QF75/QF76 to Vancouver Going Year-Round?

[Spacetravel]

People with interest in this route might like to keep eyes out for award availability. A couple of days ago I managed to find 4x business Classic award YVR-SYD-MEL for a Thursday in early June next year, and got it ticketed a couple of hours ago after calling to follow-up. I hadn't expected to find one Qantas J award North America <> Australia, much less four! There was even some availability on another day in the same week, although I don't see any now.

Interestingly, although it showed as a Classic award and priced out at the classic rate (108400pp one-way), it wasn't visible through AAdvantage or ExpertFlyer.

Yes last thursday it appears almost the whole schedule had business class award availability sadly by Saturday when I was ready to book it was all gone. I don't think it sold out, from my research it looks like QF implemented a hard cut off at the end of Feb, which is a shame because the flights I want was a week later in March. I'm hoping they release availability for March soon. For now I have a PE place holder flight booked and hopefully I can change to Business later.

For anyone else interested I've been able to locate a fair amount of award availability (however its disappearing) in SYD <> YVR in Feb 2022.

 

[serfty]

I have some timetable info from the mid-late 90's I'll check it out.

In 1996, Qantas was codesharing between HNL and YVR on Canadian Airlines International as QF353/QF354.

 

[serfty]

By 1998, these had changed to QF3053 & QF3054.

Into 2000, Qantas were operating their own services:

 

[Mattg]

Looks like QF3 (SYD-HNL) was run as a daytime service back then, with QF4 (HNL-SYD) returning overnight. Must have been about a 1am departure ex HNL to SYD?

Makes sense for the YVR connection.

 

[SYD]

Looks like QF3 (SYD-HNL) was run as a daytime service back then, with QF4 (HNL-SYD) returning overnight. Must have been about a 1am departure ex HNL to SYD?

Makes sense for the YVR connection.

My very first QF redemption was J SYD-YVR (ret) in Oct 1998. TripIt is having a conniption with flight numbers (thinks it was China Airlines), so I can‘t tell what actual flight numbers were used HNL<->YVR….

I’d also bounced through HNL from DCA/DFW on a work trip in 1993 (I was very young) but we possibly scammed an overnight “rest stop” in HNL and yes, QF4 left around 1am, so you got the whole day in HNL. I don‘t recall what model 747 it was but it was 3 class and the nose was configured as 1st but curtained off and unused . By 1998, still 747 but the nose was recliner J.

A couple of subsequent QF3/4 trips since then, including scoring old 1st class seat when QF were subbing 747s over A330. We booked Y+ but got a points upgrade to J. While sitting in 1st Lounge, I saw a couple of 1st seats free up and pounced! QF4 was a morning departure by then and the “day flight” in Y+ was fine.

 

[V1213]

For those who may be after more reasonable one way fares, particularly in Premium Economy, WestJet has just reinstated their codeshare (WS6013/WS6012) on QF75/QF76.

Note that they don't sell Business on the codeshare and you won't get status credits or any Qantas status benefits on the WS flight number.

 

[Mattg]

For those who may be after more reasonable one way fares, particularly in Premium Economy, WestJet has just reinstated their codeshare (WS6013/WS6012) on QF75/QF76.

Note that they don't sell Business on the codeshare and you won't get status credits or any Qantas status benefits on the WS flight number.

I'm seeing the Westjet codeshare priced at $3922 in Premium Economy, with QF priced at $4096. Unless I'm missing something, I'm not sure I would consider it worth saving ~$170 to not get any Qantas points or status credits and potentially not get lounge access? YMMV, of course.

 

[V1213]

I'm seeing the Westjet codeshare priced at $3922 in Premium Economy, with QF priced at $4096. Unless I'm missing something, I'm not sure I would consider it worth saving ~$170 to not get any Qantas points or status credits and potentially not get lounge access? YMMV, of course.

As per my post, I'm referring to WestJet pricing better for one way fares.

For example, 7 March has QF76 for $2,507 CAD, or WS6012 for $1,841 CAD - both in premium.

 

[Mattg]

As per my post, I'm referring to WestJet pricing better for one way fares.

For example, 7 March has QF76 for $2,507 CAD, or WS6012 for $1,841 CAD - both in premium.

Ah, that's the part I was missing!

 

[AIRwin]

Canada Fly Away Sale:

https://www.qantas.com/au/en/flight-deals/flights-to-vancouver.html/yvr/economy?int_cam=au%3Aen%3Ahomepage-promotion%3Afas-canada%3Aen%3Ann