Originally Posted by
nonce
I used to subscribe to the fixed out flexi return theory but to stretch my travel budget further I have changed to fixed/ fixed without any issues. QF rebook in times of cancellation/ delay based on status not fare class (from personal experience). So I havent had any issues with fixed/ fixed from this perspective. Actually I have found QF to be very good about the occasional free change at the QC to an earlier flight, or good at advising me to stay on the plane I am on rather than risking a change.
With the recent sales I have been able to double the reach of my travel budget by booking fixed rather than flexi meaning I get to fly twice as often for the same number of status credits. :-)
Sure, in the event of involuntary changes. But often with meetings, especially in another city, they may finish early, or may run late. That is why I have more flexible bookings for return flights to cope with those. Having said that, in practice it means semi-flexible for return flight and inflexible for flight outbound. The cost of fully flexible would only make sense if nearly every trip I needed to make changes, which is not the case.