Comments on: When does Qantas release reward seats? [2024]

By: Kris

Kris — Wed, 24 Jan 2024 23:28:14 +0000

In reply to Lucy. Hi Lucy, yes, airlines (incl Qantas) often won't release any seats during Xmas and school holidays. With Qantas, you may need gold status or above to see seats 353 days out on this route.

By: Lucy

Lucy — Tue, 23 Jan 2024 00:41:54 +0000

I keep looking for reward seats for Santiago or Buenos Aires for end of 2024 and there is nothing. Do they not release reward seats during the high season/Xmas/school holidays?
20 Dec to 10 Jan – zero seats 🙁 I checked 353 days prior, and have been checking ever since but still nothing.
any suggestions or tips?

By: Jill Schmidt

Jill Schmidt — Mon, 15 Jan 2024 02:30:58 +0000

In reply to Kris. Thank you, including explaining "points plus pay."

By: Kris

Kris — Mon, 15 Jan 2024 02:17:19 +0000

In reply to Jill Schmidt.

Hi Jill, the 300,000 points pricing isn’t a reward seat – it’s using points in lieu of money to pay for a regular cash fare (Qantas calls this “Points plus pay”). Also, Qantas doesn’t fly to St Louis, which means you’ll need to use one of its partners like American Airlines for the first leg of your trip. That means both Qantas and the partner airline need to make the relevant seats available. Just keep checking regularly. Good luck!

By: Jill Schmidt

Jill Schmidt — Sun, 14 Jan 2024 19:45:48 +0000

I was happy to read, “Bronze members at 297 days out.”
I want to travel from St. Louis, United States, to Sydney on reward seats in February 2025. If I were to travel February 2024, a one-way flight is 51,000 points (+$100), yet if I go in December 2024 (the farthest the Qantas site shows), the cheapest is 300,000 points. I was worried that Qantas may have permanently raised their reward rates and my 300,000 price would continue into February 2025. But now that I read in your informative article, “Bronze members at 297 days out,” that makes me wonder if I check the rewards price within 297 days of February 2025, will the rewards price likely be close to 51,000? Or is my guess all wrong?
I’m a bronze member.
I just signed up for your e-mail list.

By: Kris

Kris — Sat, 13 Jan 2024 12:21:58 +0000

In reply to Rodney Shepherd.

Might be easier to subscribe to https://seats.aero/ and set up an email alert

By: Rodney Shepherd

Rodney Shepherd — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 21:00:17 +0000

Hi Kris. Looking for 2 reward seats London return in premium economy (should have enough points) for Sept 2024 (flexible with dates) so sounds like I must do a daily check from the start of Feb onwards and hope for a flight to become available. Thanks for the info.

By: Davina Prisgrove

Davina Prisgrove — Fri, 05 May 2023 08:50:13 +0000

OK. Bad news! But what else could we expect from Qantas! I managed to cash in my voucher from 2020 for a quick trip to Melbourne a fortnight ago - but I suspect only because I’d booked through Amex Travel who got me flights with ease. However, I had to pay an extra $200 of course. So when is a voucher not a voucher?! Also I had booked a return flight myself with points in Business on the Dreamliner Perth-London direct in 2020 which I had to cancel. I did get all my points and taxes costs back but now it looks like I’ll never get that flight again and I plan to go next year. It was to be my first Dreamliner flight at 77 years of age. I have a feeling I’ll be using points to fly Emirates as per usual - if they are still a partner! Do I feel loyalty to Qantas? Not any more. No one has a good word to say about them. Maybe a new CEO will help.

By: Kris

Kris — Wed, 03 May 2023 02:37:23 +0000

In reply to Christopher. Sadly no.

By: Christopher

Christopher — Wed, 03 May 2023 02:35:30 +0000

Does Qantas tend to release last-minute long-haul premium awards for seats that don’t end up selling, like Lufthansa and Cathay often do?