Qantas has added a third way to redeem frequent flyer points on flights. But will it make snagging a seat easier?
More than half the country are members of Qantas’ frequent flyer program, which has generated billions of dollars for the airline business over the past 35 years.While this growth has been great for shareholders, it has also led to more complaints about how difficult it is to redeem points since flying resumed after the COVID-19 pandemic.
The closest thing to a “free” flight with Qantas remains snagging one of 5 million Classic Rewards seats, which means you can fly from, say, Sydney to Los Angeles in business class for $400 and 108,400 points ... if you can manage to beat other millions of members to it. Virgin Australia, Qantas’ major local competitor, also has a frequent flyer program called Velocity, which is structured into two tiers: Velocity Rewards and Any Seats.
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