Just booked a 1-way MEL-ADL for end of Feb. Normal fare prices were $109 Saver, $199 Flexi, $499 Business. I fly this route 8 - 10 times a year and these are very normal prices when booking 6 weeks out. Just for the hell of it looked at using points. Saver was 10,800 points all up, Business was only 13,000 points all up.
I jumped on this and then when I went through to pay I was able to do points and pay of 6,600 + $37.
I know people value velocity points differently but I think that 6,600 + $37 for a $499 Business Fare is incredible value (6.6 + $37 for a Saver fare would have been fair!).
I know it's only a 1 hour flight and there is a chance it will not be on a Bizz fitted aircraft and might just be PE but hell, for that price I don't care. I'd pay that for a Saver fare with lounge entry! As a regular Silver who pays for all their own flights and is unlikely to ever be able to afford business class I think this is a great deal.
I jumped on this and then when I went through to pay I was able to do points and pay of 6,600 + $37.
I know people value velocity points differently but I think that 6,600 + $37 for a $499 Business Fare is incredible value (6.6 + $37 for a Saver fare would have been fair!).
I know it's only a 1 hour flight and there is a chance it will not be on a Bizz fitted aircraft and might just be PE but hell, for that price I don't care. I'd pay that for a Saver fare with lounge entry! As a regular Silver who pays for all their own flights and is unlikely to ever be able to afford business class I think this is a great deal.