate due to changes in surcharges and taxes. Limited availability. Fares are non-refundable and some changes permitted at a charge. Other conditions apply, call 0800 767 400 for more details. ^Fares to London are based on the most direct routing via Sydney. For return travel from Australia additional airport and government charges and taxes will apply. Price excludes New Zealand departure fee of NZ$25 payable at Wellington and Christchurch airports.

+ You must be a member of the Qantas Frequent Flyer program to earn Frequent Flyer points. A joining fee applies. Join online now.

 

[Mal]

Re: Ex-NZ: Qantas - Children fly free sale

Also ex-Australia too - eg:

Purchase a selected Qantas international Economy adult airfare and take one child with you for free!

This offer is available to a great range of international destinations for travel between 7 February and 1 July 2009, including school holidays.

Kids - Fly - Free - International - Sale

 

[Saab34]

Re: Ex-NZ: Qantas - Children fly free sale

Works well with the low LAX price. You could get a family of four return to America for no more than $2700

Excellent value for families.

 

[Warks]

Re: Ex-NZ: Qantas - Children fly free sale

It is looking good for travel to the USA this year. Virgin just made a big splash yesterday about always filling empty seats at any price so there should be more to come.

Am hoping to fly in September but no deals as yet available for that time of year. Wonder how long I'll have to wait. As part of a family of four I'm seriously tempted by this deal to go early!

 

[medhead]

Re: Ex-NZ: Qantas - Children fly free sale

Well I'm not impressed. The kids don't fly free if you select a Red-edeal, super or flexi saver fare.

As far as I can see the only T&C is that it must be return economy and adult and parent must travel in the same class.

Can anyway see aany other restrict against this deal being available for all economy fare classes?

 

[oz_mark]

Re: Ex-NZ: Qantas - Children fly free sale

Tried a few dates and routes and got 'free' child seats on red-e-deals (where free means pay pretty hefty taxes!)

Where/when are you looking?

 

[Mal]

Re: Ex-NZ: Qantas - Children fly free sale

Tried a few dates and routes and got 'free' child seats on red-e-deals (where free means pay pretty hefty taxes!)

There appears to be a 'bug' with certain destinations/sale fares where the adult+child fare = adult fare + <adult taxes/charges>
Others are adult+child = adult fare +<adult taxes/charges> + <child taxes/charges>

(I believe the correct behaviour for this sale is adult+child = adult fare + <adult taxes/charges> + <child taxes/charges> - ie the 2nd one above)

I'm sure Qantas will correct this soon, but interesting to note.

Also - the sale is marked as "Selected fares only", so I think that's why it's only valid on certain fares.

 

[medhead]

Re: Ex-NZ: Qantas - Children fly free sale

Tried a few dates and routes and got 'free' child seats on red-e-deals (where free means pay pretty hefty taxes!)

Where/when are you looking?

I was looking at ADL-FRA in May around 6 or 10 MAy, whichever is a Saturday and returning on the following Friday.

Also - the sale is marked as "Selected fares only", so I think that's why it's only valid on certain fares.

This probably explains it. I'll have another look. But I'm definitely getting adult + child fare = Adult fare + taxes + child fare + taxes

 

[Hvr]

Re: Ex-NZ: Qantas - Children fly free sale

So if you don't have a child can you still make a booking and have two seats to yourself?

Could make a cheap whY fare almost bearable with a guaranteed vacant seat beside you.

 

[medhead]

Re: Ex-NZ: Qantas - Children fly free sale

So if you don't have a child can you still make a booking and have two seats to yourself?

Could make a cheap whY fare almost bearable with a guaranteed vacant seat beside you.

You could but you'd still need to have pax details. Might be hard to check in without a matching passport.

 

[Mal]

Re: Ex-NZ: Qantas - Children fly free sale

This probably explains it. I'll have another look. But I'm definitely getting adult + child fare = Adult fare + taxes + child fare + taxes

Looks like only 'sale' fares are eligible...

I believe Qantas has their get-out clause by mentioning 'selected' flights.

Perhaps try Harvey World or Flight Centre or one of the other companies which are also spruiking this deal and see if they can do any better - or call the Qantas centre and ask.

BTW - the stupid Flash "advertisement" every time I visit the Qantas website really annoys me. The A380 one was bearable, but this one takes around 7 seconds for it to finish, while the "close" button is hidden away on the top right side over the FF area.

Very frustrating.

 

[oz_mark]

Re: Ex-NZ: Qantas - Children fly free sale

Looks like only 'sale' fares are eligible...

I believe Qantas has their get-out clause by mentioning 'selected' flights.

Played around a bit a bit more, and certainly looks like it is the sale fares that have been set up to come up with the right answer! Seems reasonable given it is called a sale. (Couldn't get my previous red-e-deal success to work)

 

[medhead]

Re: Ex-NZ: Qantas - Children fly free sale

Yep, I can't get anything to work. Should have read the terms better. I guess they picked the trade off between getting a higher fare price out of the adults or the risk of upgrading free children to J. BUt then I can't see that kids are going to put a great strain on the meal/drinks service in J.

oh well, the kids have school anyway.

 

[serfty]

Damn ... my youngest kid is 16

Yeah, I hate that flash add as well - it blocks the rest of the screen (and the sale is of little use to me anyway). I do know the X Close is located just to the right of "login" above the detail inputs.

 

[Zulaiha]

Re: Ex-NZ: Qantas - Children fly free sale

too many brokenhearted travellers these days

I had paid our ticket to Wtg from Sydney last year travelling end of March, and costed us approx 600 per person adult and children

anyway, before anyone jumped, I understand that this is just a bad luck in my part, because I will not complain should it happened the other way around

 

[Mal]

Re: Ex-NZ: Qantas - Children fly free sale

Yeah, I hate that flash add as well

*waves to the Qantas lurkers*

Today they've removed the flash advert (yay) and appeared to have fixed the 'bug' I mentioned above.

Can't say they don't listen to feedback

 

[medhead]

Re: Ex-NZ: Qantas - Children fly free sale

Today they've removed the flash advert (yay)

double yay - well done

 

[alect]

My interest was peaked at this sale. So I went to the site and it appears that kids/infants pay only taxes and surcharges.

So 2 adults plus 2 infants and 1 child prices out at $3446 all in for MEL-LAX return - pretty incredible....

So it seems infants and children are treated the same way. Clearly children get their own seat. What about infants? If they price out the same way why stops me from booking all 3 as children and getting 5 seats in total?

Has anyone else booked or inquired about these fares and such scenarios?

 

[medhead]

There is nothing to stop you booking infants as a child. But I thought the promo was one free child per adult and I would have guessed infants were treated as a child. If not your best bet would be to book 2 adults, 2 children and an infant.

Also check the break down on the fare you have to make sure they haven't charged for the third child.

Edit: remember the infant doesn't get a seat, so you have to decide if you'll be comfortabe 5 people into 4 seats.

 

[oz_mark]

The Kids Fly Free International Sale has been extended until midnight (AEDT) Friday 27 February 2009.