The airline is adding more than 20m rewards seats on international and domestic flights
Qantas says the changes are the biggest expansion it has made to its frequent flyer program in its 35-year history.Qantas says the changes are the biggest expansion it has made to its frequent flyer program in its 35-year history.Qantas has unveiled long-awaited changes to its frequent flyer program, boosting the number of reward seats available and changing the way those seats are priced. What does Monday’s announcement mean for its 15.
“This new category is going to be fluctuating, depending on the price of the fare, but at a fixed rate of value – and it’s there to bridge the huge gap,” he said.Classic Plus bookings for international flights from 1 July are available from today. Domestic flights will follow later in the year.Five times more rewards seats are now available, which goes some way towards addressing longstanding criticism that the airline has too few Classic rewards seats.
Qantas has been open about Classic Plus generally being costlier than Classic. In many cases, that difference is large, particularly for premium long-haul flights, according to Graham.
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