The @QantasAirways mob are usually an astute bunch but this #frequentflyer deal ….

I was having a look at the Frequent Flyer Reward flights and found what can only be a stuff up on behalf of Qantas.

The people who run Qantas despite what I may have to say about them are a very astute group of people.  You may not always agree with them but the airline, despite my ramblings, is a slick operation.  The international side needs some finessing but by and large, they get by.

Back to the Frequent Flyer redemption search.  I was able to select a flight from London (LHR) on QF2 to Sydney and then domestic through to Melbourne.  If I book the Economy option all the way, the cost is 64,000 points and about half the cash fare again in tax’s and surcharges.  I works out to be a 66% discount with no status credits or ff points.

This is where the problem is!  If you book the Business Redemption flight, you are charged 128,000 points but and this is a monster BUT, the leg from London to Sydney on QF2 is in Economy.  Hold the phone.  For an hour and a half in a 767 that is most likely older than your Great Grand Mother you get to pay an additional 64,000 points for 1/25th in domestic business and a glass of OJ before you take off in Sydney.  Just to put your mind at reat that this is no joke, the same let from Sydney to Melbourne on QF429 in Business is 16,000 points.  By splitting up the return leg, you can save your self 48,000 points.  They think we are fools!

As I said earlier, they are a smart mob at Qantas but some one has been out for a very long lunch and probably should not have come back to the office that afternoon!  Maybe this was Sid’s parting gesture!